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Photo Essay: Walk Down Hollywood Boulevard

Mike Gein is a photographer from East Los Angeles who has spent the last few years roaming Hollywood Boulevard and connecting with people there. Here are some of his recent photographs from his walks down the Boulevard...

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain
-- Celluloid Heroes, the Kinks

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