Many people visit this theater not to see first-run motion pictures, but to gaze at the famous hand and footprints outside. It's a quintessential L.A. tourist ritual and well worth the trip. The theater itself is one of the oldest and largest in town. The screen is massive and the sound is top-notch. Major construction is currently taking place that will result in a state of the art entertainment complex. Plans are also calling for it to become the permanent home to the Academy Awards - not bad for a theater that first opened in 1927. There is no charge to wander around the open-air patio that contains the famous handprints.
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