Mann Chinese Theater

The forecourt now has foot and hand prints of two hundred actors and actresses, such as John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe and also recent block-buster actors such as Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzennegger. The visitors who come to see these foot prints and handprints have fun comparing their feet to that of their favorite actor and actress. I saw some tourists move in a circular fashion around the forecourt as if they were seeing an exhibit in a museum. While moving in a circular fashion, the visitors also visited the gift store and the photo center to get photos of them developed. .
             According to Brian Chuan the director of the Hollywood-Highland project only about ten million of Los Angeles annual twenty-four million tourists visited Hollywood Boulevard and its famous Walk of Fame in 2001. Those tourists spent only an average of 23 minutes, most of it taking snapshots in front of the famous Chinese Theater (Byrne 1).
             What could be the reason that tourists do not visit the Mann Chinese Theater? I interviewed 20 people to find out why there has been a decline in tourist visiting Mann Chinese Theater. Sam was the first person I Interviewed. I met Sam at the Burger King restaurant in the Hollywood-Highland Complex on Friday May 9, 2002 at around 4:00 P.M. Sam Shabot is an artist, who resides in Hollywood. I asked Sam why Downtown Hollywood is popular. He replied by saying that "Hollywood is popular for the Mann Chinese Theater Forecourt and Hollywood Walk of Fame-. He also said that visitors come to see the foot and handprints of their favorite actors, but if lucky they could catch a glimpse of their favorite ghost. "Ghosts?- I asked him in shock. "Yes, Ghosts- he replied back by telling me that there have been sightings of ghosts in the Mann Chinese Theater, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and at the intersection of Hollywood Blvd and Vine Street. He also told me that the ghost of actor V!.