A Piece Of Elvis' Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Placed In Capule

A time capsule commemorating 50 years of the Hollywood Walk of Fame was buried Thursday at Hollywood and Highland.
Actually, like many an entertainment industry event, the ceremony was mainly for show. The 16-by-16-by-18-inch, polished stainless steel, watertight cube will actually be interred today, and the final dedication takes place next Wednesday, when a party will be held for dozens of former honorees.
Thursday's lunchtime event, however, offered an opportunity to peruse the many items the capsule will contain before it's sealed four feet underground, below a specially designed sidewalk star. Plans call for the capsule to be dug up and opened in 2060.
"I'll be here," joked Ana Martinez-Holler, who's produced the Walk of Fame star ceremonies for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for 23 years. "My daughters are coming to open it. They've got it scheduled!"
Emceed by Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leron Gubler and retired "The Price Is Right" host Bob Barker, the capsule's unveiling kicks off the final stage of the world's glitziest sidewalk's golden anniversary.
As the star-studded Walk's specific date of origin was clouded by infighting and a couple of lawsuits back in the late 1950s and early '60s, the chamber - which sponsors and maintains the popular tourist attraction - decided to stretch out the anniversary events over a number of months.
"Although final construction was not completed until the spring of 1961, a celebration was held in November 1960 to mark the completion of the Walk of Fame," Gubler said. "We decided the most appropriate time would be to celebrate the Walk during the entire year of 2010 and to have an official celebration to mark the anniversary in November."
Among more than 50 items going into the capsule are a framed, autographed picture of Joanne Woodward, the first actor to pose beside her star (which is located on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Highland, next to the time capsule's square).
There's also a piece of Elvis Presley's star encased in Lucite; assorted DVDs of films, Oscar telecasts and greetings from star recipients; a script from "Casablanca"; a replica of the Capitol Records building; Pantages Theatre playbills for "The Lion King" and "Wicked"; and Emmy Awards memorabilia.
Also tucked in will be recent issues of the Los Angeles Daily News featuring articles about the Walk of Fame.
Barker contributed a handwritten note for posterity.
"It says, `Have your pet spayed or neutered'," the longtime animal rights activist explained with a smile. "I thought about it for a long time; I wanted something that was memorable, something profound.
"When my wife and I arrived here, we found an apartment just a couple of blocks south of Hollywood Boulevard," Barker continued. "And, of course, one of the first things we did was come up here to sightsee.
"I never dreamed that one day I would have a star on Hollywood Boulevard."
Barker's star was installed in front of the Egyptian Theatre in 1976.
The plaque that will go above the star will commemorate the original eight people who were honored with stars: Woodward, Olive Borden, Ronald Colman, Louise Fazenda, Preston Foster, Burt Lancaster, Edward Sedgwick and Ernest Torrence.
"We wanted to end the year with some sort of legacy project," Gubler said. "Our committee decided that nothing could be better than to install a time capsule at this location where it all began."

Source: Daily News