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==Landmarks== [[File:Beach Boys Walk of Fame.png|thumb| The Beach Boys' star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 1500 Vine Street<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/the-beach-boys |title=The Beach Boys |publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame |date=December 30, 1980 |access-date=May 22, 2013 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514170039/http://www.walkoffame.com/the-beach-boys |url-status=live }}</ref>]] * The Wilsons' California house, where the Wilson brothers grew up and the group began, was demolished in 1986 to make way for [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]], the Century Freeway. A [[Beach Boys Historic Landmark]] (California Landmark No. 1041 at 3701 West 119th Street), dedicated on May 20, 2005, marks the location.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Connell|first=Sean|title=A Tour Of Beach Boys' Haunts In Their Hometown Of Hawthorne, California β With Pictures!|newspaper=LA Weekly|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/a-tour-of-beach-boys-haunts-in-their-hometown-of-hawthorne-california-with-pictures-2406507|date=November 1, 2011|access-date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307024715/http://www.laweekly.com/music/a-tour-of-beach-boys-haunts-in-their-hometown-of-hawthorne-california-with-pictures-2406507|url-status=live}}</ref> * On December 30, 1980, the Beach Boys were awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 1500 Vine Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/the-beach-boys |title=The Beach Boys|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514170039/http://www.walkoffame.com/the-beach-boys |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</ref> * On September 2, 1977, the Beach Boys performed before an audience of 40,000 at [[Narragansett Park#Later years|Narragansett Park]] in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]], [[Rhode Island]], which remains the largest concert audience in Rhode Island history. On August 9, 2017, a commemoration ceremony produced by [[Al Gomes]] and Connie Watrous of [[Al Gomes#Big Noise|Big Noise]] took place in Rhode Island with the Beach Boys, and the street where the concert stage formerly stood (at 510 Narragansett Park Drive) was officially renamed to "Beach Boys Way".<ref>{{cite web|first1 = Al|last1 = Gomes|first2 = Connie|last2 = Watrous|first3 = Tim|last3 = Labonte|date = August 9, 2017|title = The Beach Boys Street Commemoration Ceremony|publisher= Big Noise Projects|via = [[YouTube]]|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWiTYLXubaM}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Markgraf|first=Diandra|title=Pawtucket celebrates Beach Boys Way|newspaper=The Valley Breeze|url=http://www.valleybreeze.com/2017-09-05/pawtucket/pawtucket-celebrates-beach-boys-way|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2018|archive-date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082856/http://www.valleybreeze.com/2017-09-05/pawtucket/pawtucket-celebrates-beach-boys-way#.WpcP-rirGzk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1 = Al|last1 = Gomes|first2 = Connie|last2 = Watrous|date = June 1, 2024|title = The Beach Boys and Big Noise Complete Projects|publisher= Big Noise Official Website|url = https://www.bignoisenow.com/beachboys.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Andy|title=In '77 Beach Boys Headlined R.I.'s Largest Concert|newspaper=The Providence Journal|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170808/in-77-beach-boys-headlined-ris-largest-concert|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=February 28, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219210742/http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170808/in-77-beach-boys-headlined-ris-largest-concert|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Beach Boys / "Beach Boys Way" Plaque|url=http://www.bignoisenow.com/images/artistphotos2018/BB_CommemorationPlaqueOL.pdf|date=September 2, 2017}}</ref> * On September 21, 2017, the Beach Boys were honored by [[Roger Williams University]], along with Al Gomes and Connie Watrous of Big Noise, and plaques were unveiled to commemorate the band's concert on September 22, 1971, at the Baypoint Inn & Conference Center in [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]], [[Rhode Island]]. The concert was the first-ever appearance of South African [[Ricky Fataar]] as an official member of the band and Filipino [[Billy Hinsche]] as a touring member, essentially changing the Beach Boys' live and recording act's line-up into a multi-cultural group. Diversity is a credo of Roger Williams University, which is why they chose to celebrate this moment in the band's history.<ref>{{cite news|last=McGaw|first=Jim|title=Friday, Sept. 22 will be 'Beach Boys Day' in Portsmouth|newspaper=The Portsmouth Times/Rhody Beat|url=http://rhodybeat.com/stories/friday-sept-22-will-be-beach-boys-day-in-portsmouth,27261|date=September 17, 2017|access-date=November 23, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123152632/http://rhodybeat.com/stories/friday-sept-22-will-be-beach-boys-day-in-portsmouth,27261|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Williams University / Al Gomes and Connie Watrous of Big Noise Plaque|url=http://www.bignoisenow.com/images/artistphotos2018/BeachBoysRWUplaque.pdf|date=September 21, 2017|publisher=Big Noise|access-date=November 23, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123152627/http://www.bignoisenow.com/images/artistphotos2018/BeachBoysRWUplaque.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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