Editing Hollywood Walk of Fame (section)

===Alternative star designs===
Special category stars recognize various contributions by corporate entities, service organizations, and special honorees, and display emblems unique to those honorees.<ref name="LATSpecial">{{cite web|title=Special Stars – Page 1 – Hollywood Star Walk|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 18, 2011|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/type/special/page/1/|archive-date=November 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123035344/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/type/special/page/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many special category stars honor people or organizations important to Los Angeles: former Los Angeles mayor [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]]'s star displays the [[Seal of Los Angeles|seal of the city of Los Angeles]];<ref name="HeraldBradley">{{cite news|title=Mayor gets Hollywood star|newspaper=[[The Albany Herald]]|page=2A|agency=AP|date=June 26, 1993|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k8pEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2515,4997125&hl=en|via=Google News Archive|access-date=April 1, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309040804/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k8pEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2515,4997125&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_lohdan/2303230119/|title=Hollywood Walk Of Fame Stars – Mayor Tom Bradley|last=Lohdan|first=Tom|date=December 31, 2007|publisher=Flickr|access-date=May 18, 2011|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105231739/http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_lohdan/2303230119/|url-status=live}}<!--ok as 2nd source – better picture.--></ref> the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] (LAPD) star emblem is a replica of a Hollywood Division badge;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lapdblog.typepad.com/lapd_blog/2006/05/dscf2995.html|author=Beck, Charlie |title= Hollywood Area|date=May 10, 2006|publisher=Los Angeles Police Department Blog |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230610223322/https://lapdblog.typepad.com/lapd_blog/2006/05/dscf2995.html |archive-date= Jun 10, 2023 }}</ref> the [[Los Angeles Times]] star displays the [[Los Angeles Times building|Los Angeles Times Building]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Times |url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/los-angeles-times/index.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref> and the star for the local [[KTLA|KTLA television station]] depicts a satellite dish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Times |url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/los-angeles-times/index.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Stars representing corporations, such as [[Victoria's Secret]] and the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], display the honoree's corporate letter.<ref name="LATSpecial"/><ref name="HWOFCats">{{cite web|title=The Star Categories|publisher=HWOF LLC|access-date=May 17, 2011|url=http://hwof.com/about/categories/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305035214/http://hwof.com/about/categories/|archivedate=2011-03-05}}</ref> Likewise, stars representing non-corporate entities, such as the [[The Recording Academy|Recording Academy]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild]], also display the honoree's logo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Recording Academy |url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/the-recording-academy/index.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Screen Actors Guild |url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/screen-actors-guild/index.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en}}</ref> The "Friends of the Walk of Fame" monuments are charcoal terrazzo squares rimmed by miniature pink terrazzo stars displaying the then five standard category emblems,<ref>a sixth category was added in 2023</ref> along with the sponsor's corporate logo, with the sponsor's name and contribution in inlaid brass block lettering.<ref name="LATAbs"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=L'Oreal Paris celebrates 100 years by helping to restore the Hollywood 'Walk of Fame'|url=https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/l-oreal-paris-celebrates-100-years-by-helping-to-restore-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-,502605.html|date=October 14, 2009|magazine=Fashion Network |agency=Reuters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131182219/https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/l-oreal-paris-celebrates-100-years-by-helping-to-restore-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-,502605.html |archive-date= Jan 31, 2024 }}</ref> Special stars and Friends monuments are granted by the [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce]] or the Hollywood Historic Trust, but are not part of the Walk of Fame proper and are located nearby on private property.<ref name="LATAbs">{{cite news|last=Semuels|first=Alana|date=July 22, 2008|title=Hollywood, brought to you by...|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=B6|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-22-me-sponsor22-story.html <!--ALT: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/22/local/me-sponsor22--> |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200808021524/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-22-me-sponsor22-story.html |archive-date= Aug 8, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="WaTimes">{{cite news|last=Torrance|first=Kelly Jane|date=August 29, 2008|title=Fame has its price|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=May 18, 2011|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/29/fame-has-its-price/?page=all#pagebreak}}</ref>

The monuments for the [[Apollo 11]] mission to the Moon are uniquely shaped: Four identical circular moons, each bearing the names of the three [[astronaut]]s ([[Neil Armstrong|Neil A. Armstrong]], [[Buzz Aldrin|Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.]], and [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]]), the date of the [[Moon landing|first Moon landing]] ("7/20/69"), and the words "Apollo XI", are set on the four corners of the intersection of [[Hollywood and Vine]].<ref name="LATApollo">{{cite web|title=Hollywood Star Walk: Apollo Landing|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 18, 2011|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/apollo-landing/|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095349/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/apollo-landing/|url-status=live}}</ref>