Grauman's Chinese Theatre
is really TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The pagoda-roofed movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard, one of the game's landmarks and a backdrop for its Hollywood cases.
The real place
Sid Grauman's Chinese Theatre opened in 1927 with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings. The handprints and footprints of film stars in the cement of its forecourt began that same year and still draw crowds.
Visiting
The forecourt is free to walk around; come early in the morning to see the handprints without crowds. Seeing a film inside is the best way to experience the auditorium.
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