Christmas 1932: Hollywood Takes Over Santa Claus Lane
- Dec 23, 2024
- 3 min read
Hollywood’s festive Santa Claus Lane was rebranded “Boulevard of the Stars” for the 1932 holiday season. Instead of the traditional Christmas tree decorations trimming Hollywood Boulevard’s lamp posts, 178 famous faces from the motion pictures festooned the mile-long stretch from La Brea Avenue to Vine Street.
The glamorous theme was announced by Hollywood business leaders at a luncheon held in the forecourt of the Egyptian Theatre on October 28.
A week later, Claudette Colbert unveiled the prototype: an oil painting of herself framed in a five-foot silver wreath, topped by a miniature Christmas tree and pair of red stars, each three feet in diameter.
