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Hollywood BLVD Struggling Amid Pandemic With 75% Of Businesses Boarded Up

Paul Bois
Hollywood BLVD Struggling Amid Pandemic With 75% Of Businesses Boarded Up
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

The popular tourist attraction Hollywood BLVD has been badly hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 75% of the famous street’s businesses now boarded up with little to no foot traffic.

“This is Hollywood Boulevard today, nine months into the pandemic-induced shutdown that has stripped the tourist destination of its usual 10 million annual visitors who clamor to take photos with costumed street performers and pose with their favorite celebrity’s star,” reported The Hollywood Reporter (THR).

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