CITY SMART: How to thrive in the urban environment of Southern California.

7425 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood

They won’t make you a star here, but you can look at their relics. The sidewalk of the Guitar Center’s flagship store is to rock ‘n’ roll fans what the front walk at Mann’s Chinese Theater is to movie fans. The handprints and signatures of such musical innovators as the Moody Blues, Stevie Wonder and Eddie Van Halen are embedded in paving blocks for a foothold in history.