Joan Rivers remembered, coast to coast
After Joan Rivers’ death, a memorial sprang up quickly at her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images)
After Joan Rivers died at 81 in New York City on Sept. 4, memorials popped up on both coasts. Her funeral was set for Sept. 7 at a temple in Manhattan.
On the day of Joan Rivers’ death, a worker changes the marquee of the Improv Comedy Club in Hollywood to display a quote from the comedian. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
A wreath from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce stands atop Joan Rivers’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She got her star in 1989. (Paul Buck / EPA)
An Australian TV reporter does a segment about Joan Rivers’ death while standing by he comic’s star in Hollywood (Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images)
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A note from fans accompanies flowers at Joan Rivers’ star on Hollywood Boulevard. (Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images)
Paula Reardon places flowers at a sidewalk memorial for Joan Rivers at the doorstep of her apartment building the day after the comic died at age 81. (Tina Fineberg / Associated Press)
A newspaper, flowers and cards are part of a sidewalk memorial for comedian Joan Rivers at the doorstep of her apartment building in New York City. (Tina Fineberg / Associated Press)
A cover from a New York City tabloid is part of the memorial that popped up outside Joan Rivers’ Manhattan home. (Tina Fineberg / Associated Press)
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Fans in New York thank Joan Rivers for decades of comedy. (Tina Fineberg / Associated Press)
The Gotham Comedy Club in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood honors Joan Rivers on its marquee on Sept. 4. (Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images)