[Martin Pal]

After the soldiers visited NBC…(see above post):



…they also went up to Hollywood and Vine:

Taft Building on corner; part of the Brown Derby in background:

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They visited this location, only noted as “around Hollywood” – anyone have any ideas -- perhaps the Hollywood Athletic Guild(?):


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And, of course, they visited the Hollywood Canteen:


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The Hollywood Canteen was located at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard and was open from October 3, 1942 to Thanksgiving Day, 1945.

Waiting to get in:
Hollywood Photographs

Here’s Betty Hutton performing at the Hollywood Canteen:

Betty Hutton Estate

An interior shot:
Hollywood Photographs

In 1943, Bette Davis and makeup artist Perc Westmore help dress a soldier in drag. (?)

Hollywood Photographs

The dance floor:
Hollywood Photographs

How many shots like this one were taken during World War 2? Ninteen year old Fred Norman (r) and a friend in front of the Hollywood Canteen in 1944:
Jessica Pickens

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

originally posted by GaylordWilshire

L.A. Times 1955

I always thought the Hollywood Canteen was on Cahuenga Boulevard.
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I've often seen conflicting addresses for the Hollywood Canteen.
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E_R, I didn’t see any replies to your query in this original post that you outlined in the Times article. It IS a mistake, but not the way it might have appeared. Yes, the Hollywood Canteen during World War II was on Cahuenga, but, until today, I didn’t know this: The Hollywood Canteen, located at the former Florentine Gardens at 5951 Hollywood Blvd. was used during the Korean conflict.

Hollywood Photographs

As late as 1966 the original Hollywood Canteen was still there as the Le Grand Comedy nightclub:
Hollywood Photographs