Hypnotic History

E108: The Hollywood Canteen


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How a barn in Hollywood became the place where servicemen rubbed elbows with movie stars


Sources:

“Curtains for the Hollywood Canteen.” The National WWII Museum, 22 November 2020, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hollywood-canteen-ends-1945.


“Hollywood Hospitality at the Hollywood Canteen.” The National WWII Museum, 19 September 2017, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hollywood-hospitality-hollywood-canteen


McVay, Benjamin. “The Hollywood Canteen: Service and the Stars.” Cinema Scholars, 9 February 2024, https://cinemascholars.com/the-hollywood-canteen-service-and-the-stars/.


Petersen, Anne Helen. “The Hollywood Canteen.” Lapham's Quarterly, 27 November 2012, https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/hollywood-canteen.


Spiers, Katherine. “The Hollywood barn where 3 million soldiers did the jitterbug.” How To Eat L.A., 17 October 2023, https://www.howtoeatla.com/the-hollywood-barn-where-three-million/.

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