{"id":4385,"date":"2014-02-07T15:08:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T15:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/?p=4385"},"modified":"2014-06-10T23:25:10","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T23:25:10","slug":"map-of-beverly-hills-courtesy-of-the-beverly-hills-uso-canteen-during-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2014\/02\/07\/map-of-beverly-hills-courtesy-of-the-beverly-hills-uso-canteen-during-wwii\/","title":{"rendered":"Map of Beverly Hills courtesy of the Beverly Hills USO Canteen during WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2014\/02\/07\/map-of-beverly-hills-courtesy-of-the-beverly-hills-uso-canteen-during-wwii\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?fit=1749%2C1450&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1749,1450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"stars homes map bhh uso canteen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?fit=300%2C248&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?fit=640%2C530&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4386\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Map of Beverly Hills courtesy of the Beverly Hills USO Canteen during WWII\" alt=\"Map of Beverly Hills courtesy of the Beverly Hills USO Canteen during WWII\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?resize=640%2C531\" width=\"640\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?w=1749&ssl=1 1749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?resize=300%2C248&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?resize=1024%2C848&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/stars-homes-map-bhh-uso-canteen1.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>In a biography of Barbara Stanwyck, I recently came across a passing mention of the fact that, during WWII, there was a USO Canteen situated in the converted game and sun rooms at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Apparently, the hotel became a meeting place for all kinds of organizations, like the Los Angeles Junior League, the New York Players Club, Rotary, and the Kiwanis. So I did a bit of digging and found this map, which, remarkably, gives the addresses of over 100 prominent film industry people. I guess they figured that when Sammy the Sailor was in L.A. on a 3-day shore leave, the thing he\u2019d most want to do would be to walk the streets of L.A. stalking movie stars. For an extra large-scale version, go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raremaps.com\/gallery\/enlarge\/35818\">http:\/\/www.raremaps.com\/gallery\/enlarge\/35818<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a biography of Barbara Stanwyck, I recently came across a passing mention of the fact that, during WWII, there was a USO Canteen situated in the converted game and sun rooms at the Beverly Hills Hotel. 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