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A little Hollywood Canteen history:
In the year 1980 Mike Orlando opened a small poster shop in the
beaches in Toronto. Four years later it had moved to Broadview
and Danforth with a large expansion into books. In 1989
it moved again to a larger premise on Danforth in Toronto's east end.
Today the store is located in Mirvish Village, among other like minded businesses.
Mike's love of both film and
collecting books and posters has made this one of Toronto's treasures.
With the advent of the internet, few shops like this exist anywhere
in the world. The Hollywood Canteen is one of the finest shops for
cinemabilia in North America. Come pay us a visit!!
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Mike with Frank Stallone
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Mike with Frank Gorshin
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Mike with Elwy Yost
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About the name:
The Hollywood Canteen was a club offering food, dancing and entertainment
for servicemen, usually on their way overseas. The Canteen was operated and
staffed completely by volunteers from the entertainment industry. The
stars volunteered to wait on tables, cook in the kitchen and clean up.
It was located at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard, and ran between October 3, 1942
and November 22, 1945.
In 1944, Warner Bros. made a star-studded film about the Hollywood Canteen.
At the time the Canteen closed its doors, it had been host to almost
three million servicemen.
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