The Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard districts at Disney's Hollywood Studios take Guests back to the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s & 40s. To help flesh out the illusion of the period, references to World War II can be found scattered through this section of the park.
Sitting atop Hollywood Blvd. is a billboard (pictured above) advertising the Hollywood Canteen, a club offering "Servicemen's Entertainment." This area represents an earlier time, though. Once we round the corner to Sunset, the U.S. is definitely "in the fight," and everyone is being asked to do their part to help the war effort.
For some, that means an invitation to visit the nearest recruiting station and join "The Few, The Proud."
For others, it's a reminder that buying war bonds and stamps can help fund the war. War bonds were a type of security issued by the government to help raise money for the military. They came in many different values, so just about any citizen could feel he or she had a way to contribute. Even if you couldn't afford the cheapest bond, you could buy and collect stamps (typically for about 10¢ each) until you had saved enough money to purchase a security.
There were many different methods for the folks at home to help out their country and the boys "Over There." One of the more popular, albeit indirect, ways to help was the planting of Victory Gardens. Private fruit and vegetable gardens started cropping up as both a morale booster and a way to alleviate pressure put on the nation's food supply by the war.
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