It’s odd to see the Holiday Theatre included amongst truly amazing places such as the Egyptian. I grew up in Canoga Park in the 1970’s/80’s and even then the Holiday was an eyesore. All it ever was was a big brick box in the classic 1960’s style, no ornamentation at all, and very much a dirty/grim dive. It can’t even be considered “shabby chic” or “faded glory” since there was never any chic or glory to become shabby or faded! Still, I remember with fondness attending 10-cent Saturday matinees in the late 70’s where they had an MC for the kids and gave away prizes and showed older kid-friendly films like “Island of the Blue Dolphins”. That was a last-ditch effort before it went to the inevitable end of all unfashionable theatres, i.e. Spanish language, and then it became an auto-parts store. At least it never stooped to porn! It’s still an auto parts store as of 2004, and a crappy one at that!
It’s odd to see the Holiday Theatre included amongst truly amazing places such as the Egyptian. I grew up in Canoga Park in the 1970’s/80’s and even then the Holiday was an eyesore. All it ever was was a big brick box in the classic 1960’s style, no ornamentation at all, and very much a dirty/grim dive. It can’t even be considered “shabby chic” or “faded glory” since there was never any chic or glory to become shabby or faded! Still, I remember with fondness attending 10-cent Saturday matinees in the late 70’s where they had an MC for the kids and gave away prizes and showed older kid-friendly films like “Island of the Blue Dolphins”. That was a last-ditch effort before it went to the inevitable end of all unfashionable theatres, i.e. Spanish language, and then it became an auto-parts store. At least it never stooped to porn! It’s still an auto parts store as of 2004, and a crappy one at that!