Holiday Theater
1115 Cherokee Avenue,
Seneca,
MO
64865
1115 Cherokee Avenue,
Seneca,
MO
64865
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Additional Info
Functions: Retail
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Grand Theater
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The Grand Theater opened in 1946. This theater is located on Mo Highway 43 (Cherokee Avenue) in downtown Seneca Missouri. It was destroyed by fire in December 1951. It was rebuilt and reopened in May 1952 as the Holiday Theater. It was still open in the mid-1960’s.
It stood vacant for many years, and by 2023 it has been in retail use as an antique store named Lazy Daisey. .
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Norman Plant
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The Grand Theatre opened in 1946. Seating at that time was listed at 233. The earlier theatre in Seneca was the Colonial that dates back to at least 1926. It stayed open a couple years after the Grand opened. The Grand was still listed as open in thelate-1950’s. The building now houses the Ombudsman Educational Service.
Later renamed the Holiday Theatre. It was still open in the mid-1960s.
Seneca’s Grand Theatre was destroyed by a fire in 1951, necessitating complete reconstruction. The January 26, 1952 issue of Boxoffice reported that the rebuilt house was slated to open in about ninety days. The December 29, 1951 Boxoffice item about the fire said that the newly-remodeled house had suffered a loss of about $50,000.