Bicentennial "Almost Anything Goes Olympics", Huntington Beach, 1976
Alternative Title
Almost Anything Goes
Created Date
1976
Description
The annual Fourth of July parade has been a hallmark of civic life in Huntington since 1904 when Henry Huntington ushered his rail line into the community on that day. It has been enthusiastically celebrated every year since except for the war years of 1942-1946. In the early 1970's, in anticipation of the nation's Bicentennial, a Special Committee was formed to plan the city's celebration with a five-person panel appointed to plan the parade itself. Their efforts were rewarded when the State of California officially adopted the parade. This film documents the
"Almost Anything Goes Olympics", a celebratory event presented by the city's Bicentennial Commission before the parade. Various dignitaries, citizens and community groups faced off in comedic challenges to celebrate the Bicentennial.