upper symonds street is the location of three large churches: st benedicts roman catholic church (the 2nd most important catholic church in auckland), the church of the holy sepulchre (2nd most important anglican church in auckland) and st david's presbyterian church. in the 20th century the upper symonds street shops were the location of several large furniture stores; grace brothers, the maple, smith & brown, and jon jensen. also located in the area were several entertainment venues; the orange coronation hall, st benedict's hall, a roller skating rink as well as the first purpose built cinema (the 1911 lyric; demolished in the 1990s) and one of auckland most famous restaurant's in the 1960s, the el matador.