The historic Westwood Village and Bruin movie theaters will go dark Thursday as their leases with Regency Theatres come to an end, the CEO of the Calabasas-based movie chain confirmed Monday.
The theaters, which date back to the early years of the Golden Age of Hollywood, have been operated by Regency since 2010. Both have been designated Los Angeles cultural heritage monuments.
“We have been proud to steward these buildings for the past 14 years and are grateful to the Hollywood community and patrons alike who have supported these iconic theaters,” Regency President Lyndon Golin said in a statement. “We are excited to see what the future holds for these beloved Los Angeles landmarks and look forward to their continued success.”
The Fox Theater, Westwood Village located at the intersection of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues first opened in 1931. Regency Theatres, which has operated it since 2010, announced it will close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)
A time exposure photograph of the Fox Westwood and The Bruin in Westwood adjacent to UCLA. Regency Theatres, which has operated both since 2010, announced they will close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Orange County Register)
The Westwood Village Theatre opened in 1931. Regency Theatres, which has operated it since 2010, announced it will close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The Fox Theater, Westwood Village located at the intersection of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues first opened in 1931. Across the street is the Bruin Theatre, which opened in 1937. Regency Theatres, which has operated both since 2010, announced the will close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)
The Fox Theater, Westwood Village located at the intersection of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues first opened in 1931. Regency Theatres, which has operated it since 2010, announced it will close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)
The Fox Theater, Westwood Village located at the intersection of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues first opened in 1931. Across the street is the Bruin Theatre, which opened in 1937. Regency Theatres, which has operated both since 2010, announced the will close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)
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The Fox Theater, Westwood Village located at the intersection of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues first opened in 1931. Regency Theatres, which has operated it since 2010, announced it will close on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)
The Westwood Village, which was built by Fox West Coast Theatres and opened in August 1931, features a 170-foot Spanish Revival Art Deco tower topped by the Fox name. With a capacity of about 1,400, it has been frequently used for Hollywood premieres over the years.
The Bruin, which is directly across Broxton Avenue from the Westwood Village, opened in 1937. Its Streamline Moderne marquee is a throwback to the architecture of the times when Fox built the 670-seat theater.
The Westwood Village is expected to reopen as a movie theater at some future point. Earlier this year, director Jason Reitman and a group of two dozen well-known film directors including Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Guillermo Del Toro, and JJ Abrams, bought the theater to restore it. Future plans are said to include displaying artifacts and films from their personal collections including costumes, props and more.
A spokesman for the commercial real estate firm Newmark told Variety that the Bruin is not on the market yet and no decision has been made on whether it will be offered for lease or sale. He told the entertainment magazine that several parties, including Reitman’s group of directors, have expressed interest in it.
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