AKA: Crest Theatre, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA; UCLA Nimoy Theatre, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA

Structure Type: built works - performing arts structures - theatres

Designers: Hawes, Arthur W., Architect (firm); Arthur Wellesley Hawes (architect)

Dates: constructed 1940

1262 Westwood Boulevard
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024-4801

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Building History

Theatre owners Manny Feldstein and Paul Dietrich commissioned the construction of the UCLAN Theatre, completed by 12/25/1940. By 1937, the pair owned six theatres in Southern CA, including the Monrovia in Monrovia, CA, Boulevard in Oxnard, CA, Strand in Oxnard, Columbus Theatre in San Bernardino, CA, and the San Fernando in San Fernando, Los Angeles, CA. This number included nine by 1954.

Was also known as the Metro Theatre; it has changed ownership a number of times;

When this theatre was built in the early 30's, it was called the Westwood Theatre. It later changed it's name to the UCLAN Theatre in the late 40's-early 50's. After that it changed to the Crest Theatre till SRO Theatres remodeled it, and changed the named again to the Metro Theatre. Then back to the Crest Theatre. During the 60's this theatre was operated by Statewide theatres then Century Theatres then Loew's Theatres. Then GCC Theatres in the 70's, then to SRO theatres then to Pacific Theatres.

PCAD id: 2521