Nimoy Theater
The Nimoy | |
The theater in 2024 | |
| Former names |
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|---|---|
| Address | 1262 Westwood Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90024 |
| Owner | UCLA |
| Operator | Crest Theater Inc. |
| Type | Movie theater |
| Seating type | see website |
| Capacity | 460 |
| Scoreboard | yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1939 |
| Opened | 1941 |
| Renovated | 1987 |
| Architect | Arthur Hawes |
| Project manager | see website |
| Tenants | |
| Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (1980s-2002) | |
| Website | |
| crestwestwood | |
The Nimoy Theater, formerly known as Crest, Majestic Crest and Bigfoot Crest Theatre, is a movie theatre located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded as the UCLAN in 1941, and was built for live performances but switched to a newsreel cinema during World War II. Through ownership changes, it has been known at various times as UCLAN Theatre, Crest Theatre, and Metro Theatre. The original 500-seat art deco style theater was designed by Arthur W. Hawes.
In October 2018, with support from Susan Nimoy and an anonymous donor, UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance and The School of Arts & Architecture acquired Crest Theatre. Following an extensive renovation, it was reopened in September 2023 and renamed after Leonard Nimoy.