Regency Village Theater
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Fox Village Theater with iconic tower
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| Location | 961 Broxton Avenue, Westwood, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°03′46″N 118°26′51″W / 34.062684°N 118.447407°WCoordinates: 34°03′46″N 118°26′51″W / 34.062684°N 118.447407°W |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Percy Parke Lewis |
| Governing body | Private |
| Designated | June 21, 1988 |
| Reference no. | 362 |
 Location of Fox Village Theater in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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The Fox Theater, Westwood Village, also known as the Fox Village Theater, is a historic, landmark cinema in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, in the Westwood Village. Located in the heart of Westwood as well as being only a couple of minutes from UCLA. It is currently operated by Regency Theaters under the name Regency Village Theater. The theater has been one of the leading film premiere theaters in the history of cinema.
Designed by architect Percy Parke Lewis the Fox was originally built in 1930 and first opened on August 14, 1931, with a Spanish Mission style to it. The theatre was part of a widespread cinema construction program undertaken by Fox West Coast Theatres. The Fox Theater quickly became the most recognizable symbol of the new Westwood Village, a Mediterranean-style village development adjoining the University of California Los Angeles planned by Harold and Edwin Janss of the Janss Investment Company.
It was remodeled in the late 1940s to the early 1950s. It became famous for the many Hollywood movie premieres held there and remains one of the main venues for movie premieres in Los Angeles.
National General Theatres, the former Fox Theatres-West Coast, sold the theater to Ted Mann, then owner of the Chinese Theatre, and it became part of the Mann Theatres chain.
In 1988, the Fox Theater was designated by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission as an Historic Cultural Monument (HCM #362).
When Mann Theatres went out of business, Regency Theatres purchased both the Village Theater and a multiplex cinema at "The Plant" in Van Nuys, California in 2010.
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