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Los Angeles, CA: Landmark Status Sought for Westwood's Crest Theater

Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 and updated on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 2:55 PM


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An effort is underway to get the Majestic Crest Theatre in Los Angeles, California declared a landmark, according to an article published today in the Los Angeles Times:

When Tammy Hoffs arrived in Westwood Village as a young bride half a century ago, she was wowed not only by the palm trees and sunshine but also by the movie business. For that, she credits hours spent sitting in the dark with strangers at the Crest Theater.

"It played a great role in my enjoyment of films and my appreciation for the aesthetics," said Hoffs, 73, an artist who became a film writer, director and producer. "It has always been one of those extraordinary places . . . a single-screen, beautiful movie palace."

Now, however, Hoffs worries that the venerable theater on Westwood Boulevard is threatened by redevelopment and the vagaries of the film industry. She supports a grass-roots campaign to declare it a landmark.

The theater, half a mile south of UCLA, features Art Deco Revival architecture and an elaborate hand-painted interior mural that pays homage to Hollywood's gilded age. The city's Cultural Heritage Commission has recommended that the Crest be declared a historic-cultural monument, and a key Los Angeles City Council committee is expected to support the nomination today. Those actions are expected to clear the way for approval by the full council.

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