NuWilshire Theatre
1314 Wilshire Boulevard,
Santa Monica,
CA
90403
1314 Wilshire Boulevard,
Santa Monica,
CA
90403
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Originally a Fox theater when it opened in 1931, the Wilshire was later taken over by Mann Theatres and turned into a twin in the mid 1970’s.
Landmark took over the operations in the early 1990’s when Mann opened a six-plex on Third Street Promenade.
The NuWilshire closed in November 2007.
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No, Kylee. The NuWilshire remains empty, a large dead spot in the neighborhood…
I see that, but wasn’t sure about behind the scenes. It was one of the first things I noticed when I moved here two months ago (from Florida). Very sad spot in the middle of a wonderful town. I thought it looked like (it could be) a great music venue.
Renovations described in this 1961 trade article: Boxoffice
The Folks at Alamo Drafthouse need to check out this venue! It’s stripped bare and ready to go.
SOMEONE, Alamo, American Cinematheque, Tarantino, SOMEONE should check this theater out. Restore it to it’s original screen structure. Do you SEE the auditorium pics? Classic big screen fantastic for movies like “Jaws”, “Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”, “Ben Hur”, and others. To see these classics on the big screen again – how very!
The owners threw out Landmark so they could reconfigure the building for retail use, so it’s hard to see them going with another exhibitor. On the other hand, it has been empty for over 5 years…
Anything is possible. Are you saying that the auditorium was leveled?
Yes, they stripped the building down to the walls, leveled the floor, etc.
Is there a way that kind of act can be, well, undone? Forgive my softening newness to the subject.
Well, the general idea was that the theatre could be restored at some future date, but they didn’t install the type of floor that can easily be removed (ala some of the theatres downtown). They dug down to create underground parking and put in a new floor. So I don’t think the act can be undone without a huge expense…