It was in the Santa Monica Daily Press a couple of weeks ago and before that a few months back. The theatre is now closed, they have already begun to renovate. They ripped out the seats today.
The theater to the left when you walk in hold 317 while the theater on the right holds 307. And 130 for one auditorium on a Saturday night when the movie is this far along in its run, like Into the Wild, is not a bad turnout at all. The theater was doing well. It is not closing due to a lack of profit, but due to leasing terms and a building owner with a different agenda.
Landmark does not own the NuWilshire. The company was renting from an owner who has been trying to get them out for a while now. As much of a fan I am of the theater and as familiar as I am with its history I would love to see another theater company pick it up. Unfortunately this may not happen. About 3 or 4 months ago, an article was printed in the Santa Monica Daily paper regarding the theatre closing. It seems that the lease was to be up in a few years and the owner was planning to open up a jeans outlet in its place. There was something in the article about having a new underground parking facility which seems a bit absurd. However, the lease had not run out yet and that is why I was not shocked to hear about the theater closing now but a bit surprised that the end had come so soon. The NuWilshire Theatre, as far as I know, was actually the most profitable theater for Landmark in Los Angeles the past year. The Nuart sort of lost out due to the expense of neverending renovations it went through. So although it seems like Landmark is changing their plan as far as the type of theatres they own and operate, I wouldn’t be so sure that it was completely up to them to close the Nuwilshire in the first place. After all, it is going to take the company a long while to make the money back that was put into The Landmark and I think the Nuwilshire seemed like something they would want to keep around at least until The Landmark became profitable itself. When I get the facts, I will post again.
Looks like the NuWilshire will be closing down by the end of this month. It is time for us to say goodbye to one of the oldest and grandest art houses in Los Angeles. It will be missed by many but unfortunately we are not the ones in charge. It would be nice if someone could at least explain the reasons why… Anybody?
It was in the Santa Monica Daily Press a couple of weeks ago and before that a few months back. The theatre is now closed, they have already begun to renovate. They ripped out the seats today.
The theater to the left when you walk in hold 317 while the theater on the right holds 307. And 130 for one auditorium on a Saturday night when the movie is this far along in its run, like Into the Wild, is not a bad turnout at all. The theater was doing well. It is not closing due to a lack of profit, but due to leasing terms and a building owner with a different agenda.
Landmark does not own the NuWilshire. The company was renting from an owner who has been trying to get them out for a while now. As much of a fan I am of the theater and as familiar as I am with its history I would love to see another theater company pick it up. Unfortunately this may not happen. About 3 or 4 months ago, an article was printed in the Santa Monica Daily paper regarding the theatre closing. It seems that the lease was to be up in a few years and the owner was planning to open up a jeans outlet in its place. There was something in the article about having a new underground parking facility which seems a bit absurd. However, the lease had not run out yet and that is why I was not shocked to hear about the theater closing now but a bit surprised that the end had come so soon. The NuWilshire Theatre, as far as I know, was actually the most profitable theater for Landmark in Los Angeles the past year. The Nuart sort of lost out due to the expense of neverending renovations it went through. So although it seems like Landmark is changing their plan as far as the type of theatres they own and operate, I wouldn’t be so sure that it was completely up to them to close the Nuwilshire in the first place. After all, it is going to take the company a long while to make the money back that was put into The Landmark and I think the Nuwilshire seemed like something they would want to keep around at least until The Landmark became profitable itself. When I get the facts, I will post again.
The Nuart is safe. The NuWilshire will have its last day on November 8th of this year. It will be missed.
Looks like the NuWilshire will be closing down by the end of this month. It is time for us to say goodbye to one of the oldest and grandest art houses in Los Angeles. It will be missed by many but unfortunately we are not the ones in charge. It would be nice if someone could at least explain the reasons why… Anybody?