The Fox Bruin Theater is a large movie palace located in the Westwood

Westwood, Los Angeles, California

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 section of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. The structure was designed by noted movie theater architect, S. Charles Lee

S. Charles Lee

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, with a Streamline Moderne

Streamline Moderne

Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone or as Art Moderne, was a late type of the Art Deco design style which emerged during the 1930s...

 marquee and opened in 1937.

The Bruin Theater is located in the heart of the Mediterranean-themed Westwood Village

Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California

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 shopping and cinema precinct, opposite the prominent white tower of the Fox Village Theater

Fox Theater, Westwood Village

The Fox Theater, Westwood Village, also known as the Fox Village Theater, is a historic, landmark cinema in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California. It is currently operated by Regency Theaters under the name Regency Village Theater...

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It was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument

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(HCM #361) in 1988.