Walker & Eisen Architecture Photos |
Percy Augustus Eisen (1885-1946) & Albert Raymond Walker (1881-1958) partnered in Los Angeles in the 1920s & 30s. Major works are Fine Arts Building (1925), United Artists Building (1927), Title Insurance Building (1928), Beverly-Wilshire Hotel (1926), San Diego's El Cortez Hotel (1927) . |
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| Fine Arts Building (1927) (811 West 7th Street) 12 Floors. Los Angeles, CA Style: Romanesque. Architect: Walker & Eisen. On National Register. | Arches over entrance of Fine Arts Building. Los Angeles, CA | Upper stories of Fine Arts Building mimic Cathedral of Lucca in Italy. Los Angeles, CA | Sculpture celebrating sculpture by Burt Johnson on Fine Arts Building. Los Angeles, CA |
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| Reclining male sculpture by Burt Johnson on Fine Arts Building. Los Angeles, CA | Winged lions & parrots carved in arches of Fine Arts Building. Los Angeles, CA | Gothic style carved poets around door of Fine Arts Building. Los Angeles, CA | Lobby interior of Fine Arts Building with murals by A.B. Heinsbergen. Los Angeles, CA |
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| James Oviatt Building (1928) (617 South Olive Street) 13 floors with clock tower. Los Angeles, CA Architect: Walker & Eisen. On National Register. | Texaco / United Artists Theater Building (1927) (929 South Broadway) 13 floors. Los Angeles, CA Style: Art Deco & Spanish Revival. Architect: Walker & Eisen plus Charles Howard Crane. | Former United Artists Theater entrance. Los Angeles, CA | Carved face above United Artists Theater entrance. Los Angeles, CA |
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| Row of carved figures on United Artists Theater facade. Los Angeles, CA | Sculpted woman holding globe on United Artists Theater facade. Los Angeles, CA | Breakers Hotel (1926) (210 East Ocean Blvd.) 13 floors + Landmark Square (1991) 24 floors. Long Beach, CA Architect: Walker & Eisen. | 3rd Street Promenade with clock tower of Art Deco Bay City Building. Santa Monica, CA |
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| Bay City Guaranty Building (1929-30) (225 Santa Monica Blvd.) 13 floors. Santa Monica, CA Style: Art Deco Moderne. Architect: Walker & Eisen. | Bay City Guaranty Building Art Deco clock tower. Santa Monica, CA | Bay City Guaranty Building Art Deco zigzag detail. Santa Monica, CA | Bay City Guaranty Building facade. Santa Monica, CA |
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| El Cortez Hotel (1927) (702 Ash St.). San Diego, CA Architect: Walker & Eisen. |
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