Walker & Eisen

Walker & Eisen (1919−1941) was an architectural partnership of architects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Walker & Eisen
Practice information
Founded	1919
Dissolved	1941
Location	Los Angeles, California

The Platt Building, Downtown LA.

Fine Arts Building, Downtown LA.

National City Tower, Downtown Los Angeles.

United Artists Building, Downtown LA.

F. & W. Grand Silver Store (1931), later Hartfield's department store, 537 S. Broadway in the Historic Core, Los Angeles

Partners in addition to Walker and Eisen included: Clifford Balch, William Glenn Balch, and Burt Johnson.^[1]

Selected projects

A number of Waler & Eisen's buildings have been designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments (LAHCMs).^[2] Others have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), either as historic district contributing properties or as standalone listings.^[3][4] Some of these and other notable buildings include:^[1][5]

Greater Los Angeles

Hollywood Boulevard and Entertainment District contributing properties

• Taft Building (1923),^[3] LAHCM #666
• Hollywood Plaza Hotel (1924),^[3] LAHCM #665
• Regal Shoes Building (1939)^[3]

Broadway Theater and Entertainment District contributing properties

• Apparel Center Building^[4]
• United Artists Theatre, in association with C. Howard Crane (1927),^[4] LAHCM #523
• Platt Building (1927)^[4]
• F. and W. Grand Silver Store Building (later Hartfield's department store) (1931)^[4]

Spring Street Financial District contributing properties

• National City Bank of Los Angeles Building (1924),^[6][7] LAHCM #871

Other

• Roosevelt Theater, Los Angeles (1921)^[8]
• 6356 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles (1921)^[3]
• Hotel Normandie, Koreatown, Los Angeles (1925), LAHCM #1013
• Southern Counties Gas Company^[9] building (1923) in association with Clark Brothers, Santa Ana, California.
• Beverly-Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills (1926−1928), NRHP #87000908^[10]
• Fine Arts Building, Downtown Los Angeles (1927), LAHCM #125
• James Oviatt Building, Downtown Los Angeles (1927−1928), NRHP #83004529^[11]
• Ambassador Hotel; Art Deco entrance pylons (1930)
• Clock Tower Building, Santa Monica (1929-1930)
• United Artists Pasadena Theatre, Old Town Pasadena, California (1931−1932)
• Sunkist Building, Downtown Los Angeles (1935)

Other

• El Cortez Hotel, San Diego (1926), NRHP #01001458^[12]
• El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs (1927−1928), remodeled by Paul R. Williams (1952)
• Valley National Bank Building, Tucson, Arizona (1929), NRHP #75608928^[13]
• United Artists Theatre, Berkeley, aka United Artists Berkeley 7; Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California; Art Deco (1931−1932)
• United Artists Theatre, El Centro, California; Art Deco (1931−1932)
• Farmer's Insurance Company Headquarters Building; Moderne (1937), Architects Claud Beelman & Herman Spackler added 4 floors in 1949.

National City Bank of Los Angeles building

Built in 1924, the 12-story Beaux-Arts building at 810 South Spring Street was the headquarters of National City Bank of Los Angeles.^[14] With the important banks and financial institutions being concentrated there, the Spring Street Financial District was the financial center of Los Angeles in the first half of the 20th century, known as Wall Street of the West. The building was designated a Historic Cultural Landmark (HCM #871) in 2007.^[15]

The building was converted from offices to 93 residential units in 2008, and was renamed the National City Tower. The building also has retail space.^[16]

In popular culture

Walker & Eisen are mentioned in the film (500) Days of Summer.^{[citation needed]}