Walker & Eisen (1919−1941) was an architectural partnership of architects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen in

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.PCAD: Walker and Eisen, Architects (Partnership)
/ref> Partners in addition to Walker and Eisen included: Clifford A. Balch, William Glenn Balch, and Burt William Johnson. Walker & Eisen worked on many cinema−theater designs with Clifford A. Balch.

Selected projects

Some of their notable buildings include: * Southern Counties Gas Company building (1923) in association with Clark Brothers, Santa Ana, California. * Taft Building, Hollywood (1923) * National City Bank of Los Angeles Building (1924), 810 S. Spring St., Los Angeles * Hotel Normandie, Koreatown, Los Angeles (1925) * Fine Arts Building, Downtown Los Angeles (1927) * United Artists Theatre, Downtown Los Angeles, in association with Detroit-based architect C. Howard Crane (1927) *

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, Downtown Los Angeles (1927−1928) * El Cortez Hotel, San Diego (1926) * Beverly-Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills (1926−1928) *

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, Downtown Los Angeles (1927) * El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs (1927−1928), remodeled by Paul R. Williams (1952) * Valley National Bank Building, Tucson, Arizona (1929) * Ambassador Hotel;

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entrance pylons (1930) *

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(1929-1930) * F. & W. Grand Silver Store Building (later Hartfield's department store), 537 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; Art Deco (1931) * United Artists Pasadena Theatre,

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, California (1931−1932) * United Artists Theatre, Berkeley, aka United Artists Berkeley 7;

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, Berkeley, California; Art Deco (1931−1932) * United Artists Theatre, El Centro, California; Art Deco (1931−1932) * Sunkist Building, Downtown Los Angeles (1935) * Farmer's Insurance Company Headquarters Building; Moderne (1937), Architects

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& Herman Spackler added 4 floors in 1949. A number of their buildings are designated as

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. They are mentioned in the film ''

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National City Bank of Los Angeles building

Built in 1924, the 12-story Beaux-Arts building at 810 South

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was the headquarters of National City Bank of Los Angeles. With the important banks and financial institutions being concentrated there, the

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. The building was designated a Historic Cultural Landmark (HCM #871) in 2007. 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.Howard, Bob (June 24, 2011
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''Historic Downtown Los Angeles''

References

External links

Los Angeles Conservancy.org: Walker & Eisen architecture firm (1919−1941)
— ''firm's notable buildings with info + images''.
PCAD.edu: Walker and Eisen, Architects
— ''list of firm's buildings and other works, links''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker and Eisen Defunct architecture firms based in California Architects from Los Angeles Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles 1919 establishments in California 1941 disestablishments in California Design companies established in 1919 Design companies disestablished in 1941 20th century in Los Angeles Historicist architects Theatre architects 20th-century American architects