Walker & Eisen
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Walker & Eisen was an architectural partnership
Architectural firm
An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture.- History :Architects have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep and Senemut . No writings exist to describe how these...

 of architects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen in Los Angeles, California
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. Some of their notable buildings include the Fine Arts Building
Fine Arts Building (Los Angeles)
The Fine Arts Building in Los Angeles is a twelve story building built in the Romanesque Revival styledesigned by Walker & Eisen and built in 1925. It is located at 811 West 7th Street just east of Figueroa Street...

, James Oviatt Building
James Oviatt Building
The James Oviatt Building, commonly referred to as The Oviatt Building, is an Art Deco highrise in Downtown Los Angeles located at 617 S. Olive Street, half a block south of 6th St. and Pershing Square. In 1983, the Oviatt Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places...

, The Hotel Normandie (Los Angeles), The Platt Building
The Platt Building
The Platt Building is a building in Downtown Los Angeles at 834 South Broadway. It was originally the headquarters of Platt Music Corporation.It was designed by Walker & Eisen, which also designed The Beverly Wilshire Hotel.-References:**...

 and the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. They are mentioned in the film (500) Days of Summer. Number of their buildings are designated as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments, including the 810 South Spring Street Building (HCM #195).
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