Lofty Heights...

There are some notable buildings in and around the LA area that sit amongst our prestigious Gaylord and share one common denominator. After digging through old blue prints the discovery of the distinguished architects of Walker and Eisen were found! Walker and Eisen are responsible for designing the delicious Fine Arts Building downtown, originally known as the Signal Oil Building which opened in 1927 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As well as being the architects of the beautiful Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills (1926), the Breakers Hotel in Long Beach (1926) and the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego (1927).
Most of their work being done in the 20's and 30's, you can still walk around all of Los Angeles and bump into one of their signatures. In fact, you may want to do a tour of their architectural wonders to notice any similarities between the buildings and where they flourished with their aesthetics. Below is a list of some of the existing buildings still standing today designed by Walker and Eisen. Take yourself on this tour and be proud to know you are a part of that history by living in one of their first projects here at the Gaylord.

Hollywood Plaza Hotel, 1631 N Vine St, Hollywood 1924
Wurlitzer Building, 816 S Broadway, Downtown 1924
National City Bank Building, 802 S Spring St, Downtown 1924
Transportation Building, 122 E 7th St, Downtown 1924
The Taft Building, 1680 N Vine St, Hollywood 1924
Havenhurst Apartments, 1861 N Whitley Ave, Hollywood 1924
Edward, Widley and Dixon Building (now the Milano Lofts), 609 S Grand Ave, Downtown 1925
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills 1926
Breakers Hotel, 210 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach 1926
The Fine Arts Building, 811 W 7th St, Downtown 1927
The Texaco/United Artists Theater Building, 929 S Broadway, Downtown 1927
El Cortez Hotel, 702 Ash St, San Diego 1927
James Oviatt Building, 617 S Olive St, Downtown 1928
Bay Cities Guaranty Building, 225 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica 1931

Albert Raymond Walker (1881-1958), Percy Augustus Eisen (1885-1946), thank you for the gift of the Gaylord. Many of its residents proudly call this stately building home.