Meyer and Holler, Architects, Engineers and Builders (Partnership)

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John Gabriel Beckman, Philip W. Holler, Raymond McCormick Kennedy Sr., Mendel S. Meyer, Donald Reuben Wilkinson

Active 1923-1941

Firm Notes

This firm, founded in 1906 as "The Milwaukee Building Company" became known as "Meyer and Holler, Architects, Engineers and Builders" following World War I, in 1923. It operated primarily in Los Angeles, CA, and was busy designing office buildings and movie theatres during the 1920s; it had connections with many film-related companies and significant local developers including Robert Marsh (1871-1956) and the Chapman Brothers. The firm became overextended during the early 1930s, and a lawsuit brought by the producer King Vidor in 1932 worsened its financial straits. It declared bankruptcy on 10/10/1932 and was reorganized on 10/08/1934. Mendel S. Meyer retired in 1936, but the firm continued operations until it was formally dissolved on 04/15/1941.

PCAD id: 116

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Buildings and other works

NameDateCityState
4th Church of Christ, Scientist, Los Angeles, CA1924Los AngelesCA
6777 Hollywood Boulevard Building, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
9th Church of Christ, Scientist, Los Angeles, CA1925Los AngelesCA
Chandler, Harold, House, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Chapman’s Alician Court Theatre, Downtown, Fullerton, CA1924-1925FullertonCA
Fox Cabrillo Theatre, San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA 1922-1923San PedroCA
Gillette, King, Loft Building, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA1926-1927Los AngelesCA
Hollywood 1st National Bank, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA1927Los AngelesCA
Hollywood Athletic Club, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA1927Los AngelesCA
Mason Opera House, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 1902-1903Los AngelesCA
Mason Theatre, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Masonic Building, Lodge, Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA1928Los AngelesCA
Medical Arts Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA1922Los AngelesCA
Montmartre Cafe, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CALos AngelesCA
Petroleum Securities Building, Los Angeles, CA1928Los AngelesCA
Pierce Brothers and Company, Mortuary, 714 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA1923-1924Los AngelesCA
Standard Film Laboratories, Office and Laboratory Building, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA1921-1922Los AngelesCA
Walker's Department Store, Downtown, Long Beach, CA1928Long BeachCA
West Coast Theatre, Long Beach, CA 1924-1925Long BeachCA
Wilson, E. Clem, Building, Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA1929Los AngelesCA

Publications

"Chinese Theatre, at Hollywood, California", American Architect, 132: 251-268, 08/20/1927. "Grauman Theatre, Hollywood, Cal", American Architect, 123: 113-116, 125-127, 1/31/1923. "House of Thomas McNamara, Los Angeles, Cal.", American Architect and the Architectural Review, 124: 2431, 3 plates following p 20, 10/24/1923. Breeze, Carla, American Art Deco Architecture and Regionalism, 234-235, 2003. Naylor, David, American Picture Palaces The Architecture of Fantasy, 15, 1981. Naylor, David, American Picture Palaces The Architecture of Fantasy, 218, 1981. Naylor, David, American Picture Palaces The Architecture of Fantasy, 87-88, 1981. Naylor, David, American Picture Palaces The Architecture of Fantasy, 86, 1981. American Theatres of Today, 46-49, 1927. American Theatres of Today, 90-93, 1927. American Theatres of Today, 160-161, 1927. "Add a "stimulating dimension" to your understanding of architecture", Architectural Record, 164: 7, 196, 11/1978. Architectural Record, 09/1927. "Industrial Financial, Construction and Manufacturers' News", Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, 24: 235, 1921-02-02. ""Buildings Proposed Work California"", Engineering News Record, 86: 4, 51, 1921-01-27. Calhoun, John, "Unearthing a rare Egyptian artifact", Entertainment Design, 33: 5, 34-37, 5/1999. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Grauman's Chinese Theater", Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 152, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 191, 1994. "Theatres of Los Angeles including Hollywood and more.", Marquee, 30: 1, 4-29, 1998. "Plans for Granada Theatre", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 14, col 3, 4/15/1921. "Roberts announces plans for California Theatre, Anaheim", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 39, col 1, 10/01/1920. "Meyer and Holler prepare plans for California Theatre, Anaheim", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 13, col 2, 10/08/1920. Eckbo, Garrett, Urban Landscape Design, 12, 1964.
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