PCAD - Heitschmidt, Earl T. Architect

Postcard view of the CBS KNX Radio Studios, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1950. Postcard by Roberts, Mike, Berkeley, CA, Card #C836B

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Partners: network

Earl Theodore Heitschmidt, Charles Ormrod Matcham Sr., Stanley Clark Meston

Active 1950-1965

Heitschmidt was headquartered in Los Angeles, CA; this firm became Earl T. Heitschmidt and Associates in 1965;

PCAD id: 295

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Columbia Square Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1937-1938	Los Angeles	CA
El Monte Theatre, El Monte, CA	1939	El Monte	CA
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Metlife), Park La Brea Housing Complex, Central Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	1941-1948	Los Angeles	CA
Walker, William T., House, Palm Springs, CA	1935	Palm Springs	CA

Publications

Lescaze, William E., "Plant for CBS, Hollywood", Architectural Concrete, 1938. "KNX Studio, Hollywood: Earl Heitschmidt, architect, W. & J. Sloane, decorators", Architectural Digest, 9: 3, 130-131, 1934. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Walker, Palm Springs", Architectural Digest, 9: 2, 14-15, 1934. "CBS Broadcasting Studios, Hollywood, California : William Lescaze, architect, Earl Heitschmidt, associate", Architectural Forum, 68: 454-464, 1938-06. "Un studio d'émissions radiophoniques: la station C.B.S. à Hollywood", Architecture Française, 9: 69-71, 77-78, 1948. "Station de la Columbia broadcasting system à Hollywood", Architecture d'aujourd'hui, 20: 74-77, 1949-05. "The new home of the Columbia Broadcasting System at Columbia Square in Hollywood, California: William Lescaze, architect, Earl Heitschmidt, associate architect", California Arts and Architecture, 54: 28-29, 1938-07. "Two-source service for KNX", Electrical West, 34, 1939-07. Palmer, Edwin Obadiah, History of Hollywood, 1: 266, 1938. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 156, 1994. Cohan, Charles C., "Steps Taken for Huge Radio Center", Los Angeles Times, E1, 1937-10-31. "El Monte Theatre note", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 59, 1939-02-03. "El Monte Theatre notice", Southwest Builder and Contractor,, 48, 1939-01-06.

Links

The Vibrant HIstory of Columbia Square