PCAD - Williams, Paul R., Architect and Consultant

Exterior view of the LAX Theme Building at night, Los Angeles, 2007; from Wikimedia Commons, photo by monkey time | brachiator

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E. A. Ralston, Harold Louis Williams, Paul Revere Williams

Williams practiced in Los Angeles, CA. This was the title of the firm in 1956. He received Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects in 1957, and used this in his professional title, therafter.

PCAD id: 95

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Angelus Funeral Home #1, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel #4, San Bernardino, CA	1939	San Bernardino	CA
Ball, Lucille-Arnaz, Desi, Sr., House, Los Palmas, Palm Springs, CA		Palm Springs	CA
Glen, H.H., House, Los Angeles, CA	1935	Los Angeles	CA
Golden State Life Insurance Company, Headquarters Building, Los Angeles	1948	Los Angeles	CA
Kries Drug Store, Palm Springs, CA		Palm Springs	CA
Litton Industries, Parking Structure, Beverly Hills, CA	1971-1972	Beverly Hills	CA
Music Corporation of America (MCA), Headquarters Building, Beverly Hills, CA	1940	Beverly Hills	CA
Nicolosi House, Los Angeles, CA	1931	Los Angeles	CA
Palm Springs Tennis Club, Palm Springs, CA	1948	Palm Springs	CA
Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Theme and Arch Building, Westchester, Los Angeles, CA	1957-1961	Los Angeles	CA
Saks Fifth Avenue Store Building, Beverly Hills, CA	1936-1937	Beverly Hills	CA
Williams, Paul Revere, and Della Mae Givens, House, Lafayette Square, West Adams District, Los Angeles, CA	1951-1952	Los Angeles	CA
Wilshire Rodeo Building, Beverly Hills, CA	1939	Beverly Hills	CA

Publications

Adams, Michael, "The Incomparable Success of Paul R. Williams", African American Architects in Current Practice, 20-21, 1992. American Architects Directory 1956, 608, 1955. "New Airport Design, in the U.S. and Abroad", Architectural Forum, 117: 81, 07/1962. "Blacks Who Overcame the Odds", Ebony, 42: 148-154, 11/1986. Koenig, Gloria, "Book Look Iconic LA: Stories of LA's Most Memorable Buildings", Echoes, 36, 88, 05/2001. "Editor's Asides", Journal of the American Institiute of Architects, 8: 3, 142, 9/1947. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 130-132, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 128, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 256, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 132, 1994. Levine, Bettijane, "A legacy restored", Los Angeles Times, E1, E4, 8/8/1999. "Architect Paul Williams honored for L.A. legacy", Los Angeles Times, B2, 3/1/1998. "A Forgotten Black Architect Who Designed Mansions for Movie Stars", Los Angeles Times, 07/23/1989. "He Was (and Is) the Architect to the Stars", New York Times, C1, C6, 07/26/1990.

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Williams, Paul R., Architect and Consultant (Partnership)

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