PCAD - Carl Jules Weyl Sr.

Exterior view of the Hollywood Playhouse, Hollywood, 2007; from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Minnaert

Male, US, born 1890-12-06, died 1948-07-12

Associated with the firms network

Gogerty and Weyl, Architects; Weyl, Carl Jules Architect

Professional History

Résumé

Partner, Gogerty and Weyl, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, -1928.

Principal, C.J. Weyl, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1933. In 1933, Weyl maintained an office at 6536 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. (See Los Angeles, CA, City Directory, 1933, p. 2480.)

Weyl was granted a certificate to practice architecture in California, c. 12/1927 or 01/1928;

Personal

Born in Germany, Weyl died in Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 58.

Weyl's father came from Germany, his mother from France.

Weyl married Irene Weyl (born c. 1900, CA) in 1921. Her parents had been born in CA and MA.

Weyl had a son (born 12/04/1927, Los Angeles, CA) and a grandson (born 09/21/1952, Los Angeles, CA) named "Carl Jules Weyl."

SSN: 548-07-5226; Weyl was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1920.

PCAD id: 637

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
6654 Hollywood Boulevard Building, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1927	Hollywood, Los Angeles	CA
Atkin Investment Company Rental Office Building, Los Angeles		Los Angeles	CA
Baine Building, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1926	Hollywood, Los Angeles	CA
Bendix Building		Los Angeles	CA
Brown Derby Restaurant #2, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1928-1929	Los Angeles	CA
Hollywood Playhouse Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1926-1927	Los Angeles	CA
Pacific National Bank, Branch, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Thomson, Fred C., Shops, Los Angeles, CA	1928	Los Angeles	CA
York Boulevard State Bank, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA		Highland Park, Los Angeles	CA
Yucca Vine Tower, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1929	Hollywood, Los Angeles	CA

Publications

"National Terra Cotta Society Bendix Building Ad", American Architect, 139: 2591, 127, 1/1931. Naylor, David, American Picture Palaces The Architecture of Fantasy, 209, 1981. "Personals", Architect and Engineer, 112, 1928-01. "Gogerty and Weyl dissolve partnership 1928", Architect and Engineer, 106, 1928-01. Grauman, Sid, "Hollywood and Its Famous Theaters", Arrowhead, 03/1928. "The Brown Derby", Branding Iron, 181: 3-6, Fall 1990. "Derby Maitre feted on 20th anniversary at eatery", Daily Variety, 14, 4/15/1949. Lockwood, Charles, Guide to Hollywood and Beverly Hills, 20, 1984. Giella, Barbara, Johnson, Christy, Historic Resources Inventory, Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1978, 11/1978. "How they beat the bulldozer and saved the Brown Derby", Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, section A: 3, 6, 9/22/1980. "Brown Derby are sold", Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, part A: 3, 2/12/1975. Bacon, James, "Brown Derby--part of the Hollywood legend", Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, part F: 3, 2/16/1975. Schruers, Fred, "The way we were", Los Angeles Magazine, 122 +, 8/1999. "Landmark in Abandoned by young squatters", Los Angeles Times, B3, 7/22/1992. Maher, Adrian, "Broken hearts, as Brown Derby is demolished", Los Angeles Times, B2, 2/15/1994. Gordon, Larry, "Derby demolition begins amidst protests", Los Angeles Times, Metro Sect: B1 +, 1/25/1994. Oliver, Myrna, "Sally Cobb; co-wrote book on Brown Derby", Los Angeles Times, B6, 9/24/1998. "Brown Derbies sold", Los Angeles Times, part I: 2, col 6, 2/12/1975. Heimann, Jim, Out with the stars, 217, 1985. "Brown Derby Restaurant, Vine Street, Hollywood", Pictorial California, 3/1935. "Pacific National Bank branch, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, plans", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 56, col 1, 6/29/1928. "Store, studio and restaurant building, Hollywood", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 57, col 1, 6/29/1928. "Atkin Investment Company Rental Office Building plan, Los Angeles", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 56, col 1, 6/29/1928. "Brown Derby Vine Street, Hollywood", Westways, 12/1937.

Carl Jules Weyl Sr. (Architect)

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