Most of the bibliography below is from text prepared by Martin Eli Weil, A. I. A., Restoration Architect, for Ratkovich, Bowers Incorporated, October 1982, for nomination of the building to the National Register of Historic Places. The James Oviatt Building (617 South Olive Street, Los Angeles) was placed on the National Register on August 11, 1983. Do not reproduce information from this site without acknowledgement of the author of the original document, or of the authors of this site.Boorstein, Sharon. "The Rex: Downtown's rebirth of elegance. It's dˇcor is dated, but the cuisine is strictly modern," Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Section B, p. 1, June 15, 1981.Dufrene, Maurice. Ensembles Mobiliers - Exposition Internationale 1925, Edition Charles Moreau, Paris, 1925.
Giovannini, Joseph. "The Rex: Downtown's rebirth of elegance. A refinement born of visual agreement," Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Section B, p. 1, June 15, 1981.
Gleye, Paul. The Architecture of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Rosebud Books, 1981.
Gray, Olive. "Castles in Air Houses Oviatt," Los Angeles Times, Part III, p. 3, March 30, 1933.
Gray Olive. "Genius Honors Local Building. Lalique Designs Glass for Oviatt Structure. Great Clocks and Chimes to be Parisian Work. Marble Trim and Furniture also Imported," Los Angeles Times, Pt. II, p. 9, December 4, 1927.
Janneau, Guillaume. Le Luminaire et les Moyen de Eclairages Nouveaux - Exposition Internationale des Artes Decoratifs Moderne Paris 1925. Edition D'art Ch. Moreau, Paris.
Lucas, Charles. "Penthouses Scaled for Luxury," Los Angeles Home and Garden, July 1980, pp. 28, 45, 77.
McClinton, Katherine. Introduction to Lalique Glass. Des Moines: Wallace Homestead, 1978.
Schippers, Donald J. "Walker and Eisen: Twenty Years of Los Angeles Architecture 1920-1940," Southern California Quarterly, no. 46, 1964, pp. 371-395.
Turpin, Dick. "Oviatt Building Ready to Make Comeback," Los Angeles Times, Part VIII, p. 1, February 27, 1977.
Withey, Henry. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects. Los Angeles, New Age Publishing, 1956.
"A. R. Walker and P. A. Eisen form partnership," Southwest Builder & Contractor, July 18, 1919, p. 8.
"Alexander & Oviatt Building Los Angeles," Architectural Digest, 7: 3, 1929, p. 124.
"Conservancy Group Names Six Winners," Los Angeles Times, Part VII, p. 10, May 9, 1982.
"Feil, Joseph L." Obituary, Los Angeles Times, Part II, p. 4, July 13, 1979.
Here it is. The Ideal Steel Drawer Slide 1932 Catalogue. A. R. Walker Collection, File III, UCLA Research Library.
"History Interpreted: The Oviatt Building, Los Angeles," Designer West, December 1981, pp. 186-187.
"Hollywood Romance. In a changing L. A. locale this artful renovation captures the show biz sensibilities of entertainment mecca," Restaurant Design, Spring 1982, pp. 52-53.
"In Step with Progress," American Builder, June 1929, pp. 58-59.
"Oviatt Building declared historical-cultural monument," Civic Center News, August 8, 1978, p. 6
"Unique Oviatt Building and Store," Saturday Night, Volume 8, no. 32, May 19, 1923, cover illustration and p. 19.
"What Penthouses Here. First One Built 20 Years Ago," Los Angeles Times, Part I, p. 19, April 23, 1933.
Who's Who in California. A Biographical Dictionary, 1928-1929. San Francisco: Who's Who Publishing, 1929.
Who's Who in Los Angeles County, 1926-1927. Los Angeles: Chas. J. Lang, 1926-1927.
Who's Who in Los Angeles County, 1930-1931. Los Angeles: Chas. J. Lang, 1930-1931.
Archival material:
A. R. Walker Collection, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Special Collections, University Library.
Additional resources:
Ratkovich, Wayne. "Building upon the past," Architecture California 1986 May-June, v.8, no.3, p.32-35.
Webb, Michael. "A hard-nosed developer proves the experts wrong," Historic Preservation 1984 Apr., v.36, no.2, p.18-25.
S. Terry Childs and Mark Oviatt. "Links to the past," CRM: [bulletin] 1998, v.21, n.5, p.14-16.
Goldstein, Barbara. "Opulence on Olive: Oviatt Building, Los Angeles," Progressive architecture 1982 Nov., v.63, no.11, p.112-115.
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