Wurdeman & Becket Explained

Wurdeman & Becket was an architectural firm, a partnership of Walter Wurdeman, Welton Becket and Charles F. Plummer. The Moderne Pan-Pacific Auditorium, dating from 1935, brought them local fame.

Besides those works ascribed to Mr. Wurdemann and Mr. Becket as individuals, those ascribed to the firm include:^[1]

• Bullock's Pasadena
• Bullock's Palm Springs^[2]
• General Petroleum Building
• Jones Dog & Cat Hospital Building
• Museum Square
• Panorama City, Los Angeles - master plan
• The Post-war House
• Murphy's Ranch (1933-1934)
• Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria (1935)^[3]
• Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1935)^[4] LAHCM #183,^[5] NRHP #78000688
• Plymouth Apartments (1936),^[6] LAHCM #970^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.laconservancy.org/architects/wurdeman-becket "Wurdeman & Becket", Los Angeles Conservancy
2. News: Bullock's to build new Westwood Village store . 28 April 2019 . Los Angeles Times . 5 Jan 1930 . 30.
3. Web site: L.A. Architect . American Institute of Architects - Los Angeles Chapter . September 1980 . en-US.
4. Web site: What really happened at Rustic Canyon’s rumored Nazi ranch? . Hadley . Meares. Curbed Los Angeles . May 2, 2019 . en-US.
5. Web site: Historical Cultural Monuments List . . June 19, 2024 . en-US.
6. Web site: Historic Streamline Moderne Apartment by Plummer, Wurdeman & Becket in Windsor Village . Pauline . O'Connor. Curbed Los Angeles . May 15, 2013 . en-US.