Watts Towers Simon Rodia's Masterpiece Part 2

Watts Towers is a southern California landmark and the series of structures were built by hand by one man. A 1957 film that tells the story of a simple Italian immigrant named Simon Rodia and the fantastic structures he created over the course of thirty years. After he was done he gave it all to a neighbor and moved to northern California. A few years later the city tried to tear it down but was stopped by concerned citizens. And is now administered by the city of Los Angeles.
The movie features footage of Mr. Rodia working on his art and talking about it. Those wanting to learn more about Watts Towers might check this site out. http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Watts_Towers.html

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Watts
• towers
• los
• angeles
• simon
• rodia
• sculpture
• outdoor
• art
• construction
• outsider

[videowilliams]

Fascinating. Thanks so much for posting this. Having visited the towers (and recorded it in "Watts Trippin') this enriches my experience, bringing the man, the times he worked in, and his mysterious motivation vividly to life.