THE WATTS TOWERS
1765 East 107 Street
Watts, California
One man
Simon Rodia – created the Towers
without aid in 33 intensely purposeful years. He
worked with no drawing-board designs, machine
equipment, or scaffolding. The structures were
literally "built in the air“, using the simple
tools of a tile-setter, together with window-
washer's belt and buckle. In gathering materials,
Simon collected more than 70,000 sea shells,
dismantled pipe structures and steel bed frames.
The Towers fall into no strict category, however,
critics all over the world have
have given them
unqualified response.
Color Photo by Louis & Virginia Kay
Published & Distributed by Columbia
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Columbia Wholesale Supply, 11401 Chandler, North Hollywood, Calif.
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