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Simon Rodia

Simon Rodia

Simon Rodia (February 12th, 1879 – June 17th, 1965) was born in Ribottoli, Italy and is the artist behind what is known as Watts Towers. Rodia’s older brother immigrated to the United States in 1895 and settled in Pennsylvania where he worked in the coal mines. Rodia followed his brother a few years later. Little is …

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Watts Towers

a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural structures in the Watts community of Los Angeles, California, also known as Towers of Simon Rodia, or Nuestro Pueblo (“our town”). The tallest of the towers reaches a height of over 99 feet (30 m). The towers and walls were designed and built by Sabato (“Simon”) Rodia (1879-1965), an …

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