If you would have lived in a neighborhood when 34 people died, 1,032 were injured, and 3,952 arrested, you would have resided in Los Angeles’ Watts section of the city, circa 1965—only one year after the Watts Tower Arts Center was founded. Otherwise known as “The Watts Riots,” its indelibly etched into our national and regional [...]

Topping over 99ft., the Watts Towers can be seen from miles away. Its cylindrical maze of spikes, wires, and design are unmistakable. Close up, its vast and spectacular, beauty–created over the course of 33 years by its enigmatic and artistic creator, Simon Rodia—is crystal clear. Constructed from steel pipes and rods, wrapped with wire mesh, and [...]