I took another four doughnut ride today and passed by the Watts Towers since they're inside the convex hull of the four giant doughnuts in my range. You can find those pics in my feed with the #GiantDonut and #WattsTowers tags
Black & white photo of Simon Rodia and his Watts Towers, portrait (1953) from UCLA Library's Los Angeles Daily News collection. https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/13030/hb8b69p1vb
Feb 12, 1879: Simon Rodia (1879–1965), creator of Watts Towers, was born #onthisday in Italy. www.wattstowers.org/about-us #WattsTowers
@uclalibrary.bsky.social photo (1953):
#OTD #TDIH #February12, 1879 #HBD #SimonRodia! #WattsTowers #NuestroPueblo #LosAngeles #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #BeatlesSky #MusicSky
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Reposting from a few months ago in case my newer followers might find it interesting.
#WattsTowers #art #FolkArt #LosAngeles
Simon Rodia spent 33 years building his towers in Los Angeles. Photo ©Levi Clancy #WattsTowers #California #USA #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1965 #DOTD: #RIP #SimonRodia.
#WattsTowers #NuestroPueblo #LosAngeles #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #MusicSky
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Photo of Watts Towers in Los Angeles.
Photo of Watts Towers in Los Angeles.
Photo of Watts Towers in Los Angeles.
Photo of Watts Towers in Los Angeles.
Today’s writing break: the incredible #WattsTowers.
#WritingBreak #KidLit #PictureBooks
#OTD #TDIH #February12, 1879 #HBD #SimonRodia! #WattsTowers #NuestroPueblo #LosAngeles #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper
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In Watts, at the #wattstowers helping with voter registration. #berniesanders #feelthebern… https://www.instagram.com/p/BE1SjDZmqF-/
