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LaurenCalaway — Straight out of Watts
Published: 2013-04-01 18:46:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 14463; Favourites: 416; Downloads: 0
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Photographer-Scott FordMUA/Styling/Editing-me
The Watts Towers are a complex set of 17 separate sculptural pieces built on a residential lot in the community of Watts. Two of the towers rise to a height of nearly 100 feet. The sculptures are constructed from steel pipes and rods, wrapped with wire mesh, coated with mortar, and embedded with pieces of porcelain, tile and glass. Using simple hand tools and cast off materials (broken glass, sea shells, generic pottery and ceramic tile) Italian immigrant, Simon Rodia spent 30 years (1921 to 1955) building a tribute to his adopted country and a monument to the spirit of individuals who make their dreams tangible.
The Watts Towers are one of only nine works of folk art listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site is one of only four US National Historic Landmarks in the city of Los Angeles.
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Interestingly, Lauren Calaway is only one of two white people in Watts. The more you know!
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my heart to see you wanted to get away for you, 're art
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Lovely place. Lovely girl. Overall a wonderful picture. Awesome. Keep it up ^_^
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I have featured this in my latest journal. Please check it out [link]
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thank you for featuring me!
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Watts never looked better than with you as the 3rd tower Lauren. Cool photo, ballet in sneakers rocks.. lol thx for including the history of the towers. (:
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cool pic crazy place. I used to work in South Central not far from watts. The park across the street where they used to once have tennis courts lmfao!
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Very nice! You were in my neck of the woods (I was born and raised in Watts & the surrounding neighborhoods)
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thnks! yea i love that park
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