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Wikipedia: The Watts Towers or Towers of Simon Rodia in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet (30 m). The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato ("Sam" or "Simon") Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years, from 1921 to 1954. The work is an example of non-traditional vernacular architecture and American Naïve art The Towers are located near (and visible from) the 103rd Street-Kenneth Hahn Station of the Metro Rail LACMTA Blue Line.
![[The surrealist garden at Las Pozas, Xilitla.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Xilitla_Las_Pozas_0407_036_s.jpg "The surrealist garden at Las Pozas, Xilitla.")
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![[Doorway detail featuring broken bottles, pottery shards, tile fragments, and seashells]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Watts_Towers_Doorway_01_s.jpg "Doorway detail featuring broken bottles, pottery shards, tile fragments, and seashells")
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![[The towers at ground level]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Highsmithwattstowers_s.jpg "The towers at ground level")
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