State Park · California, United States
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park is a state park in California, United States.
State Park · California, United States
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 33.9387° N, 118.2410° W |
| Managed by | California state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park
The Watts Towers, Towers of Simon Rodia, or Nuestro Pueblo ("our town" in Spanish) are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers, architectural structures, and individual sculptural features and mosaics on a property in Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States. The entire site of towers, structures, sculptures, pavement, and walls were designed and built solely by Sabato ("Simon" or "Sam") Rodia (1879 or 1886 to 1965), an Italian immigrant construction worker and tile mason, on his own property over a period of 33 years from 1921 to 1954. The tallest of the towers is 99.5 feet (30.3 m).
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) · Los Angeles, United States · 9.6 miles away
- Long Beach International Airport (LGB) · Long Beach, United States · 9.9 miles away
- Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) · Burbank, United States · 19.4 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park?
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park is in California, United States (33.9387° N, 118.2410° W).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks — Wikipedia list of California state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Towers — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).