Los Angeles, CA
The Watts Towers were built by Simon Rodia. The entire site consists of nine major sculptures constructed of structural steel and covered with mortar, adorned with a diverse mosaic of broken glass, sea shells, generic pottery and tile. They represent the labor of one man over about 33 years time. For more information, and there's a lot out there, simply Google "watts towers."
Photo taken 1974.
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