Thursday, May 03, 2007

Watts Tower

1765 E 107th St
Los Angeles, CA 90002


This is one of the great local landmarks in Los Angeles. Created by construction worker Simon Rodia over a period of three decades from 1921 to 1954, the monument consists of scrap metal, pipe structures, bed frames and thousands of seashells. While Rodia's resourcefulness is amazing, this is truly an impressive piece of work for any artist. The neighbhorhood of Watts, although a culturally enriched area, was the site of riots in both 1965 and 1992 and should be carefully navigated after dark...

.Head southeast on Veteran Ave toward Strathmore Dr
0.6 mi
1 min
2.Turn right at Wilshire Blvd
0.4 mi
2 mins
3.Turn right to merge onto I-405 S
10.0 mi
10 mins
4.Take the exit onto I-105 E toward Norwalk
8.0 mi
8 mins
5.Take exit 10 for Wilmington Ave
0.3 mi
6.Turn left at Wilmington Ave
0.7 mi
2 mins
7.Turn left at E 108th St
0.2 mi
1 min
8.Turn right at Willowbrook Ave
292 ft
9.Turn right at E 107th St
397 ft
1765 E 107th St
Los Angeles, CA 90002
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Griffith Observatory Reopened

http://griffithobservatory.org/
Only by reservation, as it's just reopened. Go to the website or call to make reservations. It's 8$ per person per reservation.