I took a tour of the Watts Towers, built by Simon Rodia, and the surrounding neighborhood with artist Edgar Arceneaux who is the director of the Watts House Project. This project brings together an artist, an architect and the home owner to beautify the homes around the towers. (They are also working with banks to convert the renters into owners.) Along with the towers, there is the Watts Towers Art Center and the newly built Charles Mingus Youth Art Center nearby.
These photos are from a show at the Watts Towers Art Center. Most of the artists live in Watts.
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