From the Cathedral of Junk in Austin to the Sun Tunnels in Utah, these lesser-known art destinations offer a unique and ...

"If someone has a concern in America, they should be able to voice that concern, but we've been restricted by federal law," ...

It was an honor to make my first visit to the Armstrong Tower in the Palisades of Bergen County, where Edwin Armstrong ...

Fortunately, the Watts Towers – built by one man, Italian immigrant Sabato (or “Sam”, as locals called him) Rodia between 1921 and 1954 – survived the riots.

Naomi Watts stepped out to the New York City premiere of her new film, “The Friend,” with her and ex Liev Schreiber’s 17-year-old son, Sasha Schreiber, by her side. Watts, 56, attended the ...

Naomi Watts had a very special guest with her at a recent red carpet appearance: Her 17-year-old son Sasha Schreiber. The two were quite the eye-catching pair as they posed for photographers ahead ...

The Watts Towers, were constructed from scrap metal and found objects. The spires are architectural marvels and monumental testaments of human ingenuity, outsider art, and vision.

Simon Rodia’s story will be told with a showing of the 2006 documentary “I Built the Tower” at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at the Warner Grand Theatre.

It took Italian immigrant Simon “Sam” Rodia more than 25 years to build the Watts Towers, starting work on the massive, one-of-a-kind structure in 1921. The city later protested. Rodia had no ...

The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) celebrates 100 Years of Nuestro Pueblo - The Watts Towers of Simon Rodia, the 40th anniversary of the Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival, and the ...

A hundred years ago, in what was then the semi-rural farming community of Watts, a 40ish-year-old Italian immigrant laborer named Sabato Rodia bought a little home on a dead-end block by the ...

The Watts Towers aren’t officially open for their centennial, having been closed for restoration since 2017. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) By Christopher Reynolds Staff Writer .