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The incredible artwork of an Italian immigrant who followed his dream of monumental proportions in the impoverished Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles is reveale
Dream Something Big
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Pages: 40
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Between 1921 and 1955, Italian immigrant Simon Rodia transformed broken glass, seashells, pottery, and a dream to "do something big" into a U.S. National Landma
The Los Angeles Watts Towers
Language: en
Pages: 124
Authors: Bud Goldstone
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Getty Publications

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"The Watts Towers of Simon Rodia are one of the unique treasures of Los Angeles and the product of one man's obsession. Rodia, a poor Italian immigrant, settled
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“A rich array of perspectives on the creative work of the eccentric immigrant laborer who created one of the most mysterious landmarks of Los Angeles.” —D
Blindsight
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: Peter Watts
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-03 - Publisher: Macmillan

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Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight Two months since the stars fell...