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CONTACT INFORMATION

Solution Services FilmLA / Los Angeles Film Office *
Film Commission, FilmLA
Radford Studio Center, Bungalow 20, 4024 Radford Avenue, 12th Floor, Studio City, CA 91604
213.977.8600 phone 1
213.977.8601 fax
[email protected]
http://www.filmla.com


Juan Garcia *
Acting Director of Marketing, Development, and Design Strategy, Public Information Director, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs - DCA
213-202-5539 phone 1
[email protected]
https://culturela.org/dca-staff-listing/


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WEBSITE:
Watts Towers Arts Center Campus
Watts updates
State Park Website

Keywords: Urban

Site Condition: The City of Los Angeles operates Watts Towers of Simon Rodia SHP. TOWERS UNDER RENOVATION FOR THREE YEARS - - Activities continue at the adjacent Charles Mingus Youth Activity Center.

General Notes: updated 1.8.24 bd

Usage Restriction: Guided tours inside the Watts Towers are canceled for approximately 3 years to facilitate restoration and conservation activities. However, guided tours outside the fence are still available at no cost. We offer tours every half hour Thursday through Sunday. Guided tours inside the Watts Towers are canceled for approximately 3 years to facilitate restoration and conservation activities. However, guided tours outside the fence are still available at no cost. >>>> https://www.wattstowers.org/tours ​

Filmography: Good Times, Colors, Ricochet, Menace II Society, Dr. Black Mr. Hyde, Abar the First Black Superman, Dragnet, Six Feet Under

Jurisdictions: FILMLA / LOS ANGELES FILM OFFICE - FLICS, Los Angeles City

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N/A

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 1/4/2026

Location Details

Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park (SHP) / Watts Tower Art Center

United States / Los Angeles, California
Location ID: #10097755

Watts Towers of Simon Rodia is a collection of 17 interconnected metal sculptures. The towers were designed and built by Simon Rodia, an Italian immigrant. They were completed in 1954. They are listed as a national historic monument. The towers are operated by the city of Los Angeles. State Park day passes are not accepted. Access inside the gates to the towers is only allowed during in person tours.

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