Written and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith.

"The Watts Towers Project" is Smith's edgy and funny take on Simon Rodia, the Italian immigrant who spent 33 years building his towers – only to walk away from them and never return.

From this story, Roger Guenveur Smith ("A Huey P.

Newton Story") builds a multi-faceted portrait of Los Angeles.


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BWD2007051920070520Italian immigrant Simon Rodia spent 33 years building the Watts Towers only to abandon them.
By Roger Guenveur Smith.
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