Calexico ColossalAl Butler (1908-1977)

Status

Non Extant

Address

Calexico, California, 92231, United States

Built

1951

About the Artist/Site

Al Butler was a stonemason who built mansions for the wealthy in Hollywood.  During his retirement he moved to Calexio and started building his own six bedroom mansion covered with scrap metal and car bodies.  Concrete life preservers decorate the surrounding landscape to honor Butler's brother who was saved by a lifesaver when his ship sunk in WWII.

- SPACES Archives

Contributors

Materials

concrete, metal

SPACES Archives Holdings

1 folder: clippings, correspondence, images

Map & Site Information


Calexico, California, 92231 us
Latitude/Longitude: 32.6789476 / -115.4988834

Nearby Environments

Slab City

Niland, CA

East Jesus

Niland, CA

Desert View Tower and Boulder Park

Mountain Empire, California

Galleta Meadows Sky Art

Borrego Springs, California

Previous Slide Button Next Slide Button

Post your comment

Comments

No one has commented on this page yet.