Entry No. 23 — the Los Angeles file — filed under: outdoor-weird

Phantasma Gloria

In a residential Echo Park front yard, artist Randlett 'Randy' Lawrence has spent years building a towering web of rebar strung with more than a thousand teardrop glass vessels filled with colored water. In morning sun the bottles refract into shifting patterns, including a Virgin de Guadalupe and stylized dolphins, glowing like a stained-glass tapestry. Randy welcomes visitors himself, often happy to explain the optics and the vision that started it all while washing dishes one morning in 2000.

The move: Show up on a sunny Sunday morning to watch the colored glass catch the light while Randy himself tells you how it all began.

📍 Before you go Best in morning light; the artist welcomes visitors Sundays roughly 9am-dusk or by appointment. It's his private home, so be respectful; donations appreciated, no fee.

• 📍 Echo Park
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 1646 Lemoyne St, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23