Breaks my heart seeing the amount of accidental fires that are started on skid Row because they are trying to keep warm and the amount of RV's that go up on and around skid row too. Seen too many watching Zac.
Wow that's amazing. I started watching you at the beginning of pandemic and it's amazing how much you have grown. I remember when you were just trying to get. 50000 subscribers. Then a 100000 man you're killing it. God-bless you always German I used to live in Long Beach I miss California. Happy Father's Day to you and God-bless all the fathers out there. Stay safe G-man.
One of two scenarios when fire hits vacant buildings. 1. Homeless person set fire for warmth/cooking/smoking drugs etc. 2. Arson due to the fact that no one will lease the space and the owner still has to pay taxes.
Sad state for the homeless in the entire US. Some states don’t bother offering the help they may need. You can offer help to these people but you can’t make them take it. Unfortunately. These people really need help. They just don’t want it.
Great video GIV ,Thank You. A little off topic but between the fire smoke and the normal excessive smog that covers that area it's No Wonder that You people DON'T see the Aliens flying around. You Take Care and Stay Safe ❤ FROM Washington State !
Be careful Mike. Like the song says, "the freaks come out at night!". It's true in NYC where I live so it must be true in LA. Mental health issues are at a record high these days. Stay healthy and be safe.
The most shocking part of moving to san diego from new york was how the homeless people go to sleep here at night, for the most part...during the day it's 10x worse.
Back in 1995, I worked on a movie filmed in Skid Row ("Flashfire", with Billy Zane and Louis Gossett Jr), and the area was a shithole even back then, with cardboard condos filling the sidewalks after dark. The homeless would grab a cup of water and a newspaper, and clean your windshield for a couple of dollars. When they earned enough, they'd score some crack cocaine and go smoke it, then repeat as necessary. Many of the faces showed no soul, and the haunted owners would break your heart as they endlessly walked through their meaningless lives, as if waiting for the gift of death. All these years later, I'm still haunted by the memories.
The saddest thing I ever saw was a woman about my mother's age laying in a building entranceway in Pasadena drinking a bottle of booze, it just got to me. I still have that image in my head 5 years later.
Skid row has been around since the 1930's, only half born in California, a variety of races represented (white, black, hispanicm asian, native american), 5% foreign born. I was surprised to discover this.
10 years ago, I worked in an L.A. County park in a sports office on weekends. Sometimes I would have to call 911 about disruptive homeless persons. The dispatch would ask me for the approximate age and race of the person...a couple times I genuinely could not figure out if the person was white, hispanic or black because their skin was so weathered.
Because (as you probably already realise) the media are not there to inform people, they are there to spread political and corporate propaganda and keep people misinformed on important issues
40 years and it's a thousand times worse. My daughter and I would go twice a week to the flower district for her shop. It was crazy at 2 am then, I always went armed after she was followed to her van and hassled by a crazy homeless person telling her he would kill her if she didn't give him money. Glad everyone is safe. I took the last ride on the old bridge it was always mellow. Now with the new one it's crazy and distractive. Thanks for the brave sharing GIV the real uncut trusted reporter.
I spent half my childhood in LA going back and forth going from there to Georgia. it's horrible to see where I was born. I had my first 3 kids in Long Beach and Compton. I just wanna cry. Seeing the Flower district
It was most definitely not this bad in LA before. It’s terrible & sad 😔 I wonder why the major cities in the US all ran by liberals are the worst in crime & poverty, no amount of gun control will help, criminals don’t follow the law anyway!
No cars just flower shops selling who knows what and no open buzzlng shops full of life. Newsome is a disgrace along with fancy Nancy. They are the ones whom seem to be perpetrating this sad display of human degradation. Must be sad to look at that after growing up around there.
Looks just like Seattle, Portland OR, San Francisco, Philadelphia, parts of Boston, NYC, DC, and so many other American cities. This country is circling the drain.
Thanks Mike for all you bring us but be careful and think of your safety first!!!!!!! Whewwwwwwwwwwww, I bet the sound of all of those fire engines, were loud!!! Mike, I swear, you always are right in the middle of some type of something, mostly good and sometimes, dangerous!!!! U really should get paid for the pictures that you take!!! Looks like the news channels would welcome pics like this and pay u to get out there, take them and send them to the news station! Hard to believe that the city of Los Angeles wouldn't want to build housing for these homeless people, if nothing else, just to clean up their streets. It's hard to picture Los Angeles without the homeless being on the streets, literallly! It's very very sad and it make you ashamed of our country who sends all kind of money to foreign countries but they don't give a shite about their people who are in need, it's pathetic and very very sad!!!!
A+ content Mike as usual. You are brave riding around in the dark city were the weirdos are. Thank god the homeless are bedded down that early Good video always appreciated for allowing me to tag along in your many adventures
I don't think anyone has any intention on going at 1am unless they are homeless or making a damn video for YT. Your luck will run out one day if you keep going to these homeless areas. People know what LA is now. Even people in China have seen these videos of Skid Row, Tenderloin in SF and Kensington in Philly. They just laugh and shake their heads.
A excellent job on this video! A flower shop open till midnight that's cool. Amazing footage with the fire truck's. Sure is a sad situation with the homeless, I wish them Luv&Peace. Hope the powers that be help in finding a way of helping all! Appreciate your efforts and quality content thanks GIV Cheers to continued success friend!🙂🤝🏼✌🏼
Yeah, there are businesses that are open at all hours. I go to this Mexican bakery that is open very late on Friday and Saturday. They used to open 24/7 on weekends but Covid changed that. I loved to be able and by Mexican pastries at 3 am. Sometimes you would get freshly baked goods at that hour. The smell of freshly baked bread was wonderful and just made me hungrier.
@@mrxman581 Wow that's just so very cool! Appreciate you sharing that. I live 50klm from the nearest town now. But I know that awesome smell of fresh baked goods as a kid my Father was a Baker in Vancouver B.C lol he smelled awesome when he would come home. Lol always brought me things ...my favorite was just made glazed donuts & croissants. Ty luv&peace 🤝✌💫
I love the music and haven't seen you in awhile. Very skillful camera work as well. I do not miss Los Angeles but this is not a Los Angeles problem. This is a United States of America problem .. really nobody has the answer. It's very scary and it's not going away. Not until somebody really passionately wants to address all the factors not just select which ones they feel are the most important People talk about the administration sending millions billions to ....but there's millions , billions being wasted right here in this country , in this very state where I am. Right now people cannot afford their rent or get health insurance. the governor has spent millions upon millions of dollars ......... for a project ..his so called belief that he won't back down from. this country's in trouble Keep doing what you're doing
Thanks for showing this to us! As a single female it’s not usually safe for me to go to this area even though I live nearby so thanks for bringing me the action! I love downtown Los Angeles and all the history. So sad that we still have such a problem with homelessness and fires.
You showed the scary, dangerous, mean streets of L.A. Being a big guy probably kept you from being jumped in the night and getting you scooter stolen! Be very careful out there!
Your a gutsy man GIV. And to think your governor want's to be president. Hell why not spread the tragedy of failed policy from Covid to criminal reforms. A true dystopia Cali has become, which is terribly sad for homeless victims and natives alike.
Love this video GIV! The background music early on was very cool! It is almost mystical seeing parts of the city at night -- in a sense, "otherworldly"!!! MEGA KUDOS!! 👍❤🌆🌌
I remember years ago, my buddy, his cousin, and I got stranded nearby skid row without realizing it. We only realized we were there when daylight broke. It was a sad sad sight to see.
Hey, I had the fence built at the 13 second mark. We put it up a few months ago and it’s already covered with graffiti. We are supposed to remove all that in the next months to come.
I've been lurking around here as a sub for years. I enjoy your videos and your channel. Your content is often spontaneous and raw. No fancy editing, no drones, no music, just pictures and video documenting the second largest city in America. From the looks of it, DTLA is at once vibrant and depressing, art mixed with poverty and degradation. Filth and chaos next to glamor and that "new building," yet another example of the wealth of the city. Some of the other RUclipsrs I follow, many of whom you have collaborated with, come off as pretentious and wordy, or like braggarts. Not you. You have a gift, man, that keeps on giving. One day I might visit LA. The whole idea of LA intrigues me. I might look you up. Keep doing what you do, and stay safe. You ever been to Bad Tölz? I have.
What's up my friend it's been awhile I'm happy to see you keep doing your thing man you f****** love the world I love how you love that s*** man you're just a happy guy and you loved everything and you're always just doing your thing man on the same exact way I don't connect any women today man they're all about the internet and social media and so shallow you'll like very old school man you're good dude who cares if you're single keep doing your thing man if you ever on the Northern East Coast hit me up my friend God bless you
Hey mate I'm loving your coverage very sad to see the state of your beautiful beach area and hope things change for the better stay safe Giv love from Australia
Dude I'm in Seattle this is bullshit it's a piece of shit city because of liberal maniacs!! Portugal decrimalized drugs and not a single homeless person walking around ! And by the way they didn't decrimalize all drugs if you walk around with cocaine you will be probably be arrested. So not all drugs are officially decriminalized!!
I like what you show us. You continue to amaze me with visions of upper class living as well as the underbelly of the city. Quite a contrast. Thank you GIV.
I dont know how anyone would want to live near anything like this ,you got to have a very loving and strong hearth and mind and making a living to be able to afford it ,but when we saw your mom ,she put a lot of love into you ,bless her and you ,you have a lot to give just with being you and your joy and smile ,i live in Canada a few hours north of Vancouver ,i can see it on the news how bad it has become too , i have not went there in years ,but it looks bad on the news and documentaries ..zombies everywhere ..very sad and unacceptable
Yup me 2, I was 17 to 27 in 90s , zero traffic, good old days. Now it turned into a job of its self to commute and have fun , so I stay home 🏡 on weekends all day long and only go out Monday thru Thursday
I love your videos so much whenever I feel down or want to see something new and interesting i go to your page thank you for being amazing and working so hard to get us these videos its truly appreciated and loved!
Absolutely 💯🤗 love ❤ ALL of your videos, but would you please show the street signs more often, so that I can get a better idea of what's where? Thank You. Keep up the good work and God bless.
And thanks for taking us to the art show in the Alley. Those artists need to be discovered and hired to paint murals all over in several counties. Their work is awesome.
Kumpel ist das nicht zu gefährlich, erst recht um die Zeit da? Aramis Merlin hatte schon Respekt bei Tag mal ein Stück in SkidRow rein zu fahren. Ist ja alles gut den Leuten das zu zeigen. Aber achte auf deine Sicherheit mein Freund ok. Michael Jackson Fan André aus Hamburg grüßt Dich.
GIV don’t be so trusting, stay out of those dark alleys! I don’t know how the firemen breathe all that smoke, it is a hazard for them. You got some big ones, scary stuff. You have to show all parts of your city.
Came in the comments to say this, so I’ll second your post. He’s shown younger than we usually get to see him. A great man in the US saga, but surprised to see him in with much more contemporary heroes.
Not sure what is considered good in LA to be honest. Moved there in Jan 2020 and left to Benicia in Mar 2023. Best decision ever: LA is overpriced and overhyped. You either have to make 105K to live in a real good or live in a dump. For 1600 I lived in Van Nuys with roach infestation that was beyond disgusting (non livable conditions) and for 1800 I live in the same sq footage with a beautiful balcony and no roaches.
Im european, and i went to California for the first time last year. And i dont know much about the crime rates and such for every city i visited, but the city i felt most unsafe in, was definitely San Francisco. Which was surprising. After 9-10 PM, the city transformed into something that reminded me of a zombie movie. Homeless and addicts on every inch of the sidewalk for miles.
At 16:03...those 'yellow things in the middle' are called Dagmars......named after a big boobed TV personality in the 1950s. Now, with PC everywhere, they are called something like 'conical lane dividers'.....but I prefer Dagmars.
i dont understand how this is possible in the richest country in the world, like all the money in the world is there, how they can be in that situation if there is jobs and money everywhere wtf
Drugs and no ambition in life is a killer. America is not really wealthy. They just take loans from wealthier Asian and Arab nations and overprint money and use credit. Although America's credit score has dropped so the interest owned to China and Gulf Arab nations have gone up.
@18:50 That’s Iron Eyes Cody. He was an actor famous for Make America Great Again commercial in 1970. You should look him up, a bit of a scandal he is remembered for unfortunately. As always Fantastic Vlog!💙
I have been feeding in Skid Row for 12 years and it's getting so bad. Thank God nothing has happened to us, most people appreciate the help. Thanks for the video. God bless be safe.
Have you ever met Andy Bales? He's the director of the Union Rescue Mission. It's the oldest running mission in America about 150 years... This is how long Skid Row has been there. But, it was just contained in that area. It started during the Gold Rush
This guy: stays up @11-12am for view and likes. Other people: fast asleep or Netflix n chill. Lol, the commitment this man brings to his channel. (Edit) AND he breathed in those toxic fumes from and old building, plastics, metals etc. .. Brave man!
At 18:51 that was Sitting Bull an American Indian a historic person ! Hunkpapa and Holy Man and leader and was of the Lakota T 18:51 ribe. He had a vision of the Battle of Little Big Horn who later was in the Buffalo Bills Wild West show !
Son of a gun I used to work at San Pedro St, and 10th St. with a knitting factory before they moved every thing to China, for cheap labor. After that I got me a job with Southern Pacific in Glendale yard, now is Union Pacific Rail Road. I love Los Angeles with all my heart,
You had me worried going down that alley in skid row! Please be safe! We love your videos!
The drugs make them helpless. Ed Buck preyed on them big time.
If you're from LA, you know Skid Row is spooky during the daytime.
The G.i.V Showing skid Roads of the LA USA 🇺🇸 so sad 😔 the fire 🔥
Stay safe GIB!
Don't think I would of been all that keen in going into that alley either..
awesome! You never disappoint! And yes we appreciate your eye for the unusual, beautiful, and decayed
Breaks my heart seeing the amount of accidental fires that are started on skid Row because they are trying to keep warm and the amount of RV's that go up on and around skid row too. Seen too many watching Zac.
Wow that's amazing. I started watching you at the beginning of pandemic and it's amazing how much you have grown. I remember when you were just trying to get. 50000 subscribers. Then a 100000 man you're killing it. God-bless you always German I used to live in Long Beach I miss California. Happy Father's Day to you and God-bless all the fathers out there. Stay safe G-man.
Thank you for sharing
Hi Mike 👋 thanks for sharing what happened to the warehouse 🚒🔥 that's a shame 😔. You take care 🙏😎
One of two scenarios when fire hits vacant buildings.
1. Homeless person set fire for warmth/cooking/smoking drugs etc.
2. Arson due to the fact that no one will lease the space and the owner still has to pay taxes.
They could also be lighting their farts 😂
@@hughbetcha436 When you're down and out and cold, anything is possible.
Did anyone notice how he used that guy's music in the tent to bring in his own trap beat? That's talent right there.
You always make the most interesting videos. You go places I would otherwise never see, because I would never go there... LOL
Sad state for the homeless in the entire US. Some states don’t bother offering the help they may need. You can offer help to these people but you can’t make them take it. Unfortunately. These people really need help. They just don’t want it.
Great video GIV ,Thank You. A little off topic but between the fire smoke and the normal excessive smog that covers that area it's No Wonder that You people DON'T see the Aliens flying around. You Take Care and Stay Safe
❤ FROM Washington State !
What an ugly place😢😞😖.. sad at the same time….. when will it end?…when will somebody do something about it😢
Be careful Mike. Like the song says, "the freaks come out at night!". It's true in NYC where I live so it must be true in LA. Mental health issues are at a record high these days. Stay healthy and be safe.
AMEN 🙏
The most shocking part of moving to san diego from new york was how the homeless people go to sleep here at night, for the most part...during the day it's 10x worse.
Seek help
Back in 1995, I worked on a movie filmed in Skid Row ("Flashfire", with Billy Zane and Louis Gossett Jr), and the area was a shithole even back then, with cardboard condos filling the sidewalks after dark. The homeless would grab a cup of water and a newspaper, and clean your windshield for a couple of dollars. When they earned enough, they'd score some crack cocaine and go smoke it, then repeat as necessary. Many of the faces showed no soul, and the haunted owners would break your heart as they endlessly walked through their meaningless lives, as if waiting for the gift of death. All these years later, I'm still haunted by the memories.
The saddest thing I ever saw was a woman about my mother's age laying in a building entranceway in Pasadena drinking a bottle of booze, it just got to me. I still have that image in my head 5 years later.
Skid row has been around since the 1930's, only half born in California, a variety of races represented (white, black, hispanicm asian, native american), 5% foreign born. I was surprised to discover this.
wow Thanks for sharing. just found the movie here on yt and queued it up
They absolutely need to hear that there is hope. And only in Jesus will they find it. They need to hear the Gospel. Where are the Saints?
10 years ago, I worked in an L.A. County park in a sports office on weekends. Sometimes I would have to call 911 about disruptive homeless persons. The dispatch would ask me for the approximate age and race of the person...a couple times I genuinely could not figure out if the person was white, hispanic or black because their skin was so weathered.
Why is this better coverage than all of a suit-wearing media combined paid to this event? This guy puts in some work. ❤💯
Because (as you probably already realise) the media are not there to inform people, they are there to spread political and corporate propaganda and keep people misinformed on important issues
Geez your brave going down those creepy alleys! I'm glad no one was hurt,be careful!❤
what do you mean hurt
Mr. GIV, you document life in LA very well. It is almost as though I never left. Thanks!
Hello from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park Mr German 🏞️😎🌄
Agreed.
I will never go back!
I live in Orange County - I'm wondering when Irvine becomes another Los Angeles...Homeless and crime.
@@glidercoachpeace and less traffic 😂 which also means GIV can get to locations quicker.
lol same bro
Ed Buck haunted this area. He is in State Prison but there are thousands more like him.
40 years and it's a thousand times worse. My daughter and I would go twice a week to the flower district for her shop. It was crazy at 2 am then, I always went armed after she was followed to her van and hassled by a crazy homeless person telling her he would kill her if she didn't give him money. Glad everyone is safe.
I took the last ride on the old bridge it was always mellow. Now with the new one it's crazy and distractive. Thanks for the brave sharing GIV the real uncut trusted reporter.
Go to walk and make video to 4 a.m. hour when all citenzens sleep very deep..Mike show us a hotel inside,luxury restaurante.. .😊😊😊ok?
I spent half my childhood in LA going back and forth going from there to Georgia.
it's horrible to see where I was born.
I had my first 3 kids in Long Beach and Compton.
I just wanna cry. Seeing the Flower
district
That's how I feel about my home too. So much had changed for the worse.
yep. it's a shithole
No need to travel, Georgia has huge homeless problems, and violence. I know. I have seen much of it, and not just Atlanta
It was most definitely not this bad in LA before.
It’s terrible & sad 😔
I wonder why the major cities in the US all ran by liberals are the worst in crime & poverty, no amount of gun control will help, criminals don’t follow the law anyway!
No cars just flower shops selling who knows what and no open buzzlng shops full of life. Newsome is a disgrace along with fancy Nancy. They are the ones whom seem to be perpetrating this sad display of human degradation. Must be sad to look at that after growing up around there.
Looks just like Seattle, Portland OR, San Francisco, Philadelphia, parts of Boston, NYC, DC, and so many other American cities.
This country is circling the drain.
GIV thank you for showing us true facts!!! You Rock!!! Stay Safe my friend always!!!😊💕
I'm a fan of your videos. You show reality and the truth.
I can’t believe what I’m seeing here. This is just sad. Be safe my German friend. Thank you for sharing.😊
Oh Wow..... fires are scary. Thank you Mike for sharing. You be careful out there at night.
Thank goodness nobody was hurt the smoke could do a person in just as much as fire respect to all firefighters great vlog Mike.
Stay safe GIV.
We need the GIV alive and well in our lives.
Thanks Mike for all you bring us but be careful and think of your safety first!!!!!!!
Whewwwwwwwwwwww, I bet the sound of all of those fire engines, were loud!!!
Mike, I swear, you always are right in the middle of some type of something, mostly good and sometimes, dangerous!!!!
U really should get paid for the pictures that you take!!!
Looks like the news channels would welcome pics like this and pay u to get out there, take them and send them to the news station!
Hard to believe that the city of Los Angeles wouldn't want to build housing for these homeless people, if nothing else, just to clean up their streets.
It's hard to picture Los Angeles without the homeless being on the streets, literallly!
It's very very sad and it make you ashamed of our country who sends all kind of money to foreign countries but they don't give a shite about their people who are in need, it's pathetic and very very sad!!!!
A+ content Mike as usual. You are brave riding around in the dark city were the weirdos are. Thank god the homeless are bedded down that early
Good video always appreciated for allowing me to tag along in your many adventures
I don't think anyone has any intention on going at 1am unless they are homeless or making a damn video for YT. Your luck will run out one day if you keep going to these homeless areas. People know what LA is now. Even people in China have seen these videos of Skid Row, Tenderloin in SF and Kensington in Philly. They just laugh and shake their heads.
A excellent job on this video! A flower shop open till midnight that's cool. Amazing footage with the fire truck's. Sure is a sad situation with the homeless, I wish them Luv&Peace. Hope the powers that be help in finding a way of helping all! Appreciate your efforts and quality content thanks GIV Cheers to continued success friend!🙂🤝🏼✌🏼
Yeah, there are businesses that are open at all hours. I go to this Mexican bakery that is open very late on Friday and Saturday. They used to open 24/7 on weekends but Covid changed that. I loved to be able and by Mexican pastries at 3 am. Sometimes you would get freshly baked goods at that hour. The smell of freshly baked bread was wonderful and just made me hungrier.
@@mrxman581 Wow that's just so very cool! Appreciate you sharing that. I live 50klm from the nearest town now. But I know that awesome smell of fresh baked goods as a kid my Father was a Baker in Vancouver B.C lol he smelled awesome when he would come home. Lol always brought me things ...my favorite was just made glazed donuts & croissants. Ty luv&peace 🤝✌💫
@@1SeanBond That's awesome. Lucky kid.
Great video as usual! So sad to see what democrats are doing to the beautiful cities. 😢
I love the music and haven't seen you in awhile. Very skillful camera work as well. I do not miss Los Angeles but this is not a Los Angeles problem. This is a United States of America problem .. really nobody has the answer. It's very scary and it's not going away.
Not until somebody really passionately wants to address all the factors not just select which ones they feel are the most important People talk about the administration sending millions billions to ....but there's millions , billions being wasted right here in this country , in this very state where I am. Right now people cannot afford their rent or get health insurance.
the governor has spent millions upon millions of dollars .........
for a project ..his so called belief that he won't back down from.
this country's in trouble Keep doing what you're doing
Glad no one was hurt. TY GIV for being dedicated to bringing us to the up close action!
Thanks to the sanctuary state dumbfu#&s no law and order. They and their family will pay with a little payback
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He’s a goofy man whats does he do exactly? That’s right nothing at all
When I was younger, my dream was to move to California, but that dream is long gone.....
when I was younger, my dream was to be a cop, but that dream is long gone....
@@TheMainNeshew1I was born and raised in Skid Row. It is an amazing place to be! I still live here as we speak! We need more tourists here!
@@GabrielAlcala956 With all due respect, I do not think the Skid Row is my next tourist destination.... unless you want to live in a tent.
@@stephandrighes8802 EXCUUUUUUSE MEEEEEEEE!?
Lots of great places in California other than Los Angeles. Southern California is huge
Thanks for showing this to us! As a single female it’s not usually safe for me to go to this area even though I live nearby so thanks for bringing me the action! I love downtown Los Angeles and all the history. So sad that we still have such a problem with homelessness and fires.
Be careful.
You showed the scary, dangerous, mean streets of L.A. Being a big guy probably kept
you from being jumped in the night and getting you scooter stolen! Be very careful out there!
Your a gutsy man GIV. And to think your governor want's to be president. Hell why not spread the tragedy of failed policy from Covid to criminal reforms. A true dystopia Cali has become, which is terribly sad for homeless victims and natives alike.
Love this video GIV! The background music early on was very cool! It is almost mystical seeing parts of the city at night -- in a sense, "otherworldly"!!! MEGA KUDOS!! 👍❤🌆🌌
I remember years ago, my buddy, his cousin, and I got stranded nearby skid row without realizing it. We only realized we were there when daylight broke. It was a sad sad sight to see.
Hey, I had the fence built at the 13 second mark. We put it up a few months ago and it’s already covered with graffiti. We are supposed to remove all that in the next months to come.
18:51 Tatanka-Iyotanka, Chief of the Sioux Nation, better known as Sitting Bull.
Life in LA. Just be careful down there. Those dogs looked friendly.
NEXT TIME ASK GOOGLE WHERE ARE YOU & THEN COPY & PASTE IT & SENDS IT TO YOURSELF ! YOU WON'T LOOSE YOUR VEHICLE UNLESS IT GETS TOWED
I've been lurking around here as a sub for years. I enjoy your videos and your channel. Your content is often spontaneous and raw. No fancy editing, no drones, no music, just pictures and video documenting the second largest city in America. From the looks of it, DTLA is at once vibrant and depressing, art mixed with poverty and degradation. Filth and chaos next to glamor and that "new building," yet another example of the wealth of the city. Some of the other RUclipsrs I follow, many of whom you have collaborated with, come off as pretentious and wordy, or like braggarts. Not you.
You have a gift, man, that keeps on giving. One day I might visit LA. The whole idea of LA intrigues me. I might look you up. Keep doing what you do, and stay safe.
You ever been to Bad Tölz? I have.
He's the best! He's always real. Hope he gets a million subs or subcribes as he posts someday.
the most pretentious and wordy comment praising a youtuber for not being pretentious and wordy :D
@@theaterinafire not my comment! My comment was short
Anyone else think the other RUclipsrs snubbed GIV when he collabbed with them a few videos ago at Venice Beach?
No fancy editing? Well how did the Doors Album Cover just appear...ah ha
Find your nurse and then hold onto her 😂 classic GiV blooper
Anyone let him know a nurse and a muse aren’t always the same?
Just loaded flower carts by myself with forklift in Vernon California. Holland flower market.loaded cactus plants in Vista California.
Thank you for the great content.
The smokey photos look very atmospheric. Great video showing off the under belly of LA. 2x👍
Excellent video by the GIV. I really enjoy the nighttime filming.
What's up my friend it's been awhile I'm happy to see you keep doing your thing man you f****** love the world I love how you love that s*** man you're just a happy guy and you loved everything and you're always just doing your thing man on the same exact way I don't connect any women today man they're all about the internet and social media and so shallow you'll like very old school man you're good dude who cares if you're single keep doing your thing man if you ever on the Northern East Coast hit me up my friend God bless you
Hey mate I'm loving your coverage very sad to see the state of your beautiful beach area and hope things change for the better stay safe Giv love from Australia
California climate was once a blessing, now it's a curse.
Downtown LA the worlds biggest open air insane asylum.
“Don’t go here”
*goes there himself*
I just watched a documentary about Seattle, just as bad because they decriminalized drugs.
Rhode Island has a really great rehab program.
Dude I'm in Seattle this is bullshit it's a piece of shit city because of liberal maniacs!! Portugal decrimalized drugs and not a single homeless person walking around ! And by the way they didn't decrimalize all drugs if you walk around with cocaine you will be probably be arrested. So not all drugs are officially decriminalized!!
So many sad stories in that video! Thanks for taking the risk to bring the video to us.
I like what you show us. You continue to amaze me with visions of upper class living as well as the underbelly of the city. Quite a contrast. Thank you GIV.
It's rough out there, German. Thanks for the videos.
I dont know how anyone would want to live near anything like this ,you got to have a very loving and strong hearth and mind and making a living to be able to afford it ,but when we saw your mom ,she put a lot of love into you ,bless her and you ,you have a lot to give just with being you and your joy and smile ,i live in Canada a few hours north of Vancouver ,i can see it on the news how bad it has become too , i have not went there in years ,but it looks bad on the news and documentaries ..zombies everywhere ..very sad and unacceptable
Why would they camp there and not in front of judges and politicians homes ?
I use to love driving around at night in the 90’s. You always spark that adventure bug when you do these wonderful kind of videos.
Yup me 2, I was 17 to 27 in 90s , zero traffic, good old days. Now it turned into a job of its self to commute and have fun , so I stay home 🏡 on weekends all day long and only go out Monday thru Thursday
I just posted a similar comment.👍
Everyone is poor there. But they have money to waste on spray paint to vandalize the neighborhood?
WOW! You are one brave one GIV! This video was interesting! Sad to see skid row! No one should have to live like that!
I love your videos so much whenever I feel down or want to see something new and interesting i go to your page thank you for being amazing and working so hard to get us these videos its truly appreciated and loved!
Are you OK, why are you feeling down?
Excellent video please please take care
Absolutely 💯🤗 love ❤ ALL of your videos, but would you please show the street signs more often, so that I can get a better idea of what's where? Thank You.
Keep up the good work and God bless.
2:44 San Pedro street
i love what voting far left woke democrats have done lol. its an amazing utopia now.
All those sleeping rough, absolutely heartbreaking.
And thanks for taking us to the art show in the Alley. Those artists need to be discovered and hired to paint murals all over in several counties. Their work is awesome.
Mike your safety is more important than the creation of a video. Please don't go to dangerous places at dangerous times.
Kumpel ist das nicht zu gefährlich, erst recht um die Zeit da? Aramis Merlin hatte schon Respekt bei Tag mal ein Stück in SkidRow rein zu fahren. Ist ja alles gut den Leuten das zu zeigen. Aber achte auf deine Sicherheit mein Freund ok. Michael Jackson Fan André aus Hamburg grüßt Dich.
imagine being a german in skid row
Homelessness is the City’s new growth industry. It’s getting worse by design.
GIV don’t be so trusting, stay out of those dark alleys! I don’t know how the firemen breathe all that smoke, it is a hazard for them. You got some big ones, scary stuff. You have to show all parts of your city.
I always love your vlogs . Especially your slice of L.A. life at night. Mister ,you.rock
18:51 is Sitting Bull ♥️ Thank you for sharing the art. Stay safe out there.
Came in the comments to say this, so I’ll second your post. He’s shown younger than we usually get to see him. A great man in the US saga, but surprised to see him in with much more contemporary heroes.
Thanks for these videos of 'Hell'. No-one will believe it if they don't see it.
You're brave or nuts or a little of both ;)
I came to VB to see you yesterday. You coming back there soon?
Seeing this reminds me of the true Los Angeles of BLADE RUNNER......
Great vid, dude 👌 well put together!! Loved the art near the end.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ & I luv your urban photography🎥📸
I hope you carry something for self defence. Being by yourself in these areas is a worry😬
Don't let me have to tell you why that beautiful flower shop is open all night.
As an Angelino, thanks so much for covering so much of what LA is, the good, the bad, and the ugly!
I will cover it for you in one simple word Crapfornia
Not sure what is considered good in LA to be honest. Moved there in Jan 2020 and left to Benicia in Mar 2023. Best decision ever: LA is overpriced and overhyped. You either have to make 105K to live in a real good or live in a dump. For 1600 I lived in Van Nuys with roach infestation that was beyond disgusting (non livable conditions) and for 1800 I live in the same sq footage with a beautiful balcony and no roaches.
Im european, and i went to California for the first time last year. And i dont know much about the crime rates and such for every city i visited, but the city i felt most unsafe in, was definitely San Francisco. Which was surprising. After 9-10 PM, the city transformed into something that reminded me of a zombie movie. Homeless and addicts on every inch of the sidewalk for miles.
I’m the first thumbs up!! Hi German in Venice you’re awesome when are you going to do a live? I want to be your first super hat🙏🙏🌲😇🐶💙🐈💜💫🏡🌸thank giv
Good brother, report everything, people have to see what’s going on in there’re communities
At 16:03...those 'yellow things in the middle' are called Dagmars......named after a big boobed TV personality in the 1950s. Now, with PC everywhere, they are called something like 'conical lane dividers'.....but I prefer Dagmars.
i dont understand how this is possible in the richest country in the world, like all the money in the world is there, how they can be in that situation if there is jobs and money everywhere wtf
Drugs and no ambition in life is a killer. America is not really wealthy. They just take loans from wealthier Asian and Arab nations and overprint money and use credit. Although America's credit score has dropped so the interest owned to China and Gulf Arab nations have gone up.
"make America great again"
Save THE WHALES! SAVE THE DOGS SAVE THE BUTTERFLIES
@@victoriafisher6934 save yourself
End stage capitalism
@18:50 That’s Iron Eyes Cody.
He was an actor famous for Make America Great Again commercial in 1970.
You should look him up, a bit of a scandal he is remembered for unfortunately.
As always Fantastic Vlog!💙
Your late night videos are awesome! Thank you😃
Think you should take Gavin and Nancy on a tour of there beautiful City
I have been feeding in Skid Row for 12 years and it's getting so bad. Thank God nothing has happened to us, most people appreciate the help. Thanks for the video. God bless be safe.
Why do you think it's getting so bad?
@@adamclark9004 Starts with D
@@RichSmithson and ends with an -emocrats
@@adamclark9004 😂😂😂
Have you ever met Andy Bales? He's the director of the Union Rescue Mission. It's the oldest running mission in America about 150 years... This is how long Skid Row has been there. But, it was just contained in that area. It started during the Gold Rush
This guy: stays up @11-12am for view and likes. Other people: fast asleep or Netflix n chill. Lol, the commitment this man brings to his channel. (Edit) AND he breathed in those toxic fumes from and old building, plastics, metals etc. .. Brave man!
GIV, you take amazing photos! I admire how you see and capture images. You need a gallery showing of your photography!😊
At 18:51 that was Sitting Bull an American Indian a historic person ! Hunkpapa and Holy Man and leader and was of the Lakota T 18:51 ribe. He had a vision of the Battle of Little Big Horn who later was in the Buffalo Bills Wild West show !
Newsom's 28th Amendment should be an edict to remove the homeless from LA streets and use some of the tax dough to treat the addicted and insane.
Love when you cover the slums. Very interesting stuff
My fat cat Ash farted Napalm again, didn't he? Sorry everyone about the fires in and around Skid Row. The cat has......issues.
GIV might be a low key serial killer. Riding around those parts of Los Angeles at that time of night is crazy.
Son of a gun I used to work at San Pedro St, and 10th St. with a knitting factory
before they moved every thing to China, for cheap labor.
After that I got me a job with Southern Pacific in Glendale yard, now is Union Pacific Rail Road.
I love Los Angeles with all my heart,