Visiting with Huell Howser; L.A. Storm Drains 1994-98

[@carl798904]

I grew up in Highland Park, ca in the 90s.We never went down to the tunnels because that was gang territory. I always wanted to see them myself. It does trip me out a bit knowing Huell was so close to my house that year, and I can't help wonder what I was doing that day in 1994.Thank you Huell for all your great educational programs R.I.P - you are truly missed!

[@LocoMe4u]

Dam I miss TV looking that good.

[@eon14873]

Im from the UK and part of my vacation in 2002 was a tour around LA. gotta admit that the sight of these channels interested me more than hollywood. why? because of the terminator 2 chase sequence down these channels

[@Somewondude]

hahahaha i think of that movie as well as Grease

[@eon14873]

deathguitrst not grease though!

[@Tempusverum]

California's a great state to live in. Trouble is, most people here stay indoors with their a/c and don't bother exploring!

[@eon14873]

Robert Olin shame on them! cali is amazing! that coast from LA to san fran is stunning

[@toosexyforthenwo]

Huell Hoswer - trying to make California more interesting than it really is.. GOOD JOB he did. R I P

[@sikelol]

California is awesome fuck you

[@toosexyforthenwo]

awesome for morons , and people who just don't give a shit about anybody but themselves...

[@b2rianLS]

+toosexyforthenwo you're right about that second part. we are rather self-centered. however in defense of California's awesomeness- the storm drain system, as well as the freeways, and many other CA innovations, were major achievements of architecture and engineering. it may not be all that interesting to everybody, but the modern world owes a lot to those who built these wonders of the modern world.

[@toosexyforthenwo]

Now figure out traffic

[@Left4d3adfreak1]

+toosexyforthenwo What shitty state are you from?

[@JJ-un2mt]

I remember when I was a child growing up in Temple City Los Angeles during the rainy season and we would look inside of that square wash way during a heavy rain and it was filled up about 2/3, maybe one half and it would really be flowing with brown water and the interesting thing was there were waves. They would come in increments. About every 30 seconds or so another wave would come. They were roughly 12 in high, all white water. A perfect line going across the entire wash. We used to jump over the safety fence so we could throw things inside and watch it float down the river. I remember once we found an old piece of plywood with a hole in it and we tied a rope to it and threw it in and held on to the Rope just to feel the power of that pool. We were wild kids. We have no business so close to that wash way. Once We snuck down there during the dry season and walked around. It was kind of spooky.

[@rollo131]

Wow, I had no idea Huell Howser was a real person. I saw the guy doing him on Comedy Bang Bang and thought it was an original character.

[@stevewadkins8004]

Is that betty boop tag still up ???

[@celestelongway7315]

Storm drains construction........ .uggghh......in Culver City ............OMG.....such a problem for our every day life and commute ..isn't there another way to do this?.....such a profound lack of community outreach or notification.....residents aren't informed or updated....our streets and alleys are torn up for months at a time ....very hazardous!!!

[@LOGICAL1]

The giants built them and we diverted the water for other reasons.

[@ubroberts5541]

Them!!!

[@Mr22thou]

Eee, eee, eee!

[@johntkearns]

I bet someone did work with that knife before they tossed it into the sewer.

[@jonmacdonald5345]

John Kearns putting in Work! putt it in the Dirt!

[@pepino735]

hey!! he liked the devil on the rock..,amazing.

[@Mr22thou]

To quote Huell, "Wow!"

[@bababooey7576]

Styrofoam and urban waterways go hand in hand, unfortunately.