In the 50s and 60s my familywould go to Mcarthur park all the time it was beautiful then. We would also go to the movie theatre across the street. We spent many 4th of Julys at the park watching the fire dept set off fire works from the middle of the lake. How sad it looks now.
@@josemedina1983 yeah I think the last good years for that area was in the early 1970s …In 1965 they opened the border to import voters and to legally rip off the American taxpayer..people knew it was wrong back then but didn’t question it
Your videos relax me idk what it is. Not sure if it’s your narration throughout the vids or the background noises but I always enjoy every second of them
I live in LA and have never been or wanted to go to MacArthur Park! This video is further proof that I’ll never go. LA top brass should be embarrassed by this.
I wanted to visit MacArthur Park but it sadly looks like a total 3rd world dump. 😢. No surprise Langer’s owner is livid, fed up, and wants to his shut his restaurant down. I wonder if his recent meeting with LA mayor Bass will get the area cleaned up?
Exactly. I went to Langer's about 2 months ago on the LA Metro, and the worst by far was that half block walk to the restaurant. The food is still great, but it is getting a little too expensive.
Why would you want to visit MacArthur Park. That whole Westlake neighborhood is an outlier in LA. It’s not representative of the city as a whole. It’s the dirtiest, most homeless infested area in LA next to Skid Row. Saying that, it’s only 10 blocks squared and can just simply be avoided. There are loads of fine areas around the city and not only the rich areas. The creator specifically went here to shine a bad light on Los Angeles. There are plenty of Home Depot’s he could have gone to in more flattering locals.
@@Heathsmusic1Westlake is more than 10 blocks squared. It borders are the 101 FWY, 110 FWY, Olympic, and Hoover. The main problem is the government’s lack of enforcement on crime. It’s a mostly immigrant community and the city obviously turns a blind eye to it because it doesn’t benefit them to do anything about it. It’s never been the safest place, but man has it become awful. In the 80/90s the worst people there were the people selling fake IDs. There was a time when it was being revitalized and then for whatever reason they just gave up on it again and it turned into zombieland. Worst places in LA are definitely Skid Row and McArthur Park.
❤😂 My old stomping grounds, that yoshinoya has been around since 2006 at least.. They cleaned it up, used to have tons of tweekers sleeping in their, and they got the 99 cents only store across the street.. Lots of Motels around MacArthur Park lol.
@@randymoran67Why would you say that? Of course it's not too late..The city is neglectful and needs to take care of the parks. Do some real job creation. Make America Great Again.
@myfavoriteplanet3247 making America great again isn't aligning with Vladimir putin subversive it's junkies weak individuals that use substance as an excuse to deal with the real problems ! As long as their unwilling to quit then the problem will never be solved or go away ! I quit drinking and smoking cold turkey!
Mayor Karen Bass says she needs $22 BILLION to solve the homeless problem. Unbelievable that the city leadership has allowed this to happen to a once great city.
It’s the Hispanics that have turned into a third world black market. Given enough time and liberty those people will turn any sidewalk , park, neighborhood into a decrepit area. It’s like they have carte blanche to do whatever they want. No one holds them to a standard.
The people need to speak up about it and stop being push overs and letting it happen. If the people don't speak up the government or the city won't do shit
LOL. MacArthur Park was always-I mean, ALWAYS-a very bad area. I’ve been an LA native since 1995. MacArthur in the late 90s/2000s was gang-infested, full of drugs, and that’s where young teens went to get their fake IDs and drugs. All these things you see online about LA being a dump-that was always the case; the rent just went up, and businesses couldn’t maintain. The Fashion District-we used to go buy clothes and get out before sunset because the zombies came out. Sunset Strip was FULL of prostitution and gangs. It seemed like things got a little better, but they just swept everything under the rug until it finally blew up. It’s the same bad neighborhoods; they just charge quadruple the rent, open a few Starbucks and shopping plazas, and people move in. The shopping center stays empty because the rent is so high, and it becomes a joke. Vermont and Wilshire, for example, is a dump of a place to rent for a restaurant or business. I can tell you, it has nothing to do with Democrats or Republicans-LA will always be the same. The only difference is, now robbers target people with money, whereas before, it was crime in their own neighborhood.
@@theomegaman218 I see you are on the Red pill, blue pill bandwagon. Both parties are corporate-funded, and all of them are crooks. Stop money in politics, and maybe I’ll take their shit show seriously. We have more chances of both parties combining their strengths and efforts to allow loopholes for money in politics vs them changing anything. You don't just put a republican or Dem and all the homeless disappear. None have talked about a policy on rehab, Jobs to those in need, and metal asylums/hospitals . etc.
I don't remember the homeless this bad though. Maybe we should bring back the gang members and pay them to enforce camping and littering rules. Probably more effective and cheaper than the police.
@@somedude5853 Oh no, I'm good on the gang members, LOL. I think these problems needed to be addressed a long time ago. People nowadays are looking for anything-from drugs, porn addiction, social/gaming addiction-just to get away from the reality that most people are one paycheck away from homelessness. Others are just one medical bill away from bankruptcy. Corporate greed has us picking the blue team or the red team with no actual solution, just fighting each other. Let's not talk about rent prices.
Just took Metro from North Hollywood to McArthur, walked upstairs to Langers, got a couple of #19 and a turkey sandwich to go. Then met my friends at Coliseum for USC CFB game.
The ONLY reason to go to MacArthur Park area is for LANGER'S Deli's iconic #19 pastrami on rye! I work a few blocks east of Alvarado and 7th and the whole area has gone to shit!
Macarthur Park. This is what happens when a nation prioritizes spending billions upon billions on the military and on hundreds of military bases and the MIC, to maintain an empire overseas, but practically nothing on it´s own people. And the worst part is that it´s ok for most Americans. This is what decadence looks like, the downfall is inevitable.
@@randymoran67 Well Randy I don´t know how old you are but as an elderly person I can tell you America wasn´t like this in the past. The boiling frog effect is real.
I dont think LA metro is so bad. I visited the city twice last year and I only used metro and buses. It was a little scary but everything was fine after all; After two weeks I survived the experience and I really recommend!
@@mediaxpuppet cool! I have the same camera. May I ask how you got such good footage on the subway and inside the restaurant? Do you mind sharing what settings did you use? Do you keep on HDR? I want to use mine to film inside more like malls. Do you change your settings a lot depending on your location? PS: I grew up in LA, you are right, MacArthur park looks in really bad shape!
Not sure how you ate at that Yoshinoya. I’ve driven by it and it looks like you might contract something just by eating there. Also, if the outside tables haven’t been cleaned in months, what are their employees even doing?
They gave up on the tables. He said not allowed to go out there. The staff at the store were 100% kind and friendly though. That location is absolutely bizarre so I had to try it. It was decently priced and tasted pretty good. I had never been to a yoshinoya before and this was my first try.
@@mediaxpuppet it’ll be a matter of time before it closes just like the 99 cent store across the street did. I wonder what the insurance is like at that yoshinoya location. Must be insanely high!
@@mediaxpuppet yeah I’m sure a lot of people got harassed through that black metal fence. I’m almost sure some drug deals must’ve gone thru that fence too lol
Back in the 70s me and my cousin were by the lake we made the la times something about hanging out by the lake we used shoot fireworks there ........its a 360 there now Lafayette park up Wilshire a few blocks probably about the same ( bosom buddies tv into)
Oh so you and your cousin were contributors to the beginning of the downfall with your negligence and hooliganism. Thank you for your contribution to this mess.
My old stomping grounds b4 2011, went there for restaurants in the area and to relax away from a W Main St hotel. What is lingers, ooh, you meant Langers? Loved their special fish scrambled eggs plate. Is it still operating? Yoshinoya! I right away recognized the plate. I don't have the same restaurant variety in Oroville, kinda boring for 13yrs, you're making me think of going back! Lol🤣 Crazy McArthur park? Don't try the bathroom there, you'd get super grossed out. Park management said they can do nothing about it.
LA mayor Karen bass turns a blind eye, on Los Angeles drug epidemic in Skid Row and around MacArthur Park. Why? because keeping people homeless and addicted to drugs is a business for politicians. That's how they keep getting more money to supposedly solve this issues in Los Angeles.
12:20m Welcome to "Zombie Park". The alley across from Yoshinoya is the worst. During Covid it was scary to walk around those sidewalk merchants even w/ a mask. Now that Fentanyl has taken over the area all you see are bent over figures half awake who would not care about anyone but themselves. Reminds me of Korn's first video from the early 90s. Don't take it for granted this phenomenon has spread even wider than this region throughout downtown. Levitt Pavillion on Wilshire Blvd. was still hosting all ages summer concerts in the middle of this! Goodbye to Langers Deli, I know the city won't have enough time or put enough effort into dealing with this matter.
I was in L.A last time in 2019. Everything was clean at least in my area. I am really surprised how dirty this city looks. Crazy. Got no tax money to clean it all up ?
@@trainluvrWell, these stations were built 30 years ago so there's that. However, they've held up very well over that time. I'm sure the new stations that will start to come online next year will look more modern. These will remain the classic stations with each having a unique designs and artwork.
I've always heard MacArthur Park is dangerous, but like most places in L.A. it's the most dangers at night. I think you saw what you saw because it was starting to get dark. Doesn't excuse it, I wish it wasn't like that in this city.
LA County District Attorney George Gascon specifically ruined general public safety for the area. It’s sad to see what our home is becoming. We will come back. Believe it. 💜💛
I almost went there during the heateave...nope!!!. I do the blue line out of Long Beach after the (1) PCH from Orange County. I think, Ill do it this weekend. Poor little one, doesn't look to excited, over the smells im Mc Carthur Park
I’ve lived in the SFV all my life and till this day I really wish they would expand the redline instead of the end point of North Hollywood and go even further to oh I dunno let’s say the Metrolink station in Sylmar. Public transportation in LA sux lol
Doesn’t compare. Depends on the line too, but people here prefer driving. With the upticks in crime and deaths at or near metro stations, more people are probably deciding it ain’t worth the risk. There are weeks where it seems multiple crimes are posted about on Reddit all located at or surrounding a metro station. Stabbing, assault, etc. some are relatively safe, like the gold line. Some are much more chaotic, like the red or blue lines.
I walked around san francisco earlier this year and my takeaway was that it was a city on very hard times, but not irreparably. Like LA not every part of the city is bad but there is an undertone of a bad economy. This, like many videos of SF takes place on a particularly bad part of town.
This is insane. It looks like the worst parts of my thirld-world, south american country. It is kinda sad for the US yet kind of hopeful for my nation lol, we're not that far apart.
Wowee. Thats quite a party. Makes downtown Portland look like Petticoat Junction. People on drugs are probably too zoned out to mess with you tho. I don't think there is solution. People with and without jobs come out west.
![1930s - Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Detroit in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MZ1c-YYInNw/mqdefault.jpg)
Your dogs head just looking around while you are pushing him/her, is golden.
dog has more class and manners then any of the refugees /migrants that inhabit that god forsaken area
@@perrymcmillan2099he’d be on a dinner plate in springfield 🍽️
@@Jeffgordonfan24hesthegoat yeah,what exactly are you boys down yonder doing about your um,latino tourists?
@@perrymcmillan2099 nothing ask sleepy 😂 and soon krupt Khamala
In the 50s and 60s my familywould go to Mcarthur park all the time it was beautiful then. We would also go to the movie theatre across the street. We spent many 4th of Julys at the park watching the fire dept set off fire works from the middle of the lake. How sad it looks now.
It’s changed a lot. I remember well over, 10 years ago it was already starting to get bad. And was
Guaranteed: City is cleaned up for the Olympics then the month after they are over goes right back to where it is now. Like an unsuccessful bandaid
That looks quite the craphole tbh.
Macarthur Park was always a craphole. The only difference is homeless took over, before it was gang infested like like 90s early 2000s.
@@josemedina1983 yeah I think the last good years for that area was in the early 1970s …In 1965 they opened the border to import voters and to legally rip off the American taxpayer..people knew it was wrong back then but didn’t question it
@@josemedina1983still is gang infested. They’re just indoors on the smart phones and walkie talkies
@@josemedina1983There still is gangs there. MS-13 and 18th Street gangs are in that area.
I love your doggy’s head popping in and out of the video. He seemed to enjoy the ride that day.
ridiculous, you can't even walk on the sidewalks.
the informal street economy isn't the main issue imho. it's the mental illness and addiction that needs to be addressed.
The sellers been there since way before all the homeless
You really captured the L. A. City vibe .
What a lovely place for a stroll.
Your videos relax me idk what it is. Not sure if it’s your narration throughout the vids or the background noises but I always enjoy every second of them
The poor puppy in shocked looking at what some humans look forward to the future. Kiss and and hug that puppy please, that was a nightmare.
I live in LA and have never been or wanted to go to MacArthur Park! This video is further proof that I’ll never go. LA top brass should be embarrassed by this.
It’s a crime to continue to allow this to happen
It’s not rocket science like why can’t they just keep three or four cops there at all times?
I wanted to visit MacArthur Park but it sadly looks like a total 3rd world dump. 😢. No surprise Langer’s owner is livid, fed up, and wants to his shut his restaurant down. I wonder if his recent meeting with LA mayor Bass will get the area cleaned up?
Exactly. I went to Langer's about 2 months ago on the LA Metro, and the worst by far was that half block walk to the restaurant. The food is still great, but it is getting a little too expensive.
Ahaha fuck no that meeting didn’t do shit. Like manny in Scarface once said “close the shop mang!!!” 😂
A little job creation. Hire more people to clean that park. It's a beautiful park when it isn't trashed.
Why would you want to visit MacArthur Park. That whole Westlake neighborhood is an outlier in LA. It’s not representative of the city as a whole. It’s the dirtiest, most homeless infested area in LA next to Skid Row. Saying that, it’s only 10 blocks squared and can just simply be avoided. There are loads of fine areas around the city and not only the rich areas. The creator specifically went here to shine a bad light on Los Angeles. There are plenty of Home Depot’s he could have gone to in more flattering locals.
@@Heathsmusic1Westlake is more than 10 blocks squared. It borders are the 101 FWY, 110 FWY, Olympic, and Hoover.
The main problem is the government’s lack of enforcement on crime. It’s a mostly immigrant community and the city obviously turns a blind eye to it because it doesn’t benefit them to do anything about it. It’s never been the safest place, but man has it become awful. In the 80/90s the worst people there were the people selling fake IDs. There was a time when it was being revitalized and then for whatever reason they just gave up on it again and it turned into zombieland. Worst places in LA are definitely Skid Row and McArthur Park.
Looks like a war zone in the 70's that Park was so Beautiful.
I bet your dogo's were glad to be home! Gosh, the park looks sooo bad!
Dear lord LA looks like a dystopian hell hole.
MacArthur park is a particularly awful area of LA.
@@bombaybeach208 There are many awful areas in LA
@@eu9910texas is hell
So is florida
Ghettos by the beach
❤😂 My old stomping grounds, that yoshinoya has been around since 2006 at least.. They cleaned it up, used to have tons of tweekers sleeping in their, and they got the 99 cents only store across the street.. Lots of Motels around MacArthur Park lol.
You don't have to have a war to look you've had a war.
The dog is so freaking cute!!! Just chillen 😊
They need too clean up that park
Too late
@@randymoran67Why would you say that? Of course it's not too late..The city is neglectful and needs to take care of the parks.
Do some real job creation. Make America Great Again.
@myfavoriteplanet3247 making America great again isn't aligning with Vladimir putin subversive it's junkies weak individuals that use substance as an excuse to deal with the real problems ! As long as their unwilling to quit then the problem will never be solved or go away ! I quit drinking and smoking cold turkey!
Mayor Karen Bass says she needs $22 BILLION to solve the homeless problem. Unbelievable that the city leadership has allowed this to happen to a once great city.
Gonna ignore all the previous leadership that caused this too?
22 million is on her bank now. And her team Hera piece that too
I'm sure you could do better
Lot of people seem to gain from this homeless problem. Obviously there is a lot of money to make with fighting these "problems".
homeless industrial complex
LA is one hideous place mayne
LA has turned into a dump
Cancel the fucking Olympics
At this point, its probably the only thing that will make those D-Rats clean up the mess they created..
Don’t worry they will clean this two weeks before the Olympics and then It will go right back to normal
The city needs to fence off the whole park and remove all the homeless, and offer them services. It worked at Echo Park.
It’s the Hispanics that have turned into a third world black market. Given enough time and liberty those people will turn any sidewalk , park, neighborhood into a decrepit area. It’s like they have carte blanche to do whatever they want. No one holds them to a standard.
The people need to speak up about it and stop being push overs and letting it happen. If the people don't speak up the government or the city won't do shit
@@MR.DOGMAN_219Very true, too.
It only worked at Echo Park because the whole area is gentrified. Where were the fences and enforcement in the 80’s,90’s,00’s?
They need to jail everyone using and selling drugs. I’d rather billions go to new prisons then wasted on creating more homeless
LOL. MacArthur Park was always-I mean, ALWAYS-a very bad area. I’ve been an LA native since 1995. MacArthur in the late 90s/2000s was gang-infested, full of drugs, and that’s where young teens went to get their fake IDs and drugs. All these things you see online about LA being a dump-that was always the case; the rent just went up, and businesses couldn’t maintain. The Fashion District-we used to go buy clothes and get out before sunset because the zombies came out. Sunset Strip was FULL of prostitution and gangs. It seemed like things got a little better, but they just swept everything under the rug until it finally blew up. It’s the same bad neighborhoods; they just charge quadruple the rent, open a few Starbucks and shopping plazas, and people move in. The shopping center stays empty because the rent is so high, and it becomes a joke. Vermont and Wilshire, for example, is a dump of a place to rent for a restaurant or business. I can tell you, it has nothing to do with Democrats or Republicans-LA will always be the same. The only difference is, now robbers target people with money, whereas before, it was crime in their own neighborhood.
1995 is when the democrats took over. It was very clean before 95
@@theomegaman218 I see you are on the Red pill, blue pill bandwagon. Both parties are corporate-funded, and all of them are crooks. Stop money in politics, and maybe I’ll take their shit show seriously. We have more chances of both parties combining their strengths and efforts to allow loopholes for money in politics vs them changing anything. You don't just put a republican or Dem and all the homeless disappear. None have talked about a policy on rehab, Jobs to those in need, and metal asylums/hospitals . etc.
I don't remember the homeless this bad though. Maybe we should bring back the gang members and pay them to enforce camping and littering rules. Probably more effective and cheaper than the police.
@@somedude5853 Oh no, I'm good on the gang members, LOL. I think these problems needed to be addressed a long time ago. People nowadays are looking for anything-from drugs, porn addiction, social/gaming addiction-just to get away from the reality that most people are one paycheck away from homelessness. Others are just one medical bill away from bankruptcy. Corporate greed has us picking the blue team or the red team with no actual solution, just fighting each other. Let's not talk about rent prices.
Look what theyve done to that Once Beautiful Historical Park....JUST Disgusting and Heartbreaking😢🥴😮💨
Literally feels like I’m watching the apocalypse rn lolol
Just took Metro from North Hollywood to McArthur, walked upstairs to Langers, got a couple of #19 and a turkey sandwich to go. Then met my friends at Coliseum for USC CFB game.
The ONLY reason to go to MacArthur Park area is for LANGER'S Deli's iconic #19 pastrami on rye! I work a few blocks east of Alvarado and 7th and the whole area has gone to shit!
They may be closing now…LA is becoming SF.
This can't be the MacArthur park Donna Summers used to sing about?! 😮
Macarthur Park. This is what happens when a nation prioritizes spending billions upon billions on the military and on hundreds of military bases and the MIC, to maintain an empire overseas, but practically nothing on it´s own people. And the worst part is that it´s ok for most Americans. This is what decadence looks like, the downfall is inevitable.
It's not even really an empire, which makes it even worse.
And the billions given to illegal aliens
@@SpeccyHorace Yep, it´s a business model.
Where does addiction comes into play it's called responsibility cut the BS
@@randymoran67 Well Randy I don´t know how old you are but as an elderly person I can tell you America wasn´t like this in the past. The boiling frog effect is real.
I dont think LA metro is so bad. I visited the city twice last year and I only used metro and buses. It was a little scary but everything was fine after all; After two weeks I survived the experience and I really recommend!
So far I have survived every trip.
What kind of camera do you use on these? Cool POV!
Gopro 12
@@mediaxpuppet cool! I have the same camera. May I ask how you got such good footage on the subway and inside the restaurant? Do you mind sharing what settings did you use? Do you keep on HDR? I want to use mine to film inside more like malls. Do you change your settings a lot depending on your location?
PS: I grew up in LA, you are right, MacArthur park looks in really bad shape!
Its just auto settings on hypersmooth and horizon leveling. Attached to something on wheels it's going to be smooth right out of the cam.
It really was HOT HOT ! 😡🥵
how to find the dealer? find the guy with the normal posture and expensive shoes standing amongst all the zombies
Wasn’t it cleaned up like 2 years ago. Now it looks worse
I have a video when they first reopened that I just watched again and it's very shameful how it was let go.
Much of the worst of this happened during the 3 years of Covid. It happened in many cities, in many countries.
@mrxman581 There is absolutely a pre covid LA and post covid LA.
from bad to worse
It was nice there in the 90s I used to go there with my fam. No I wouldn't dare stop by
This sure hits different than the Vermont neighborhood walkthroughs.
If you felt unsafe then, you should try walking around Westlake and MacArthur Park late at night.
Gee um.......well your dogs are the best, tc
Not sure how you ate at that Yoshinoya. I’ve driven by it and it looks like you might contract something just by eating there. Also, if the outside tables haven’t been cleaned in months, what are their employees even doing?
They gave up on the tables. He said not allowed to go out there. The staff at the store were 100% kind and friendly though. That location is absolutely bizarre so I had to try it. It was decently priced and tasted pretty good. I had never been to a yoshinoya before and this was my first try.
@@mediaxpuppet What do you mean they aren't allowed to go out there? They can't clean the tables?
@sammorossi he said customers can't go out there. I think they declared it a lost cause. I mean, I can see why.
@@mediaxpuppet it’ll be a matter of time before it closes just like the 99 cent store across the street did. I wonder what the insurance is like at that yoshinoya location. Must be insanely high!
@@mediaxpuppet yeah I’m sure a lot of people got harassed through that black metal fence. I’m almost sure some drug deals must’ve gone thru that fence too lol
Is LA as scary as it looks? It looks dystopian.
No, just a few areas are bad
@@robertjamesonmusicno I work in downtown everywhere is bad, don’t let this liberal fool you.
@@robertjamesonmusic most areas in LA city are bad. There are good areas in LA county.
Depends where you’re at, some places are great others not so great, as long as you use common sense you’ll be alright
Yeah it’s a cesspool of degeneracy and crime. People are used to it now, or grew up in it and don’t realize how bad it has become.
Bro cool Vlog 👍Thanks for showing my home city in Real LA
Back in the 70s me and my cousin were by the lake we made the la times something about hanging out by the lake we used shoot fireworks there ........its a 360 there now Lafayette park up Wilshire a few blocks probably about the same ( bosom buddies tv into)
FYI, saying 360 means it's back the way it was. A full circle. You meant to say 180, meaning the opposite of what it was before.
Oh so you and your cousin were contributors to the beginning of the downfall with your negligence and hooliganism. Thank you for your contribution to this mess.
My old stomping grounds b4 2011, went there for restaurants in the area and to relax away from a W Main St hotel.
What is lingers, ooh, you meant Langers? Loved their special fish scrambled eggs plate. Is it still operating?
Yoshinoya! I right away recognized the plate.
I don't have the same restaurant variety in Oroville, kinda boring for 13yrs, you're making me think of going back! Lol🤣
Crazy McArthur park? Don't try the bathroom there, you'd get super grossed out. Park management said they can do nothing about it.
Oh, how I don’t miss those piss elevators
Does not look like America
Actually it's looking more like it there's homeless everywhere Hawaii Arizona Florida everywhere
Thank your local democrat
@realboltfan if it was a republican they would still addiction but they will speak Russian vladdys bois lmfao
california is its own disgusting thing
@@realboltfanCrime was worse under LAs last red mayor. Try again.
My first video watching and it's very interesting walk through let's continue our Walk...💗
Don’t forget to pack your .357😂 stay safe out there!!
Nice vid!
LA mayor Karen bass turns a blind eye, on Los Angeles drug epidemic in Skid Row and around MacArthur Park. Why? because keeping people homeless and addicted to drugs is a business for politicians. That's how they keep getting more money to supposedly solve this issues in Los Angeles.
She's been the Mayor for less than 2 years. You expect her to wave a wand.
@@Eugene-pt5luI expect her to solve one of the most important issues , 2 years is a lot of time
@@Eugene-pt5lu shes a failure.
🎶Someone left a cake out in the rain… 🎶
Park needs the Echo Park treatment
Exactly but unfortunately the people of the community let it happen. The gentrefyers and hipsters of echo park were quick to shut it down.
Makes no sense in a very rich city and state a city park looks like that in modern times.
Venezuela?! Oh nah my bad that's Cali
Have you been to Venezuela? No
People waiting to get on the metro not waiting for the people coming off. Shows very easy the state of a city
That park always reminds me of the movie Volcano lol
I live 8 minutes away from McArthur park. I stay away at all cost. IYKYN 😢
only 92°f (33°c) hahahaaa you all weak like baby , cheers from indonesia ☀☀🔥
12:20m Welcome to "Zombie Park". The alley across from Yoshinoya is the worst. During Covid it was scary to walk around those sidewalk merchants even w/ a mask. Now that Fentanyl has taken over the area all you see are bent over figures half awake who would not care about anyone but themselves. Reminds me of Korn's first video from the early 90s. Don't take it for granted this phenomenon has spread even wider than this region throughout downtown. Levitt Pavillion on Wilshire Blvd. was still hosting all ages summer concerts in the middle of this! Goodbye to Langers Deli, I know the city won't have enough time or put enough effort into dealing with this matter.
I was in L.A last time in 2019. Everything was clean at least in my area. I am really surprised how dirty this city looks. Crazy. Got no tax money to clean it all up ?
OMG! That place is so ugly and dangerous, even the babies were afraid. 😢
It was once a nice place!
It's always been a bad park/ area since i was born, but it's gotten worse.
The LA Metro stations looked good and clean. Thanks
LOL
Looks dated and uninviting.
@@trainluvrWell, these stations were built 30 years ago so there's that. However, they've held up very well over that time. I'm sure the new stations that will start to come online next year will look more modern. These will remain the classic stations with each having a unique designs and artwork.
Why isn't the city cleaning up the park?
They are going to be redoing the whole park including closing Wilshire Blvd there and joining the two sides into one larger park, I believe.
I've always heard MacArthur Park is dangerous, but like most places in L.A. it's the most dangers at night.
I think you saw what you saw because it was starting to get dark. Doesn't excuse it, I wish it wasn't like that in this city.
It’s that army grade MacArthur heron
LA County District Attorney George Gascon specifically ruined general public safety for the area. It’s sad to see what our home is becoming.
We will come back. Believe it. 💜💛
I almost went there during the heateave...nope!!!. I do the blue line out of Long Beach after the (1) PCH from Orange County.
I think, Ill do it this weekend.
Poor little one, doesn't look to excited, over the smells im Mc Carthur Park
First and foremost, I feel you and your dog would be in danger
Sadly, we are accustomed to this environment.
@mediaxpuppet don't get me wrong, I grew up there, my neighborhood. But still, it be dangerous somedays.
when you come from decapitation and drug smuggling mccarthur park is like bel air.its like the lake is the pacific ocean.
@@perrymcmillan2099 lol was that a shot at all the Central American immigrants in the area?
I’ve lived in the SFV all my life and till this day I really wish they would expand the redline instead of the end point of North Hollywood and go even further to oh I dunno let’s say the Metrolink station in Sylmar.
Public transportation in LA sux lol
It's insane to have some underground system in an earthquake area ....blame st Andreas for it lol
@randymoran67 The system is designed to withstand a 8.2 earthquake give or take.
@Eugene-pt5lu Well so says the engineer who buit it but San Andreas will refute it ( one day ) ask sam Francisco
Where are the people looks empty, not like NYC Subway
Depends on the days . But it’s usually packed but nothing like NYC
Doesn’t compare. Depends on the line too, but people here prefer driving. With the upticks in crime and deaths at or near metro stations, more people are probably deciding it ain’t worth the risk. There are weeks where it seems multiple crimes are posted about on Reddit all located at or surrounding a metro station. Stabbing, assault, etc. some are relatively safe, like the gold line. Some are much more chaotic, like the red or blue lines.
Well they're are recurring stabbings in that station but also in others stations and fatal ones at that. But it gets busy in the weekand
It's because it barely takes you anywhere, LA is more freeway/interstate driven city 🌆
There was also a huge heatwave when he recorded this video
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Last cleaned up for Star trek Picard I reckon. It's amazing spend millions cleaning it up and let it return to a dump twice as bad
I wish here in nyc our subway have some classical music in some stations
It was beautiful in the fifties what a Damm shame
It was in the 90’s . Till the Dems took over
Crazy to see just how dirty and unclean LA looks. Revolting city.
To Mayer Bass have you gone to MacArthur Park 🤔 do you know where its at of course NOT
but you can go to Paris for the Olympics..
Macarthur Park is melting....
Has melted
Bro everything about this video is absurd!, from the little dog looking at urban decay to the restaurant dining outside being closed and the heat wtf
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I haven't ventured to the USA as yet, but LA seems to be a filthy depressing city along with San Francisco.
I walked around san francisco earlier this year and my takeaway was that it was a city on very hard times, but not irreparably. Like LA not every part of the city is bad but there is an undertone of a bad economy. This, like many videos of SF takes place on a particularly bad part of town.
Thats the NON busiest metro i have ever seen!
It’s LA everyone DRIVES!
Yeah, this country is gonna have to come down with some major major enforcement on this drug epidemic
Los Angeles, San Franciso, Oakland, thank you Democrats !!!!
This is insane. It looks like the worst parts of my thirld-world, south american country. It is kinda sad for the US yet kind of hopeful for my nation lol, we're not that far apart.
Why no one to clean the park?!!
Cool Infa riot shirt. I’m a kids of the 80s punks not dead.
Wow that park looks like they are filming the walking dead!
yall lucky this aint the 90s😔i had about 20 hommies killed there
Noticed you went towards 7th street. Go towards 6th street to see the devastating world of drug addiction splayed all over the corner.
Yeah, I brisked past that one alley between 6th and wilshire on the way back. Not a place to have a camera.
I saw heroin heads at MacArthur in 2017-18. Not a new development-- years in the making.
Eazy er said then dunn was filmed here.
Wowee. Thats quite a party. Makes downtown Portland look like Petticoat Junction. People on drugs are probably too zoned out to mess with you tho. I don't think there is solution. People with and without jobs come out west.
No housing. Housing in LA is for investors to mooch off people who actually work. Shelter ranks low on the list.
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One time this was Los Angeles. The capital city of a paradise called California. Now its a dump. Weak men create hard times.
What's with the vendors on the street when you first got off the Metro? Are those mostly stolen items being resold?