The Belmont Tunnel

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  • Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
  • Originally filmed for UCLA: NEXT, a project of the UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television, and Digital Media, this portion of the completed project deals with the Belmont Tunnel and the work by community activists to save the tunnel from being destroyed and gentrified by apartment developers in 2004. This film focuses on the historical significance of the yard and the important legacy of the yard for local graffiti artists, while also focusing on the Mexican immigrants and their descendants who played a little-known game called Tarasca on the field in the yard.

Комментарии • 77

  • @youngpedro2165
    @youngpedro2165 4 года назад +51

    every piece of Los Angeles history is being lost to gentrification and development. RIP OLD L.A

    • @benevolent2077
      @benevolent2077 Месяц назад

      gentrified? yes cause all u ghetto latinos made that happen. ONe reason i would never live around u clowns. Living in santa ana hell no

  • @WillKat66
    @WillKat66 4 года назад +11

    Lots of memories, I grew up blocks from Belmont Tunnel. My graffiti practice grounds.

    • @YouCanChangeYourWorldToday
      @YouCanChangeYourWorldToday 8 месяцев назад

      My grandmother lived right there on Toluca St on that hill where that bridge is at across the street from the Belmont Tunnel. 1960’s-2010.

  • @Cyesloks67
    @Cyesloks67 2 года назад +2

    There will never be another place like Belmont Tunnel, I used ride the bus from South Central to kick it there with the Homies this brings lot memories back.

  • @robserrano8971
    @robserrano8971 8 месяцев назад +2

    The Belmont Tunnel, Sears Yard, LA River nd da infamous Panic Zone along da 10 fwy between CSULA (Cal State LA) nd LAC+USC (General Hospital) were my graffiti playgrounds.

  • @hugotorres93
    @hugotorres93 5 лет назад +11

    They made now apartments so we lost the belmont tunnel.

    • @smoke8406
      @smoke8406 2 года назад

      Whaat are you serious?could u still go visit and see it now?

  • @arielleherrera2579
    @arielleherrera2579 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for uploading this video! I grew up a few blocks away from the tunnel. Good times.

  • @sirpoppinchuck
    @sirpoppinchuck Год назад +2

    My dude Duce TNT,R.T.N!!! Great historic memories at the Belmont!!! “P.Chuck” here R.T.N,S.T.G

  • @donfonceufk1412
    @donfonceufk1412 7 лет назад +12

    Memories..

  • @joslu80eight5
    @joslu80eight5 4 года назад +8

    And now you go to echo park you see the gentrification all the hipster cafe popping up in every corner

    • @kevinchoi5839
      @kevinchoi5839 7 месяцев назад

      It’s depressing as fuck
      A few months ago ms donut on glendale blvd closed down sadly
      Its sad to see alot of mom and pop shops in echo park disappear

  • @glare2one3
    @glare2one3 3 года назад +1

    I miss this yard. Mad paint sessions with good friends.

  • @kevinchoi5839
    @kevinchoi5839 7 месяцев назад

    I was too young to have experienced the Belmont tunnels unfortunately
    This was during my preschool/ elementary days
    Its a shame ill never be able to step foot in legendary spots such as the Belmont tunnel, motor yard, old la river, etc
    But at least i could always experience these through film

  • @takinclasico9135
    @takinclasico9135 5 лет назад +10

    Gentrification ...

  • @Lover20k
    @Lover20k 5 лет назад +14

    2019 or am I just alone

  • @glare2one3
    @glare2one3 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this upload. I painted there for years and it's missed very much.

  • @macke5264
    @macke5264 4 года назад +5

    what a fucking shame that its gone...it seems like one of those abandoned graffiti places with an undescribable atmosphere
    in my city berlin theyre also closing down places like this for their new shit apartment buildings...
    i hope i can relive early 2000s and see the old LA in my afterlife lol

  • @alexanimationss
    @alexanimationss 3 года назад +1

    I love how Roy Blair’s graffiti was loosely based off this place I love this history

  • @r9molina1
    @r9molina1 3 года назад +5

    That guy with the face mask was ahead of his time wearing that without coronavirus at that time

  • @Gentepreneur
    @Gentepreneur 8 месяцев назад

    Great memories, HeadHunters bought me slipping once on a Monday morning .. lol

  • @tect777
    @tect777 7 лет назад +8

    TECT ONE...definitely history. but Hex,mear, chaca ,tolse, pale rule these parts..almost cried that face .

  • @clos4140
    @clos4140 2 года назад +1

    I lived two blocks from the tunnel.
    R.I.P BELMONT ( K2STN YARD)
    LA__ALLDAY

  • @lmando4209
    @lmando4209 3 года назад +1

    This is L.A History .. 12/20

  • @mazdogg-2377
    @mazdogg-2377 3 года назад +1

    Iconic landmark...

  • @RayZavala-Chosen
    @RayZavala-Chosen 10 месяцев назад

    I'm from this good, rest in peace LA

  • @chrisswift9197
    @chrisswift9197 4 года назад +3

    POISEONE BSK MOB... GOOD TIMES AT THE BELMONT YARD

  • @goddead3393
    @goddead3393 4 года назад +1

    I'm starting a GoFundMe for duce! Please send all proceeds to me !

  • @sirpoppinchuck
    @sirpoppinchuck Год назад +2

    I truly think this was unnecessary that shows you the respect of Art movements. They could’ve built around it n kept the space as an Art park. They also destroyed L.A. transportation history too the original L.A. Charles cars used to run through there. So 21 years of Graff Mural excellence stopped. That was one of the original historical public Graff Art locations in L.A. They even dismantled the Original Venice Beach pavilion walls. They chopped them down now all we have is tiny walls. I’ve painted at these two historic locations such a sad thing. Seems like people don’t care about hip-hop culture they just want to make money off it but not put money into it. Who really cares about the arts??? Where are the philanthropist for Art???

  • @Was305
    @Was305 8 месяцев назад

    11:24 oiler 🔥🔥🔥

  • @roninred
    @roninred  10 лет назад +2

    An old LA Times story from 1996 on the field: articles.latimes.com/1996-04-11/local/me-57243_1_playing-field

  • @PS1COS1S666
    @PS1COS1S666 3 года назад

    This completely saddened me when I found out.

  • @hoodvisualstv
    @hoodvisualstv 2 года назад +1

    Anyone 2022???

  • @youski9379
    @youski9379 2 года назад +1

    Duce!!! 🙌🙌🙌

  • @mobbties642
    @mobbties642 3 года назад +2

    2021

  • @GTEZI
    @GTEZI 5 лет назад

    Dang I was 8 when this was posted...

  • @kyledrywallpuncherpro135
    @kyledrywallpuncherpro135 4 года назад +1

    Damn that's depressing..sadly "petitions" don't fucking do anything... Especially when money is involved... Petitions don't stop money. That's just the way it is..

  • @christiferschmuck5691
    @christiferschmuck5691 5 лет назад +2

    Is Belmont still there

    • @GTEZI
      @GTEZI 5 лет назад +1

      Nope 😭😭😭

    • @elhuero2532
      @elhuero2532 3 года назад

      Belmont High school?

    • @salgalvan7450
      @salgalvan7450 3 года назад +3

      They built apartments on property but if you go to the back of the building you can see where the opening of the tunnel was….

  • @the.dazerok.losangeles
    @the.dazerok.losangeles Год назад

    any way to get a copy of this?

  • @carolinesteinberg220
    @carolinesteinberg220 2 года назад +1

    I HOPE ITS STILL THERE

  • @jabaonelsn5771
    @jabaonelsn5771 5 лет назад +1

    Rite on. So is it still there or a development?

    • @poxxe
      @poxxe 5 лет назад +2

      Long gone.

    • @GTEZI
      @GTEZI 5 лет назад +1

      My dad went there and did graffiti...now it's long gone but I'm kind of used to it because my dad did a graffiti piece in Santa Monica beach and it said kozmoe but also long gone

    • @glare2one3
      @glare2one3 3 года назад

      @@GTEZI did your dad stay on Alvarado??

  • @Johnny-fz3mv
    @Johnny-fz3mv Год назад +1

    Where’s this tunnel

  • @Lucyfer-ek4zp
    @Lucyfer-ek4zp 5 месяцев назад

    **************SA'DK******ALL DAY*****

  • @christiancarranza3824
    @christiancarranza3824 4 года назад +2

    Look what LA done to this place, should been a museum of the Pacific Electric yard not trash and graffiti, with smell of piss, get these people out of here ,first subway in LA of the PE should been a landmark

    • @sb-qw9mb
      @sb-qw9mb 3 года назад

      you are a clown