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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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'm new to your channel and really enjoying your content, you are a genuine nice guy Mike and very real it's refreshing and I look forward to more of your videos ,cheers from Australia 👍
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
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!! 👍❤🌆🌌
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.
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.
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!
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
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 on the scene, thank you for taking us with. And the comment you made about not having family, etc... WE are your family, friend, girl friend, boy friend, cousin, sister, brother, best friend! on and on and on, all love : ))
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.
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 UA-camrs 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.
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
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
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!
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.
Really appreciate your content. It’s great to see real video of what’s happening in the area, especially at different times of the day. People who live around the area have concerns that those don’t see it don’t understand and stuff like this helps.
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 🤝✌💫
When I was around 6 or 7 my father used to work downtown LA right where you are. Skid row was there then as well. You are very brave to go there at night. I used to go to work with my Dad in the summer once in a while and I used to want him to show me Skid Row. To me it was a sight to see. I couldn't comprehend these people were homeless. They were referred to as bums. Sad situation.
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!!!!
First time on your channel. I love how you mentioned anything related to music. Michael Jackson, Madonna, the doors photo album. That’s so awesome. The art is really cool. Stay safe out there. We appreciate everything you do 🤝
I can’t get over how beautiful skid row is even with all the trash, the buildings are old and they don’t make them that way anymore, if only we could get individual care for the people who inhabit the area,
Thank you for taking us along! I couldn't imagine what it look like at night with the homeless people seems to not be as scary at night as it is in the day, thank u for stringing us along stay safe.
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
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.
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.
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.
LA is what you make of it. As a native Angeleno I appreciate this video. Growing up in LA i would drive around the city in the early morning hours when i couldn't sleep. There was something magical and eerie at the same time. It's no wonder that film noir is so identified with Los Angeles.
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 gotta tell you the last time I was in LA I was sickened to see the masses of homeless people and it was a spitting image of back home in Boston. Hard to put on blinders when it is everywhere. Great service you do Mike bringing us the boots on the ground top stories 👍🏻💪🏻✌🏻🙏🏻❤️Hello Mom in Germany 🇩🇪👋🏻
Remember, all the people moving out STILL want to impose these problems on your neighborhood too. And they're going to start by voting for politicians who push this crap, the same crap that has wrecked so many cities like Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle. Notice that these have all been uber-leftwing for decades and are now in flames. Some of them look like Iraq at the height of war...
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!!
Thank You Mike for risking your health to bring us the current events in the downtown skid row area 🙏🏼❣️🙏🏼 So heartbreaking all the way around! Hopefully California shitsystem will get it together to figure this tragedy out!!! Thanks G.IV. ....Take Care Brother 🙏🏽 God Bless.... I'm thinking of your MOM and, I praying she is WELL 💓🙏🏼💖
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.
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.
You had a movie opportunity to talk about. The white truck the building had War of the Worlds at the top. It always scares me when you go to skid row especially at night.
I was in DTLA last week as we went to Coles for a roast beef sandwich and a couple of beers. I gotta tell you. I parked across the street and counted 15 large piles of human poop right on the sidewalk walking back to the parking lot. The smell of urine was disgusting as well. They need to install a giant drain in the middle of LA and flush it all away. It’s one giant toilet
@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!💙
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
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..
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
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.
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?
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
Geez your brave going down those creepy alleys! I'm glad no one was hurt,be careful!❤
what do you mean hurt
I can’t believe what I’m seeing here. This is just sad. Be safe my German friend. Thank you for sharing.😊
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.
I'm a fan of your videos. You show reality and the truth.
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
GIV thank you for showing us true facts!!! You Rock!!! Stay Safe my friend always!!!😊💕
Thank goodness nobody was hurt the smoke could do a person in just as much as fire respect to all firefighters great vlog Mike.
Oh Wow..... fires are scary. Thank you Mike for sharing. You be careful out there at night.
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.
The smokey photos look very atmospheric. Great video showing off the under belly of LA. 2x👍
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
Stay safe GIV.
We need the GIV alive and well in our lives.
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'm new to your channel and really enjoying your content, you are a genuine nice guy Mike and very real it's refreshing and I look forward to more of your videos ,cheers from Australia 👍
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
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!! 👍❤🌆🌌
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.
WOW! You are one brave one GIV! This video was interesting! Sad to see skid row! No one should have to live like that!
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.
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
awesome! You never disappoint! And yes we appreciate your eye for the unusual, beautiful, and decayed
Thank you for the video German always enjoy your creative work
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.👍
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.
So many sad stories in that video! Thanks for taking the risk to bring the video to us.
GIV on the scene, thank you for taking us with. And the comment you made about not having family, etc... WE are your family, friend, girl friend, boy friend, cousin, sister, brother, best friend! on and on and on, all love : ))
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.
I always love your vlogs . Especially your slice of L.A. life at night. Mister ,you.rock
It's rough out there, German. Thanks for the videos.
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 UA-camrs 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 UA-camrs 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
Thank you for the great content.
Glad to see that no one was hurt in this fire 🔥 and that all the fire fighting crew's were able to get it under control
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
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
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!
Good brother, report everything, people have to see what’s going on in there’re communities
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.
Really appreciate your content. It’s great to see real video of what’s happening in the area, especially at different times of the day. People who live around the area have concerns that those don’t see it don’t understand and stuff like this helps.
Great video! I love it when you inject the history into your videos with pic’s! Awesome!
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.
When I was around 6 or 7 my father used to work downtown LA right where you are. Skid row was there then as well. You are very brave to go there at night. I used to go to work with my Dad in the summer once in a while and I used to want him to show me Skid Row. To me it was a sight to see. I couldn't comprehend these people were homeless. They were referred to as bums. Sad situation.
GIV Thank you for always providing your videos. You are awesome and amazing. I will donate as I can, you are incredible.
Your late night videos are awesome! Thank you😃
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!!!!
thanks for taking the time to make this video.... loved it. love the 'real-time' day activities that happen. be safe really enjoy this.
First time on your channel. I love how you mentioned anything related to music. Michael Jackson, Madonna, the doors photo album. That’s so awesome. The art is really cool. Stay safe out there. We appreciate everything you do 🤝
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
I can’t get over how beautiful skid row is even with all the trash, the buildings are old and they don’t make them that way anymore, if only we could get individual care for the people who inhabit the area,
Great atmospheric shots of the Fire and LAFD vehicles,skid row and the stunt drivers heaven the Bridge.Only The GIV can bring this to the world!!
Mike your safety is more important than the creation of a video. Please don't go to dangerous places at dangerous times.
These are my favorite types of video from you. But as much as I enjoy seeing skid row after dark, please be safe!
Thank you for taking us along! I couldn't imagine what it look like at night with the homeless people seems to not be as scary at night as it is in the day, thank u for stringing us along stay safe.
Like many other people, they're asleep.
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
THANK YOU FIRE FIGHTERS ! In America ! ! We need you
All those sleeping rough, absolutely heartbreaking.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ & I luv your urban photography🎥📸
Life in LA. Just be careful down there. Those dogs looked friendly.
GIV, you take amazing photos! I admire how you see and capture images. You need a gallery showing of your photography!😊
Excellent video by the GIV. I really enjoy the nighttime filming.
Ed Buck haunted this area. He is in State Prison but there are thousands more like him.
Exceptional coverage Mike
Never would have known...🤔
NOW I KNOW....🙂
THANK YOU.....
A beautiful, gritty video. Thank you GIV.
Great vid, dude 👌 well put together!! Loved the art near the end.
Definitely risking your safety to bring us this. I live in Ohio so I don't see anything like this. Thanks for another great one GIV ❤
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
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.
Love when you cover the slums. Very interesting stuff
Thank you for videos I really enjoy them…PS may God watch over you in those dangerous areas….🙏❤️🥳
❤adoro!! Sou do Rio De Janeiro,Brasil.
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.
Keep rolling, your videos are like therapy. Looking forward for videos from Germany
Thank goodness you’re driving. Be safe and strong while out and about. Enjoy your videos. 🌎❤️😊
Thank you for your excellent video!!! Great to see all these events from your perspective!!!!
Thank you GIV for taking us to such a dark place. I’m glad you stayed safe and off out the alleys, your safety is always #1
LA is what you make of it. As a native Angeleno I appreciate this video. Growing up in LA i would drive around the city in the early morning hours when i couldn't sleep. There was something magical and eerie at the same time. It's no wonder that film noir is so identified with Los Angeles.
Hi Mike 👋 thanks for sharing what happened to the warehouse 🚒🔥 that's a shame 😔. You take care 🙏😎
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 gotta tell you the last time I was in LA I was sickened to see the masses of homeless people and it was a spitting image of back home in Boston. Hard to put on blinders when it is everywhere. Great service you do Mike bringing us the boots on the ground top stories 👍🏻💪🏻✌🏻🙏🏻❤️Hello Mom in Germany 🇩🇪👋🏻
Funny how the most ‘progressive’ cities seem to be regressing into degradation.
No, Boston has nothing like that, Homeless yes, skid rows like that. Noteven close .
@@tnickknight MASS & CASS
Remember, all the people moving out STILL want to impose these problems on your neighborhood too. And they're going to start by voting for politicians who push this crap, the same crap that has wrecked so many cities like Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle. Notice that these have all been uber-leftwing for decades and are now in flames. Some of them look like Iraq at the height of war...
@@charlesbronson5235 New England should be, they top the rankings in almost every positive measure,
Thank you for your report
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!!
That was alot of firefighters and engines. Thanks for the video and stay safe!
Glad to hear no one got hurt
Thank You Mike for risking your health to bring us the current events in the downtown skid row area 🙏🏼❣️🙏🏼 So heartbreaking all the way around! Hopefully California shitsystem will get it together to figure this tragedy out!!! Thanks G.IV. ....Take Care Brother 🙏🏽 God Bless.... I'm thinking of your MOM and, I praying she is WELL 💓🙏🏼💖
People need to take personal responsibility and stop abusing alcohol and strong drugs like meth.
@@aegisreflector1239I think people need to stop voting for policies that allow and enable people to do those things. Think about it.
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.
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.
You had a movie opportunity to talk about. The white truck the building had War of the Worlds at the top. It always scares me when you go to skid row especially at night.
I was in DTLA last week as we went to Coles for a roast beef sandwich and a couple of beers. I gotta tell you. I parked across the street and counted 15 large piles of human poop right on the sidewalk walking back to the parking lot. The smell of urine was disgusting as well. They need to install a giant drain in the middle of LA and flush it all away. It’s one giant toilet
Love your videos, thank you for taking the time to FaceTime me with my son I was starstruck and lost for words. Thanks again buddy. 👍
GIV might be a low key serial killer. Riding around those parts of Los Angeles at that time of night is crazy.
Thank you for sharing very interesting stuff but so sad when you see so many people in ⛺🥺
“Don’t go here”
*goes there himself*
@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’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
thank you for posting these videos ,this shows california in a differant light ,to sad