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I hope another drive through can be done to see what this looks like now. Im watching and thinking many of this has burned to the ground no walls or greenery. It all looks the same burnt to the ground.
Wow, this is such a gift now to have this video so that everyone can see what this beautiful neighborhood looked like before these tragic fires. Great gift to these homeowners and to us. Thank you, Nick. To all you in L.A., you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Those homes are soooo close together! It's like when one went down none of them had a chance to survive! Deep fullfilling prayers, most people work very hard for their wealth so I am sorry for their pain and loss. Prayers!!
@@LillianeBwire This is an old neighborhood. The median build date of the homes was 1964. They just kept going further and further into the hills and developed a false sense of security - even though dozens of fires in the past could have done this same thing. The landscaping and tree species choices were crazy.
This popped up on my feed and its so sad that this neighborhood is all ashes now. Hoping everyone can get back up on their feet during these hard times 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you Nick. That was like a tribute to the Palisades after the fire. I grew up close to LA, like you. I grew up in Santa Barbara. LA was the most fun place to go and do things. It is so sad, it's going to be so different. Good feelings to you.
Pacific Palisades is where my dad grew up. It used to be middle class back in the 50s and 60s. I’m sharing this video with him! I’m sure he will enjoy it! 😊
@@fofofofo3076 my grandpa bought it for $49,000 back in 1959. I’m sure it’s worth millions now...if it’s still standing and didn’t get bulldozed to make way for a new custom built home.
I have a similar story, but in NYC. My grandad owned a townhouse in the east village when it was a lower middle class neighborhood. Now townhouses goes for a minimum price of 7million
@@HAMID___ isn’t it crazy how much these properties increased in price over the years? Where middle class neighborhoods years later became really ritzy neighborhoods, thus making the homes in those areas skyrocket. Who knew?
The Huntington Palisades neighborhood is (was - it was basically leveled in the fire) positively gorgeous. One home is more beautiful than the next. I am a So Cal native and I would have loved to be able to buy a house in the Huntington Palisades but even though my wife and I make pretty decent money the neighborhood was out of our reach financially. We used to drive through there on occasion and daydream about how nice it would be to live there. My condolences to the residents of PP and Altadena who lost their homes in the fires. My wife and I donated to various charities that are assisting the victims of these devastating fires and I encourage everyone to donate what they can to help all these displaced people. I can’t comprehend what it would be like to lose your home and most of your personal possessions and keepsakes. Best wishes to all those affected.
And why aren't they happy to have it all burn down? Isn't that what they voted for? DEI, climate change, save the smelt, leave the forest virgin, regulate, regulate, it all came true. The politicians delivered! Why aren't they happy?
From Canada, so glad you are posting this again. Thanks for sharing. it is so sad and hard to imagine something so devastating to happen in this piece of heaven for so many people. What a start to a New Year. My thoughts are with everyone who is affected by this.
I can't believe all this is gone. My thoughts and prayers are with you during these challenging times. Losing your home and belongings is an unimaginable hardship, and my heart goes out to each and every one of you during this difficult time. Thank you, Nick for the detailed walk through you provided
Seeing the Halloween decorations just brings the humanity of it all home. Thousands of lives changed forever in a matter of hours. It was such a beautiful place.
2025 - Sorry for your Loss guys with love from London ❤ For those of you lucky enough to not have lost a loved one - it’s only stuff that ends up in a yard sale as soon as you’re dead and even the house becomes a tear down eventually - stuff can be replaced - REAL wealth is health, this too shall pass x
My grandparents built a house there back in the early 1930s when it was "just a neighborhood." I remember my dad selling it in 1979 for $750,000 which was a jaw dropping amount of money. I think the place is probably worth 3 to 5 million now
@@pure-heart3500 Stay out of Los Angeles. It is a nightmare. Best have a lucrative profession, rents here are sky high. The people are rude, it's filthy. He wasn't joking about his 2 hour drive from the coast to downtown. I used to drive from Santa Clarita to downtown (52 miles 1 way), (Santa Clarita to Beverly Hills about 50 miles 1 way depending upon the route), (Santa Clarita to the West Side / Santa Monica, 42 miles 1 way), over the course of 30 years. When I quit, it it took over 2 hours to drive one way and that was leaving the house at 5:45 a.m. I went through a car every 10 years or so. I kept my last one, it has 492,000 miles on it. I purchased new with 6 miles on it. If you love sitting in traffic then you will come to the right place. Oh and if it rains, double that, the entire county is in gridlock. CA has a lot to offer just not LA. Unless you have a healthy inheritance or trust fund.
Similar experience. My parents paid $28,500 for a nice house. After they passed, I sold it for over million. Even in my former profession, I couldn't afford to purchase a home in the neighborhood I grew up in. Not that I wanted to, which is why I sold the house.
@@threetimesfinal1618 Keeping a house in CA isn't cheap. Just maintenance and insurance can cost a pretty penny. If turning into a rental property, one needs to vet extremely carefully otherwise one could lose their shirt. And then some. Not everyone has enough discretionary income to cover those costs.
@@deasvail99 - LA does have a population of 3.8 million, kind busy. People in Europe like their walks, outdoor cafe, their neighbour butcher, baker. LA you need a car for near everything.
@@Xilent1 property taxes in Dallas area is higher than LA. Check the taxes on flower mound multimillion mansions. Usually twice than that of LA mansions
I love to feel like I'm cruising L.A...literally. could you possibly make more? I've never been to California so this is cool,, Your going the perfect speed it feels like I'm driving lol
He does a marvelous job! But don't fool yourself. What it looks like and what it is to live here are two separate and distinct scenarios. Best have a really good job and have the option to be flexible. It's not easy here.
Yeah i wish there was more interacting like interviewing someone going to a mall just drive though feels like i don't want anyone to call the cops on me type stuff.
My sister lived here with her 3 kids back in 70s. It was quaint and affordable back in those days. I sublet a house in the Hollywood Hills in the 80s for like 600.00 a month overlooking the famous Capitol record company and a veiw of Hollywood. What's happened to rents and cost of living nowadays is a crime.
i think there trying to push poorer people out to have rich people only as like to call california the rich state or something i dont exactly know why there raising it as im not from california but i might be going this summer alone to see my uncle my grandmas side lives in california so ill get more of a understanding of wtf is with california
@@ishmael802 and when they get here they cry about the cost of living, traffic, high crime and homeless, low paying jobs and worst school in the nation
This video will be used as a historic reference to what Pacific Palisades looked like before it became ash. The scale of destruction is unbelievable. That small city was left smoldering ruins in hours. Mother Nature is the most powerful force on the planet. Woe to those who provoke her.
Nick, so glad you were able to visit and video the Pacific Palisades before the wildfires. Of course, it is in the news at this time, but most people had never heard of that area or even knew what it looked like. And now, thanks to you, they do.
@@NickJohnson Grew up here also. And that is why I complemented you. Only a true resident can glide like that. Foreigners are so jerky about it, bad on the execution. Anyway great channel. I am home ridden and you are informative as well as entertaining. Thank you for being a professional on the tube.
All lies, Beverly Hills and bel air have the most expensive properties. Pacific palisades have really rich people and it’s not the most expensive neighborhood
@@sab4205 dude, Beverly Hills is in LA county and it is part of the LA metro area, but it is NOT part of the city of Los Angeles. BH is a city in its own right, with its own mayor and government.
The lush vegetation turns dry on those hills and these compact streets are deceptively a fire trap! Any wonder cars blocked the fire trucks moving to fight the fires! Sad!😔
I worked in most of the wealthiest areas of Belair, Brentwood, Hollywood Hills. What makes the Palisades different is that it's a neighborhood instead of a collection of expensive homes. Also it's proximity to the beach and Malibu doesn't hurt. 🤑
There are neighborhoods in Pasadena, La Canada Flintridge, Brentwood, Los Feliz and in the Hollywood Hills which have what amounts to acres of parkland around them. They were mostly built from 1900 until the early 1930s as vacation homes for the wealthy when land was readily available,. They’re usually set way back from the street, have large gated entries and are far more exclusive and exquisitely built by rightfully famous architects. These homes cannot be compared to the ones in Pacific Palisades, which are quite lovely but situated on fairly modest lots. I’ve lived in the Los Angeles area all my life and have studied its more historic architecture for the last twenty years. It has some magnificent estates which have the luxury of privacy and old world elegance and are well worth seeing.
You would be correct. As a very poor Hispanic growing up in OC my dad moved to San Marino and has been living there since 2007. I moved in with him for 4 years and would often take night walks through Pasadena. It was a beautiful time in my life. So quiet, peaceful and beautiful. I remember a particular neighborhood near CalTech having such beautiful homes. It was nice to walk around on an afternoon. Maybe one day I’ll move back when I make millions 😂
Beverly Park has large lots, gated entry & has a much higher $$$/house than the Palisades. Can also try Malibu Colony, LA Country Club (Playboy Mansion, Spelling Estate), Lower Bel Air, etc. Different metrics of $$$/sf of land, $$$/sf of house or $$$/house will yield different results.
@@joelsalmela514 Wrong. That's the big American lie. That way is no longer possible now. The people that live there are either trust fund babies, or those who were lucky enough to be among industry elites and got their 'slice of the pie'.
May have had the ocean view and current celebrities but Laurel Canyon’s boho music history is more magical IMHO. RIP to the people and animals lost in PP.
I've driven through upscale neighborhoods in several different cities...outside of it being in California, it looks pretty much like any other elite neighborhood. Same kind of houses, same society. Makes no difference where it's at, you've seen one rich neighborhood, you've seen 'em all.
@@doctormcgoveran2194 Looks are deceiving. Many of these homes have decent sized lots and the backyards are spectacular. Most were built in the 20's, 30's and 40's and it was way different back then. East coast houses are built differently just due to difference in weather. Palisades doesn't receive any snow . . .
Palm Beach getting new Number 1 Florida Man that they don't want. I'm sorry. My comments seem to be on autopilot lately. I'm such inserting a needed laugh
@@doctormcgoveran2194 Well then, come see for yourself. Have a few realtors give you tours of available homes. Never judge a book by its cover. West coast is extremely different than east coast, as well the South, midwest, the plains, northwest. Every part of the country has something different to offer as well as architecture.
Are all these homes gone now? 😢 very beautuful community, sadly looks like most of the homes are very close together, so if one catches they all go 😢❤🙏 🇦🇺
What a tragedy for the residents. And yet, watching this video, was anyone else blown away by the dense vegetation growing right up to houses in fire county?
South of Malibu is the Pacific Ocean - Pacific Palisades is EAST of Malibu. You've shown a lot of the streets I drove on to get to my doctor's office for the past 30 years - so sad that it is all gone now :(.
Not true. Palisades is the RICHEST. Malibu can get real “ranchy” real fast, and is essentially unincorporated (though it’s a real city). Brentwood, Bel Air, Bev Hills are all a manufactured, manicured “rich”, but none are beach cities; in LA, the beach is WHERE it’s AT, thus Palisades encapsulates all of the above. Calabasas is trash, along with all of the other crap above/along the 101 (Hidden, Agoura, Westlake Village). These cities are scorching during summers, and freezing in winters. In fact, real estate is more “prime” in South central or Compton in comparison. Again, the beach cities or ones nearby is where the real “prime” real estate is, which is saved by the “marina layer” come summertime (Palisades, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Ray, All of South Bay). -born/raised Angelino
Wow. I got lost one night and ended up in this neighborhood. now living on the East Coast, a couple weeks ago, I was thinking about this. so surreal...right before the loss... everything in life can be gone in a flash. Prayers for L.A. 🙏🏼
Let’s just while working in this area for 21 yeas was one the best time in my life. I miss the school children and their parents. I remember when my roof caught fire, and I was out on workers comp. The parents heard about my circumstances. And raised $4500.00 dollars to help me survive until I was able to return to work. Not to mention I was catching the bus 2 hours to work. Anyway. I used that money to myself a used car, .payed some bills, etc. So I’m here today thanking all of my ex-coworkers, friends and family of Pacific Palisades, Ca. Thank You for the best 20 years of my working career. ( Yes, I was very fortunate enough to visit and see inside of some the homes there, and even get to ride in some nice cars). There cultural experiences is to die for. I outdone go on and on about how I love this area but just watch this video and you decide for yourself what my life was like working around such an diverse community.
There are very kind people in the Palisades. I’m glad that you were so well treated and that you have good memories of the time you spent here. You may have seen the t-shirt that was sold in town…”If you are rich, you live in Beverly Hills. If you are famous, you live in Malibu. If you are lucky you live in Pacific Palisades.’ Amen!
You should do Manhattan Beach, more specifically the Hill section in MB. There are some truly rich people there. MB, by medium household income, is consistently ranked top 2 in LA. Very laid back. the mansions are beautiful and you can actually see them :)
I lived in an apt on Highland and had a view from Palos Verdes up to Malibu. On a clear day, we could see Catalina. It was terrific, but the building sold and the new owner wanted our apt so we had to move out. But we walked to Pancho's 4x a week - best Mexican food around!!!
Pacific Palisades will rebuild. This is a tragedy! I pray for all who are affected. It’s so sad to think of all of the people who are now homeless, May God bless you now and always!❤❤
THANK YOU Nick for this short video of California's expensive properties. Nice. I prefer the houses that actually have the view of the ocean from their home.
This is actually sad. You see parked cars but barely any person out on the street, or in the yard, or on the balcony. It's a ghost town. It feels like they don't even (want to) know their neighbors.
@@johndong7524 I was gonna say, that is most of American suburbia lol. So lifeless. At least in this video the homes have character and aren't the same cookie cutter design over and over and over again
8:14 This passed by my Feeds so sad those were burned and vanished turned into ASHES. Thank you so much for the ride i enjoyed watching those spectacular views. Who is here After wildfire?
@Afix spoilt children rule!....charity and stuff sucks..spoilt children are independent and nobody helps them when they need it..the law of the jungle win win...or is it die die?
I just still cannot believe that it all burned. All of it. Literally nothing is left standing that was in this video. It’s insane. It’s like 2.5x the size of Manhattan. That’s absolutely insane.
Just the same way you guys in first world countries have hoarded covid-19 vaccines in the hundreds of millions while we here in Africa get to eat cake😂😂😂😂
Well this is what happens when you work hard and make responsible choices. Don't see what is so heartbreaking about hardworking people having nice homes. Spare me the bleeding heart comeback.
He said that when Sunset intersects with the PCH, you are in the Pacific Palisades. That is erroneous. When you are at that intersection, the Santa Monica pier is right in front of you. And then you get to search for parking. Turn left and the Santa Monica Beach is on the left for a while. Keep driving and after a bit you get to Malibu and Malibu Beach. Roughly across the street from that and way up into the hills is the Pacific palisades. My daughter had three listings up there as she is a real estate agent, (all three of them were burned to the ground), and she was also married at a beautiful property last June in the Pacific Palisades. So sad what has happened to it
A rich neighbourhood but still quite an accessible one. Not too many people live behind closed doors and gates. It's funny because it's just a couple of days before Halloween but could not see any Halloween decorations at all. This looks like a neighbourhood where kids can go trick or treating quite easily. Wonder how many of these houses are still standing now?
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88 PERCENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS WHITE AND YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE?🤡
Heartbreaking !
Sad " turned to ash "
Reaction waiting video before and after
Who is here after the fires? Thanks for keeping a memory documentary for residents. Very sad.😢
Me!!!
Me, can't believe it's sll gone. Tragic. 😢💔💔💔💔💔
Caused by DUMB Liberal leaders.
Me...
Excellent point. I imagine it will be hard for them to watch this for awhile but they will be grateful.
This is when your documenting definitely pays off-you are giving the people who have lost everything a memory.
Sure.
Sending heartfelt greetings from Austria, Europe, to the brave people in California who have lost their homes to wildfires. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during these challenging times. United in humanity, stay strong and hopeful. ❤️
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Anyone here after the wildfire? It's hard to think that things can become nonexistent in a matter of hours.
I hope another drive through can be done to see what this looks like now. Im watching and thinking many of this has burned to the ground no walls or greenery. It all looks the same burnt to the ground.
💔😢 me
That Is the Power of Nature
Dam! If only Superman lives here.
Yep! This world is not my home!
Wow, this is such a gift now to have this video so that everyone can see what this beautiful neighborhood looked like before these tragic fires. Great gift to these homeowners and to us. Thank you, Nick. To all you in L.A., you are in our thoughts and prayers.
@@Sierramist2024 Thank you!💙
Never take where you live for granted it could be gone so fast for whatever reason. Bless us all here on earth .
Those homes are soooo close together! It's like when one went down none of them had a chance to survive! Deep fullfilling prayers, most people work very hard for their wealth so I am sorry for their pain and loss. Prayers!!
@@janeenharrison1953 since the area is prone to fires why not use fireproof for building,?
You would be surprised.
@@LillianeBwire This is an old neighborhood. The median build date of the homes was 1964. They just kept going further and further into the hills and developed a false sense of security - even though dozens of fires in the past could have done this same thing. The landscaping and tree species choices were crazy.
This popped up on my feed and its so sad that this neighborhood is all ashes now. Hoping everyone can get back up on their feet during these hard times 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Same here 😂😂😂😂so I just watch it
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This will be priceless for the many who have lost everything. hard to believe it's gone
Thank you Nick. That was like a tribute to the Palisades after the fire. I grew up close to LA, like you. I grew up in Santa Barbara. LA was the most fun place to go and do things. It is so sad, it's going to be so different. Good feelings to you.
Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this fire. 🕊 Thanks for sharing Nick!
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Hard to think how much of this is ashes now. Pacific Palisades seemed a real community from what I’ve seen. Hope they rise again soon ❤
Pacific Palisades is where my dad grew up. It used to be middle class back in the 50s and 60s. I’m sharing this video with him! I’m sure he will enjoy it! 😊
Wow how much he bought the house in the 50s ??
@@fofofofo3076 my grandpa bought it for $49,000 back in 1959. I’m sure it’s worth millions now...if it’s still standing and didn’t get bulldozed to make way for a new custom built home.
I have a similar story, but in NYC. My grandad owned a townhouse in the east village when it was a lower middle class neighborhood. Now townhouses goes for a minimum price of 7million
@@HAMID___ isn’t it crazy how much these properties increased in price over the years? Where middle class neighborhoods years later became really ritzy neighborhoods, thus making the homes in those areas skyrocket. Who knew?
I guess I was like a block away from it too!
Wow.. very picturesque. Just like a place you would dream of living at. Really sad for all of those people to have lost it all.
The Huntington Palisades neighborhood is (was - it was basically leveled in the fire) positively gorgeous. One home is more beautiful than the next.
I am a So Cal native and I would have loved to be able to buy a house in the Huntington Palisades but even though my wife and I make pretty decent money the neighborhood was out of our reach financially.
We used to drive through there on occasion and daydream about how nice it would be to live there.
My condolences to the residents of PP and Altadena who lost their homes in the fires. My wife and I donated to various charities that are assisting the victims of these devastating fires and I encourage everyone to donate what they can to help all these displaced people. I can’t comprehend what it would be like to lose your home and most of your personal possessions and keepsakes. Best wishes to all those affected.
Wow, the last real, beautiful, pure, clean neighborhood in Los Angeles is gone. So sad and heartbreaking. This is very hard to watch and believe.
What do you mean? These houses didn’t burn down in the fire did they? I thought Palisades didn’t mean this location
And why aren't they happy to have it all burn down? Isn't that what they voted for? DEI, climate change, save the smelt, leave the forest virgin, regulate, regulate, it all came true. The politicians delivered! Why aren't they happy?
@sunheri189 The entire Palisades has burned to ash……
@@sunheri189YES.ALL GONE
Mount Olympus didn't burn down.
LA was truly awesome. The American dream. Met great people out there and so sad to see it gone. Hope everyone will be OK... 💔
From Canada, so glad you are posting this again. Thanks for sharing. it is so sad and hard to imagine something so devastating to happen in this piece of heaven for so many people. What a start to a New Year. My thoughts are with everyone who is affected by this.
I didn't post it again
They thought you posted it again because the name acknowledge the fires @@NickJohnson
I can't believe all this is gone. My thoughts and prayers are with you during these challenging times. Losing your home and belongings is an unimaginable hardship, and my heart goes out to each and every one of you during this difficult time. Thank you, Nick for the detailed walk through you provided
If you did a tour in Bel Air, we’d just be looking at hedges lol
Lol right on
Might just see the Banks Residence
Ha ha ha yeah ! 😆
I can confirm that's all I saw when I was there. Hollywood Blvd was surprisingly weird and gross.
@@dalpz205 Los Angeles is disgusting trust me I live here lol
Seeing the Halloween decorations just brings the humanity of it all home. Thousands of lives changed forever in a matter of hours. It was such a beautiful place.
2025 - Sorry for your Loss guys with love from London ❤
For those of you lucky enough to not have lost a loved one - it’s only stuff that ends up in a yard sale as soon as you’re dead and even the house becomes a tear down eventually - stuff can be replaced - REAL wealth is health, this too shall pass x
Right on point!!
Thank you for letting us know how beautiful it was!
My grandparents built a house there back in the early 1930s when it was "just a neighborhood." I remember my dad selling it in 1979 for $750,000 which was a jaw dropping amount of money. I think the place is probably worth 3 to 5 million now
One of my dream to live and work in California
@@pure-heart3500 Stay out of Los Angeles. It is a nightmare. Best have a lucrative profession, rents here are sky high. The people are rude, it's filthy. He wasn't joking about his 2 hour drive from the coast to downtown. I used to drive from Santa Clarita to downtown (52 miles 1 way), (Santa Clarita to Beverly Hills about 50 miles 1 way depending upon the route), (Santa Clarita to the West Side / Santa Monica, 42 miles 1 way), over the course of 30 years. When I quit, it it took over 2 hours to drive one way and that was leaving the house at 5:45 a.m. I went through a car every 10 years or so. I kept my last one, it has 492,000 miles on it. I purchased new with 6 miles on it. If you love sitting in traffic then you will come to the right place. Oh and if it rains, double that, the entire county is in gridlock. CA has a lot to offer just not LA. Unless you have a healthy inheritance or trust fund.
Similar experience. My parents paid $28,500 for a nice house. After they passed, I sold it for over million. Even in my former profession, I couldn't afford to purchase a home in the neighborhood I grew up in. Not that I wanted to, which is why I sold the house.
Should have kept it
@@threetimesfinal1618 Keeping a house in CA isn't cheap. Just maintenance and insurance can cost a pretty penny. If turning into a rental property, one needs to vet extremely carefully otherwise one could lose their shirt. And then some. Not everyone has enough discretionary income to cover those costs.
Europe is way better sumply because you see people everywhere, they walk. Here, you feel so alone and isolated.
Some people prefer peace and tranquility to overpopulation.
@@deasvail99 - LA does have a population of 3.8 million, kind busy. People in Europe like their walks, outdoor cafe, their neighbour butcher, baker. LA you need a car for near everything.
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I do.
Agreed. It is a horrible sterile place
Coming from the East coast I thought it was going to be Ike that😢I was wrong as I love my walks seeing people
My heart hurts knowing that this whole area is gone.
Devastating.
A excellent video on such a beautiful community 🇺🇸💯👍
This popped up on my feed after the fires. What happend is absolutely heart breaking and devastating. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
Imagine the monthly property tax on these homes.
That's why they move to Texas. That same price gets you the same sq.ft. here anyway
@@Xilent1 it’s not these rich people who move to texas, it’s middle class people LOL
@@Jaylinjamerson True, true. Lol. If I were them I would buy Real Estate in Texas for the middle class since we know they moving there. Lol
@Ann Hanover u mean calfornia ?
@@Xilent1 property taxes in Dallas area is higher than LA. Check the taxes on flower mound multimillion mansions. Usually twice than that of LA mansions
I love to feel like I'm cruising L.A...literally. could you possibly make more? I've never been to California so this is cool,, Your going the perfect speed it feels like I'm driving lol
I try ;)
He does a marvelous job! But don't fool yourself. What it looks like and what it is to live here are two separate and distinct scenarios. Best have a really good job and have the option to be flexible. It's not easy here.
@@naomiemoore5725 true words
@@naomiemoore5725 very well stated
@@PraveenSrJ01 Thank you very much!
It's like window shopping, but driving.
🤣agree
Yeah i wish there was more interacting like interviewing someone going to a mall just drive though feels like i don't want anyone to call the cops on me type stuff.
Lol
Now more people are going to drive this to see the destruction of what a fire can do.
My sister lived here with her 3 kids back in 70s. It was quaint and affordable back in those days. I sublet a house in the Hollywood Hills in the 80s for like 600.00 a month overlooking the famous Capitol record company and a veiw of Hollywood. What's happened to rents and cost of living nowadays is a crime.
i think there trying to push poorer people out to have rich people only as like to call california the rich state or something i dont exactly know why there raising it as im not from california but i might be going this summer alone to see my uncle my grandmas side lives in california so ill get more of a understanding of wtf is with california
@jiāshā nuhái More people are moving to California which makes the rent skyrocket. Its simple.
@@ishmael802 and when they get here they cry about the cost of living, traffic, high crime and homeless, low paying jobs and worst school in the nation
I rent out my 2 bed 2 bathroom condo in San Diego for $2500 a month.
You are so right. It is indeed a crime.
This video will be used as a historic reference to what Pacific Palisades looked like before it became ash.
The scale of destruction is unbelievable. That small city was left smoldering ruins in hours.
Mother Nature is the most powerful force on the planet. Woe to those who provoke her.
C'est Dieu Jesus qui a decide comme ca , pour leurs peches sans limites.
Dew you think 🤔
came here because of the recent tragic news
Hard to believe that this is no more.
Love and prayers from the UK. ❤😢
Nick, so glad you were able to visit and video the Pacific Palisades before the wildfires. Of course, it is in the news at this time, but most people had never heard of that
area or even knew what it looked like. And now, thanks to you, they do.
Last time i was in Malibu it was breathtaking. So sad to hear what happened..what a trajedy
That was a excellent example of the california roll at 6:13. Smooth, not even a hint of an actual stop. Just glide on through. LOL
I mastered that growing up there
@@NickJohnson Grew up here also. And that is why I complemented you. Only a true resident can glide like that. Foreigners are so jerky about it, bad on the execution. Anyway great channel. I am home ridden and you are informative as well as entertaining. Thank you for being a professional on the tube.
Why stop when nobody is coming? 😄
I was wondering if anyone else noticed that lol
@@letsc2011 compliment*
Great memory of what the children had . Fire is devastating and how fortunate to have this video for them. Thank you Nick! Love your show always.
I worked in Pacific Palisades for six months in 2017. Such a beautiful place. Beautiful memories. Thanks for the video.
Nick, God works in mysterious ways doesn't he. God bless you and thank you.
All lies, Beverly Hills and bel air have the most expensive properties. Pacific palisades have really rich people and it’s not the most expensive neighborhood
@@jolly7728 you’re wrong 🙄
@@sab4205 dude, Beverly Hills is in LA county and it is part of the LA metro area, but it is NOT part of the city of Los Angeles. BH is a city in its own right, with its own mayor and government.
@@alvarofavela2918 you’re wrong
@@jolly7728 you’re wrong
@@sab4205 beverly hills is full of shite townhouses lmao
Thanks for preserving the memory of a beautiful neighborhood and great iconic destination which is now unrecognizable. So so sad.😢😢
So sad to see most of these beautiful houses are gone😢😢
Had to take a look at what the fire destroyed. Didn't know whether to look at the beautiful houses or the lush vegetation.
The lush vegetation turns dry on those hills and these compact streets are deceptively a fire trap! Any wonder cars blocked the fire trucks moving to fight the fires! Sad!😔
I worked in most of the wealthiest areas of Belair, Brentwood, Hollywood Hills. What makes the Palisades different is that it's a neighborhood instead of a collection of expensive homes. Also it's proximity to the beach and Malibu doesn't hurt. 🤑
I can't believe how shitty the road maintenance is in even the wealthiest part of LA.
Drought problems... I'm waiting to see those gas taxes being utilized.
Bruh i Live in the same part where the Kardashians. We actually have mountain lions coyotes and snakes playing at our backyard.
It's still City of L.A. - you get what you get!
Beverly Hills has much more roads like this
Even though these areas are wealthy....LA county has no money. It's a shame.
There are neighborhoods in Pasadena, La Canada Flintridge, Brentwood, Los Feliz and in the Hollywood Hills which have what amounts to acres of parkland around them. They were mostly built from 1900 until the early 1930s as vacation homes for the wealthy when land was readily available,. They’re usually set way back from the street, have large gated entries and are far more exclusive and exquisitely built by rightfully famous architects. These homes cannot be compared to the ones in Pacific Palisades, which are quite lovely but situated on fairly modest lots. I’ve lived in the Los Angeles area all my life and have studied its more historic architecture for the last twenty years. It has some magnificent estates which have the luxury of privacy and old world elegance and are well worth seeing.
You would be correct. As a very poor Hispanic growing up in OC my dad moved to San Marino and has been living there since 2007. I moved in with him for 4 years and would often take night walks through Pasadena. It was a beautiful time in my life. So quiet, peaceful and beautiful. I remember a particular neighborhood near CalTech having such beautiful homes. It was nice to walk around on an afternoon. Maybe one day I’ll move back when I make millions 😂
Beverly Park has large lots, gated entry & has a much higher $$$/house than the Palisades. Can also try Malibu Colony, LA Country Club (Playboy Mansion, Spelling Estate), Lower Bel Air, etc. Different metrics of $$$/sf of land, $$$/sf of house or $$$/house will yield different results.
I lived in Pasadena old money it’s nice there though.
I love that. California in general has such grand (and small) beautiful historical architecture. Love the Spanish influences
@@cheremayajohnson8515 did u see that old hag on the news that had the peacocks around her home removed? I hope there are still some there
Super rich people 😭it’s like living in paradise,evrythng is so beautiful I wish I have a life like that😭
I will warn you a life like these humans comes with a price... a very powerful and crazy price.
@@praesidium4278 Elaborate.
But can you achieve that? Yes you can if you put in the work. Anything is possible, but if you take that attitude you will never be there.
@@joelsalmela514 Wrong. That's the big American lie. That way is no longer possible now. The people that live there are either trust fund babies, or those who were lucky enough to be among industry elites and got their 'slice of the pie'.
@@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey ill never live there but some rich snob is probably reading
my woes right now
May have had the ocean view and current celebrities but Laurel Canyon’s boho music history is more magical IMHO.
RIP to the people and animals lost in PP.
Omg at 1.28 house with the basket ball stand,watched that house burn down on Onscene tv earlier.😢😢😢
I've driven through upscale neighborhoods in several different cities...outside of it being in California, it looks pretty much like any other elite neighborhood. Same kind of houses, same society. Makes no difference where it's at, you've seen one rich neighborhood, you've seen 'em all.
@@doctormcgoveran2194 Looks are deceiving. Many of these homes have decent sized lots and the backyards are spectacular. Most were built in the 20's, 30's and 40's and it was way different back then. East coast houses are built differently just due to difference in weather. Palisades doesn't receive any snow . . .
Palm Beach getting new Number 1 Florida Man that they don't want. I'm sorry. My comments seem to be on autopilot lately. I'm such inserting a needed laugh
@@doctormcgoveran2194 Well then, come see for yourself. Have a few realtors give you tours of available homes. Never judge a book by its cover. West coast is extremely different than east coast, as well the South, midwest, the plains, northwest. Every part of the country has something different to offer as well as architecture.
You are right
The weather and scenery make a difference
Are all these homes gone now? 😢 very beautuful community, sadly looks like most of the homes are very close together, so if one catches they all go 😢❤🙏 🇦🇺
I’m here after the 🔥 fire , it’s interesting to see what it looked like before it was destroyed. Thank you for the video tour
What a tragedy for the residents. And yet, watching this video, was anyone else blown away by the dense vegetation growing right up to houses in fire county?
Have you ever notice that in rich neighborhoods, you rarely see children's playing outside?
I know, right? It's so weird
Are there any children playing outside in other states or in poor counties ? 🤔
@@sheri34 I live in a kinda shitty town in Massachusetts and kids are always outside in the summer.
I didn't notice any kids in his Compton video either.
Or pedestrians.
South of Malibu is the Pacific Ocean - Pacific Palisades is EAST of Malibu.
You've shown a lot of the streets I drove on to get to my doctor's office for the past 30 years - so sad that it is all gone now :(.
Actually the most expensive neighborhoods here are: Malibu, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Holmby hills, and Brentwood
What about calabases
@@missrjensen2352 yeah and hidden hills
@@jennifertanian6798 we don't talk about hidden hills, it's a secret.. shhhh 🤫
@@coolcarlosa66 Not anymore
Not true. Palisades is the RICHEST.
Malibu can get real “ranchy” real fast, and is essentially unincorporated (though it’s a real city). Brentwood, Bel Air, Bev Hills are all a manufactured, manicured “rich”, but none are beach cities; in LA, the beach is WHERE it’s AT, thus Palisades encapsulates all of the above. Calabasas is trash, along with all of the other crap above/along the 101 (Hidden, Agoura, Westlake Village). These cities are scorching during summers, and freezing in winters. In fact, real estate is more “prime” in South central or Compton in comparison. Again, the beach cities or ones nearby is where the real “prime” real estate is, which is saved by the “marina layer” come summertime (Palisades, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Ray, All of South Bay). -born/raised Angelino
You should do a drive through Calabases or Hidden Hills if you can.
Hidden Hills,is a gated community, so I doubt they would let you in.
Very nice video. Enjoyed looking at the beautiful suburbs ❤
Wow. I got lost one night and ended up in this neighborhood. now living on the East Coast, a couple weeks ago, I was thinking about this. so surreal...right before the loss...
everything in life can be gone in a flash. Prayers for L.A. 🙏🏼
Let’s just while working in this area for 21 yeas was one the best time in my life. I miss the school children and their parents. I remember when my roof caught fire, and I was out on workers comp. The parents heard about my circumstances. And raised $4500.00 dollars to help me survive until I was able to return to work. Not to mention I was catching the bus 2 hours to work. Anyway. I used that money to myself a used car, .payed some bills, etc. So I’m here today thanking all of my ex-coworkers, friends and family of Pacific Palisades, Ca. Thank You for the best 20 years of my working career. ( Yes, I was very fortunate enough to visit and see inside of some the homes there, and even get to ride in some nice cars). There cultural experiences is to die for. I outdone go on and on about how I love this area but just watch this video and you decide for yourself what my life was like working around such an diverse community.
So nice to hear that the neighbors pitched in to help. There are good people everywhere.
There are very kind people in the Palisades. I’m glad that you were so well treated and that you have good memories of the time you spent here. You may have seen the t-shirt that was sold in town…”If you are rich, you live in Beverly Hills. If you are famous, you live in Malibu. If you are lucky you live in Pacific Palisades.’ Amen!
Now homes are over priced, no yard, no space in between homes and all look alike, also short supply of homes as well
rich but cramped ghettos near a tinderbox that could go up in flames anytime with multiple weather events! 2025 it was surprising to me!
You should do Manhattan Beach, more specifically the Hill section in MB. There are some truly rich people there. MB, by medium household income, is consistently ranked top 2 in LA. Very laid back. the mansions are beautiful and you can actually see them :)
Maria lives there . Anyone for tennis. Rog. Pacific sunset records.
stfu don't mention the south let the tourist stay up there north LA county is the best side to live on!!
In Europe all settlements look like this. And even more modern. American Dream is just an illusion. Big lie.
I lived in an apt on Highland and had a view from Palos Verdes up to Malibu. On a clear day, we could see Catalina. It was terrific, but the building sold and the new owner wanted our apt so we had to move out. But we walked to Pancho's 4x a week - best Mexican food around!!!
what I enjoyed the most is the amount of trees and green around.
Pacific Palisades will rebuild. This is a tragedy! I pray for all who are affected. It’s so sad to think of all of the people who are now homeless, May God bless you now and always!❤❤
God only knows what that will look like. They’re talking about “re-imagining” L.A.
This video about to blow up Nick, hope you are prepared. Congrats
Is ALL of this gone?? Did the whole neighborhood burn??
Unfortunately it did 😢
Thank you for sharing this video such a stunning area,my heart is broken for all the loss here with the unforgiving wildfires sending love from the 🇬🇧
Good to be rich. It's a beautiful neighborhood.
Whatta lovely neighborhood and great video, really felt I was driving through this gem, thanks!
Paradise on earth lasts only a moment, heaven in the presence of God is eternal
John 3:16
@pamcornelius9122 Matthew 10, 32-33
WOW! Thanks... Nick!...I think..y'all still in NC for Inauguration Tour???💞🇺🇸🙏✌
On our way deb
Correction: was the richest in LA. It no longer exists
Very comfortable looking homes, quiet and tranquil
THANK YOU Nick for this short video of California's expensive properties. Nice. I prefer the houses that actually have the view of the ocean from their home.
Nice video and perfect background music ..Thanks
Wow… loved this drive. I had never seen this neighborhood. It is devastating to think it is all gone! Very tragic!!
This is actually sad. You see parked cars but barely any person out on the street, or in the yard, or on the balcony. It's a ghost town. It feels like they don't even (want to) know their neighbors.
Welcome to America. It's everywhere like this.
@@johndong7524 I was gonna say, that is most of American suburbia lol. So lifeless. At least in this video the homes have character and aren't the same cookie cutter design over and over and over again
Palisades is very family oriented. Young families are moving here and love it. ❤️
It makes me laugh when people are hung up on celebrities. They just want to be like everyone else.
@@evelynfrench804 Tons of children playing in the yards?
8:14 This passed by my Feeds so sad those were burned and vanished turned into ASHES. Thank you so much for the ride i enjoyed watching those spectacular views. Who is here After wildfire?
"Celebrities" = Self-important people.
@Afix spoilt children rule!....charity and stuff sucks..spoilt children are independent and nobody helps them when they need it..the law of the jungle win win...or is it die die?
You're going to find mostly libs living there. They're part of the reason California has gotten so bad.
@Afix look after number 1 matey,..
Celebrities = intelligence assets to socially engineer society
wrong video for philosophical rants. This is about real estate.
I just still cannot believe that it all burned. All of it. Literally nothing is left standing that was in this video. It’s insane. It’s like 2.5x the size of Manhattan. That’s absolutely insane.
Thanks for the tour....it was nice to see green grass, snowing like crazy here. Have a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2021!
Jean you stay safe and be blessed ❤️
Thanks a Million 🙏 One of the Most Amazing videos I have ever watched
I live in Australia, some of these houses remind me of the Brady Bunch house.
So beautiful. So sad destiny. Noticed that many houses were very close together.
Quite heartbreaking when compared to the miles of the homeless in LA.
Just the same way you guys in first world countries have hoarded covid-19 vaccines in the hundreds of millions while we here in Africa get to eat cake😂😂😂😂
Beth, tell that to your fellow Trumptards right winger who refused $2,000 stimulus to poor people like us.
@@bongbongtravels6108 you’re insane, please stop talking
@@bongbongtravels6108 where do you think that 2000 comes from, huh?
Well this is what happens when you work hard and make responsible choices. Don't see what is so heartbreaking about hardworking people having nice homes. Spare me the bleeding heart comeback.
He said that when Sunset intersects with the PCH, you are in the Pacific Palisades. That is erroneous. When you are at that intersection, the Santa Monica pier is right in front of you. And then you get to search for parking. Turn left and the Santa Monica Beach is on the left for a while. Keep driving and after a bit you get to Malibu and Malibu Beach. Roughly across the street from that and way up into the hills is the Pacific palisades. My daughter had three listings up there as she is a real estate agent, (all three of them were burned to the ground), and she was also married at a beautiful property last June in the Pacific Palisades. So sad what has happened to it
A rich neighbourhood but still quite an accessible one. Not too many people live behind closed doors and gates. It's funny because it's just a couple of days before Halloween but could not see any Halloween decorations at all. This looks like a neighbourhood where kids can go trick or treating quite easily. Wonder how many of these houses are still standing now?
What a beautiful area to live in! Some magnificent older homes! It all makes sense now.😮
I mainly watch your brilliant videos for your personal music contributions , seriously ! Please keep it going.
Haha ok Harry thanks!!
so all of these houses in this video are fully burnt to the ground?? I'm sure there must be one or two blocks untouched??
Thanks for amazing video 👍 good job👍
This is what I want to see of the former LA areas now gutten into ashes! Thank you and God bless!
I'm visiting America next year. I can't wait..really excited!
Tell us what happened! It is two years since you wrote this comment. How was your trip?
@RedheadLondon It was very nice. Thanks for asking.
OH WOW - I have no words, all I have seen about this is what is left :( was a beautiful place
This is my neighborhood, I never thought I would find my town on this channel!
You live here? You must be rich
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Cool tour & cool music! Just subscribed! Love & friendship from Michigan. 🌎🥰
Happy Christmas mate!
You too!!!