I am so heart broken as a fan. That was his mission before he died, was to open a center for the youth. You would think with 85 million records sold, his mother making 45 million and still nearly 6 albums worth of unreleased music that can be put out that a place like this can be managed for another 20 years. Nothing but money grubbers that lined their own pockets when it came to 2Pac. It makes me so sad to see.
+TheTupacHologram Agreed. But I don't think people should look at the center as a failure of his legacy. He's still the most influential rapper of all time regardless of how his work has been managed.
Aidan Kolze Your are a dumbass for thinking Tupac did anything positive for black people. He glorified murder and drugs. Only blacks think that is cool. Shows in their beautiful neighborhoods. Lol
2pacs mother launched this center several months after his death. I remember they use to advertise this place all over MTV for the first year after he passed
Huge mistake having that in Atlanta. Don't know why 2pac's people mishandled his estate. His legacy belongs in Los Angeles, California. Believe me, it would be taken care of, preserved and protected there in downtown Los Angeles.
America and Eastern Europe i should say lol the state buildings get left in there too is disgusting, so Sad about his mum though. R.I.P. would have been nice if this was still open as a legacy rather then her going out with this kinda vybe.
This place is still open. The larger building is closed due to funding but the visitors center is open and full of Tupac memorabilia. They still hold classes and activities there on a regular basis. Tupacs cousin, Jamala, handles the running of the center now.
The visitor center is the smaller building on the right side. I was just there about two weeks ago and make the 6 hour drive almost every month from TN to go there. I would be glad to give you Jamala's email if you would like more information. I can also email you pics of the inside that was taken on my last trip. There's a huge display inside describing Afeni's time with the Black Panthers in New York and her trial when she defended herself and was acquitted on all charges while pregnant with Pac.
It doesn't open 6 days a week as it used to due to funding but it is still open. They were holding a dance class for children on my last visit. The phone number is 404-298-4222 if you're ever in the area again to find out days they will be open because the exhibits and displays inside are truly fascinating.
This is a fascinating look at something that no one’s looking at anymore. The excesses of 90’s hip-hop culture are on full display right here. Who would of thought anything like this existed? Awesome video.
personally I think it's disgusting that they changed his image I'm surprised he hasn't had it torn down yet the statue is not the Revolutionary he was they making look all civilized like a white scholar
Indeed he changed the game, and after his passing, it changed back. And now look at the weak ass millennial kids mumbling and auto tuning the worst shit human ears have ever heard. Tupac would not approve.
This man gave us his all when he spoke, when he preached through his music. Rappers and ‘friends’ would be the first to list him as one of the greatest to ever touch the mic and that they cite him as one of their inspirations, how can they not know about the state of this place? Why can’t they give back to Pacs memory and honour him by keeping a place like this alive? It’s a damn shame!
Just know that this is my favorite rapper of all time. Even though people looked at him as a menace I look at him as a true hero; I listen to his songs every day and I hear that compassion for life in everyone of his songs I would love to visit this place and volunteer my services to help get it up and running again so that the outlawz dream remains alive
For Pac to be so influential, this is beyond sad. All these motherfuckers making money off Pac and you mean to tell me that they couldn't even keep his Center for the Arts open? All these so-called 2pac fans out here need to help or some of these rich celebrities...smh
The arts center closed in 2014. In the Peace Garden of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. I-285 exit 39B. Drive east on Stone Mountain Fwy to exit 5, then drive south on Hwy 10/Memorial Drive for about three miles. Just past Hambrick Rd you'll see Piccadilly Cafeteria on the right; the entrance to the Center is just past this, on the right.
Somebody get a hold of Tyler Perry, to see if he can help restore this facility. Maybe make it into to a performing arts school! Tupac use to belong to one.
You know if Pac was alive, He would’ve hated Tyler Perry and we all know the truth with Tyler Perry and Dark Skin men. He hates them more than he hates Lucifer himself lmao.
Loyalty is key. Where're all the rich and famous 'friends' of Tupac? The record labels and all? They're hypocrites. Wish I could do something about it.😭🙏❤
The Center should have been in the Bay Area. Arts defined the Bay Area more than anything until tech came. There would have been more funding opportunities. Tupac spent time there as well as his mother. She eventually ended up back there and passed away at her long-time home there. IMO, Atlanta my have been convenient at the time, but it was a long-term bad choice for Tupac. ATL is a great city otherwise.
I am the new owner of the center. We are in the process of cleaning the place up, and putting a new statue up, one that looks like Tupac. If you want to help with this mission, or more info call me at 404-642-3318 JIM
Hey Ardavon, keep hope alive. The property has been bought and being brought back to life. We are putting up a new statue and redoing the park. We need a lot of help so contact me at the center at 470-273-6331 THANKS
Tony Faleofa Actually 2pac's started rapping while he was living in New York. His stage name was MC New York. Pac didn't move out to Cali until he was 16 or 17.
after Pac's death and the court battle with Suge, wipped her out! emotionally. Afeni, never cared for California from all her son went through. Afeni came back to Cali for the All Eyes On Me exhibit got help Mike Epps. Epps was a very good close friend to Afeni. mike help with raising money for the center to help the kids. I miss that place... Beautiful inside and back the day the outside grounds where just breath taken
This is so sad, tupac helped me through my most difficult times in life. This has happened as the world has changed alot and so have the people. Just look at the youth nowadays and their role models...tupac had a heart of gold, never forgot his roots and put his hand out to help others once he had become successful.
Y’all check me out, bc when I get to be a famous revolutionist n singer I’m buyin this place if it’s still here (I pray 2 GOD it is) And I’m turning it into a school of arts fr fr✊🏾🤷🏾♀️
Just found this July 28, 2017. As Tupac's catalogue of unreleased music decreased, the foundation began facing financial struggles. Despite these struggles, Afeni Shakur resisted selling the center and never officially announced the center's closure. Eventually, the property was sold in August 2015. This place is now a Jumps R Us? wow.
This is really sad. I remember a few years ago seeing a video interview with Afeni showing the statue and this whole place in full swing. A LOT of people came to this place obviously, but maybe not as much as one would expect. If they opened this somewhere is L.A. and opened another one in New York (since he's from there) maybe the outcome could have been better. I guess it cost way too much to run and maintain regardless of where it's located. Such a shame. Also, the names of the contributors made me sad. Lisa Lopez (a.k.a. Left Eye from TLC) made me the most sad. Her and Tupac were really close. R.I.P. Tupac, Left Eye and Afeni.
I actually want to open this back some day, for my bro Tupac, but I'll fix it up even better. This is the first time I seen this, and made me angry, but mostly sad to see a place to remember a legend, to see how it's not been taken care of. But I'll open it some day, RIP brother.
I live in the Atlanta area and that section of Memorial Drive, along with most of the city of Stone Mountain, is a hellhole. TONS of abandoned businesses and lots of crime. It's a shame but there are pockets of post-metropolis blight all over the metro area.
EWF created a tune called AFTER THE LOVE IS GONE. people worldwide still love him, but what about this video, shows the support that goes with the love this place was built to honor him. is this abandoned love we see?
The Grammy Museum in LA currently has a very interesting Tupac exhibition and helps keep his legacy alive. In Vegas you can pay a visit to the site of the shooting & leave a tribute by the palm tree. Also in Vegas look out for the Pac lookalikes, give em' a few dollars for a photo and help keep Pac's imagery forever in the public eye. This video is one of the saddest abandonments ever witnessed and I hope they can one day reopen the center either on the original site or at a more suited location in California. Thanks for sharing with the world Adam and rest in peace Tupac.
Oh my gosh- bittersweet. My son was 11 and a really big fan- shook that guy. He's 35 now. Tupac your influence is everlasting. What a poet and musician you were, and a gentleman. Adam- many thanks as always for taking me to where I may never have gone. You rock, son.
I grew up in this area and the building used to be a movie theater back in the eighties and early nineties, frequented by myself and friends. Haven't been by this area in quite a while, it's sad to see how far down this area of town has gone.
I'm a HUGE fan of Pac. Thank you for showing this Adam. I had not kept up with the things like this that sprang up after he died. It's sad to see that garden and the youth center like this. Soon it will be wrecked or destroyed. Day by day it will get worse. It's really sad to see it like this. I'm bummed.
2022 and I'm lead here randomly. Don't even know how I got here. So sad to see this. His money should have kept this going. You think his celebrity friends would help keep his dream alive! So 😥 sad.
Tupac is not holding a bible. He is holding a copy of his famous book of poetry penned when he was only 19, “The Rose that Grew from Concrete.” Not a Tupac fan but it was interesting to find out more about the man. Thanks Adam for showing these interesting videos.
This shit hurts man. Knowing afeni died and couldn’t continue his legacy. I wanted to go here so bad when I found out afeni made this place. A tribute to a man before his time. Much respect. RIH.
This makes me incredibly sad. I’m so glad I got to visit while it was still up and running & the peace garden was so beautiful. 🖤 rest easy Pac, I miss you. Not one day goes by I don’t listen to his music.🖤
It was unveiled in 2005, on the ninth anniversary of his death-by-gunfire. It was the centerpiece of the Peace Garden at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, which was run by Tupac's mom.
That’s where 2Pacs clips Pacs Life featuring Ashanti and TI was filmed, they had all the Outlawz walking past the statue along family members in the clip. Very sad to see the Tupac family have not Looked after 2pacs legacy! Very disappointing.
Makes me sad man! Is true life goes on, but that doesn't mean your good deeds on earth are erase from everyone. This man was and is one of my mentors in life and I am born and raised in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, alone and in a Spanish main language country I always felt like an outcast, I would listen to 2pac and feel like I had an older brother somewhere that care for others who were young alone surviving and fighting for their place in this world. All good comes from God and 2pac had more good in him that bad, for as long as I live this mans life will never be in vain for me. By the way, the main reason why I found this video was because I wanted to know if 2pac had a resting place so that could take flowers to his grave one day and say (thank you for your knowledge brother), its something I would like to also do with Bruce Lee, Bob Marley and others pass away mentors of mine that have thought me wisdom in my life...
+Sarah Nagorney (SenfulSarah) Me too. The sad thing is a few of those people (Lefteye, Rick James, etc) are all dead, as well. I literally got chills as soon as the camera focused. :( R.I.P, all of them.
What do you mean make money lol? From what I understood it was a center to help underprivileged kids which would essentially be a non-profit organization, more or less.
I wish this place was still open,I definitely would take my kids there.. my 12 year old son will studying theater arts next semester. He's real smart knows how to read music.. Now he's playing 7grade football doe wide receiver..
It seems as though the area around the statue is well kept. R.I.H. he is so missed. I hope the person who took him from us has not had a restful night sleep.
This place should still be open! Zero reason why it should be abandoned... It's sad! I would love to volunteer to help upgrade and clean this place up! RIP Tupac! That wild dog out there might be him ❤️LifeLongFan
That's so sad how things like this just disappear and nobody even knows I bet he'd be sad about it to if he was here💔greatful that there are people like you out there Adam sharing this history. 🙏🏻
The Statue is now gone. The property was sold soon after this video was recorded and the new Owner removed the Statue. Back in 2017, it was reported that a new Tupac statue would be build in Stone Mountain GA with a 500k budget, 4 years later nothing
Wow how beautiful and they should save this place Rip 🪦 Tupac we will always love you and your was amazing person please someone save this beautiful place
That shows how much rappers really cared and other people in Tupac's life cared at all it's really depressing and a shame to see this go down for the famous greatest rapper of all time very very sad as I am a Tupac fan always have been just heartbroken over this
What a beautiful place and to see it let go is horrible. He gave so much to everybody so much that he fought within hisself to get his words heard and felt on a deep level. So for this to be let go is horrible.All these artists that pay homage to him but yet could take this over when his mom got sick…
Why why his mom is gone. His sister is still here she has the astsate why isn't she keeping it up please 🙏 the greatest of all time 😢it should not be like this
I knew the Tupac Garden existed. But had forgotten it was located in Atlanta. I hope one day Snoop Dogg or Dr. Dre will fund it in memorial of Tupac.😔💖💖💖
The center was founded in 1997 by Tupac Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur in response to preserving her son's legacy.[1] It is designed to bring quality arts training to young people including some students that face many social-economic issues such as poverty.[2] Many students have enriched their artistic abilities through this center and some have even received part-time jobs.[2] In July 1999 the foundation began its first annual summer session of PA camps with twenty campers.[3] The camp continued to grow throughout the years. On June 11, 2005 The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Peace Garden and visitor centre was opened.[4] The peace garden was designed as a tribute to Tupac Shakur as well as others who have died. In 2006 the music video for the single Pac's Life for the self-titled album was shot at the The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts.[5] Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur also went to Africa in 2006 and fostered a relationship between The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts and The Nelson Mendela foundation.[6] After 2006 the foundation showed signs of growth as many additional programs were created such as after school programs, dance classes and cultural exchange programs. Fees for these program resemble prices similar to those of joining a local sports league.[7] The foundation has also held Tupac birthday concert celebrations since 2009. Sometime before September of 2015 the Stone Mountain facility became abandoned and now sits unkept along with the Peace Garden and statue of Tupac on the property.
Your vids are the best Adam. I live in pa an there is a few abandoned places up here. The one use to be really cool. Old hospital an like a whole town all around it if your around this area I can give ya the directions to check it out. But your the best man keep it up been watching from beginning. Got to get me one of your shirts.
+Just Sheilz guessing the youth decided to be thug gang bangers too, instead of hanging around the center, thats what that music inspires. He never said the brain that will change the world would be change for the BETTER.
David Foust Dont knock a genre of music because you have preconceived notions about it. Ive listened to everything from thrash/death metal and punk to rap and Ive not been inspired to be a thug.
sorry but YOU are not the target audience of rap. You ever see Bon Jovi trying to kill Aerosmith? No other style of music glorifies violence, and the mistreatment of women as much as rap. It's not really "positive" in it's messages....
David Foust I was very young when bubble gum rap changed to gangsta rap....but anyway Music is not what makes someone go out and break the law. People use it as an excuse or a crutch to excuse bad behavior. Also, in what world is Bon Jovi and Aerosmith thrash or death metal?
+David Foust its a shame you think of rap as one genre of "gangster" music. rap is made up of many different types of genres and i suggest you expand your ignorant mind before you go and trash an entire collective of music. go listen to rappers like Kid Cudi who makes songs that do not glorify a braggadocio lifestyle and Lecrae who is a mainstream christian rapper. every single music genre has groups or individual artists that make negative music. not all death metal is satanic garbage and not all rap is thug trash.
And snoop was his best friend he could of atleast make that art place look good and continue pacs legacy how sad how he was alive people admired him now hes gone forever and everyone didnt pitch in to atleast help the convention
I am so heart broken as a fan. That was his mission before he died, was to open a center for the youth. You would think with 85 million records sold, his mother making 45 million and still nearly 6 albums worth of unreleased music that can be put out that a place like this can be managed for another 20 years. Nothing but money grubbers that lined their own pockets when it came to 2Pac. It makes me so sad to see.
+TheTupacHologram Agreed. But I don't think people should look at the center as a failure of his legacy. He's still the most influential rapper of all time regardless of how his work has been managed.
+James Mac no he didnt
@Aidan Kolze What you said is the truth. That's exactly right. What a dummy that Jimmy Mac is...
agree 100 %
Aidan Kolze Your are a dumbass for thinking Tupac did anything positive for black people. He glorified murder and drugs. Only blacks think that is cool. Shows in their beautiful neighborhoods. Lol
This depresses the hell out of me. Tupac's influence and legacy, now a abandoned building and garden.
😢
Last time I heard, The statue was demolished.
@@taylorthug239 wait you gotta be joking
When i become a very wealthy man i am going to buy the whole property and upgrade it. I promise Tupac before i am 35
Demarcus Brown how old r u now son?
I was just thinking the same thing
Respect
I’ll keep an eye out!
Also help out the community out there too cause where they put the center is literally in the hood.
wow i never even knew this existed this is crazy. the rap community should definitely kept this up just out of respect
Facts 👍🏼
They are cowards 2pac was hated by illuminati so if they contribute they'll face retaliation. Think about
I stumbled across the school going to eat dinner next door I'm so happy I did before it closed down.
That is sad
2pacs mother launched this center several months after his death. I remember they use to advertise this place all over MTV for the first year after he passed
Huge mistake having that in Atlanta. Don't know why 2pac's people mishandled his estate. His legacy belongs in Los Angeles, California. Believe me, it would be taken care of, preserved and protected there in downtown Los Angeles.
only in America would something like this be left to rot. what a shame.
yeeeeehaaaaaaa!!!
Agreed
His beloved moms past away.
America and Eastern Europe i should say lol the state buildings get left in there too is disgusting, so Sad about his mum though. R.I.P. would have been nice if this was still open as a legacy rather then her going out with this kinda vybe.
The site needs to be bulldozed.
This place is still open. The larger building is closed due to funding but the visitors center is open and full of Tupac memorabilia. They still hold classes and activities there on a regular basis. Tupacs cousin, Jamala, handles the running of the center now.
Where is this visitor center?
The visitor center is the smaller building on the right side. I was just there about two weeks ago and make the 6 hour drive almost every month from TN to go there. I would be glad to give you Jamala's email if you would like more information. I can also email you pics of the inside that was taken on my last trip. There's a huge display inside describing Afeni's time with the Black Panthers in New York and her trial when she defended herself and was acquitted on all charges while pregnant with Pac.
+lorrie mccormick I believe you but it seemed very abandoned here, not a sign of life
It doesn't open 6 days a week as it used to due to funding but it is still open. They were holding a dance class for children on my last visit. The phone number is 404-298-4222 if you're ever in the area again to find out days they will be open because the exhibits and displays inside are truly fascinating.
+lorrie mccormick Can you please give me Jamala's email address? Im willing to travel 20hours by plane to see the art centre!!! :)
This is a fascinating look at something that no one’s looking at anymore. The excesses of 90’s hip-hop culture are on full display right here. Who would of thought anything like this existed? Awesome video.
Hey Dan, love your videos!
+randOmZ TV 2006?!? Wow, it wasn't open very long, huh? I'm off to google this place. Great video!
I can't believe it's abandoned... so sad
This is Dan Bell. T
personally I think it's disgusting that they changed his image I'm surprised he hasn't had it torn down yet the statue is not the Revolutionary he was they making look all civilized like a white scholar
It's sad to the center shut down and abandoned like that.
This should reopen and become a memorial for him he changed the rap game
Joseph gilani 2pac change minds and fender stfu
@fedner simeon Shut yo bitch ass up bruh
@fedner simeon alive LMAO
Who said that dumb shit...?
Indeed he changed the game, and after his passing, it changed back. And now look at the weak ass millennial kids mumbling and auto tuning the worst shit human ears have ever heard. Tupac would not approve.
the place being abandoned is heartbreaking. Pac really wanted to empower the black community, in a positive way.
It’s disappointing as fuck😓 he would’ve been disappointed
He killed himself his fault
@@nyctrolla8941 No he didn't!!
@@Jryder933 did too if he kept his hands to himself would've been alive
@nyctrolla8941 He was just at the wrong place, at the wrong time!! If he never went to Las Vegas, he'd still be alive to this very day!!
Of course all the good things he did will never go noticed RIP Tupac shakur
This man gave us his all when he spoke, when he preached through his music. Rappers and ‘friends’ would be the first to list him as one of the greatest to ever touch the mic and that they cite him as one of their inspirations, how can they not know about the state of this place? Why can’t they give back to Pacs memory and honour him by keeping a place like this alive? It’s a damn shame!
Just know that this is my favorite rapper of all time. Even though people looked at him as a menace I look at him as a true hero; I listen to his songs every day and I hear that compassion for life in everyone of his songs
I would love to visit this place and volunteer my services to help get it up and running again so that the outlawz dream remains alive
I went there to visit one time there was no one there I couldn't believe it, it was a let down.
Wow, thats a damn shame.
First place i went when I moved,to Georgia. Sad
Damn shame....And as crazy as Atlanta is, the youth need a place like this to get away from the crazy streets...smdh
For Pac to be so influential, this is beyond sad. All these motherfuckers making money off Pac and you mean to tell me that they couldn't even keep his Center for the Arts open? All these so-called 2pac fans out here need to help or some of these rich celebrities...smh
Everybody was there when I went .
The arts center closed in 2014. In the Peace Garden of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. I-285 exit 39B. Drive east on Stone Mountain Fwy to exit 5, then drive south on Hwy 10/Memorial Drive for about three miles. Just past Hambrick Rd you'll see Piccadilly Cafeteria on the right; the entrance to the Center is just past this, on the right.
I-285 exit 39B Drive east on Stone Mountain Fwy
Thank you much love am definitely go there
Somebody get a hold of Tyler Perry, to see if he can help restore this facility. Maybe make it into to a performing arts school! Tupac use to belong to one.
You know if Pac was alive, He would’ve hated Tyler Perry and we all know the truth with Tyler Perry and Dark Skin men. He hates them more than he hates Lucifer himself lmao.
As a huge fan of Tupac, I’m thankful you made this video, I never knew this place even existed ✌🏾
If you're a real fan you SHOULD have knew that this place existed
This shatters my heart!😣 This place should still be open and doing well 😭
Yes i think so too
Loyalty is key. Where're all the rich and famous 'friends' of Tupac? The record labels and all? They're hypocrites. Wish I could do something about it.😭🙏❤
it would have been more appreciated in the West coast very stupid to put the art center in Atlanta
Atlanta is where Afeni lived. Shes been in Atl since 95. Outlawz stayed there for a cpl years. That is when they opened the arts center.
The Center should have been in the Bay Area. Arts defined the Bay Area more than anything until tech came. There would have been more funding opportunities. Tupac spent time there as well as his mother. She eventually ended up back there and passed away at her long-time home there. IMO, Atlanta my have been convenient at the time, but it was a long-term bad choice for Tupac. ATL is a great city otherwise.
James Harris I’m from the Bay Area and I totally agree
@@jamesharris7683 They care about the arts in New York City, too. He was born in Harlem. They would have made it a major attraction.
She had to make a branch in all the cities mentioned.
didn't realize the center is closed now. makes me sad. they did do some real good while it was open. rip to tupac and afeni shakur
I am the new owner of the center. We are in the process of cleaning the place up, and putting a new statue up, one that looks like Tupac. If you want to help with this mission, or more info call me at 404-642-3318 JIM
Hey Ardavon, keep hope alive. The property has been bought and being brought back to life. We are putting up a new statue and redoing the park. We need a lot of help so contact me at the center at 470-273-6331 THANKS
Ardavon Yazdi really ?
james burnett really
so is your name James or Jim? are you serious?
I'm shock the Tupac center is not active anymore.
They shudda move him to cali wea he started at
Tony Faleofa Actually 2pac's started rapping while he was living in New York. His stage name was MC New York. Pac didn't move out to Cali until he was 16 or 17.
after Pac's death and the court battle with Suge, wipped her out! emotionally. Afeni, never cared for California from all her son went through. Afeni came back to Cali for the All Eyes On Me exhibit got help Mike Epps. Epps was a very good close friend to Afeni. mike help with raising money for the center to help the kids. I miss that place... Beautiful inside and back the day the outside grounds where just breath taken
This is so sad, tupac helped me through my most difficult times in life. This has happened as the world has changed alot and so have the people. Just look at the youth nowadays and their role models...tupac had a heart of gold, never forgot his roots and put his hand out to help others once he had become successful.
I have a brick there with my Mum. Love you Pac and Afeni. Please someone restore this SACRED GROUND.
It don't look abandoned at all the grass and everything looks very well kept
I'm from south Africa and I wish I could travel to see the greatest statue of all time by our favorite rapper. Still R. I. P., FORVER MISSING U
Where Tupac’s ashes scattered in your nation by his mother in ceremony attend Nelson Mandela?
Somebody should buy this place keep it going in pacs memory
It's an event center now named legacy gardens.
Y’all check me out, bc when I get to be a famous revolutionist n singer I’m buyin this place if it’s still here (I pray 2 GOD it is) And I’m turning it into a school of arts fr fr✊🏾🤷🏾♀️
Just found this July 28, 2017. As Tupac's catalogue of unreleased music decreased, the foundation began facing financial struggles. Despite these struggles, Afeni Shakur resisted selling the center and never officially announced the center's closure. Eventually, the property was sold in August 2015. This place is now a Jumps R Us? wow.
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/what-happened-to-the-tupac-amaru-shakur-center-for-the-arts-20160706
This is really sad. I remember a few years ago seeing a video interview with Afeni showing the statue and this whole place in full swing. A LOT of people came to this place obviously, but maybe not as much as one would expect. If they opened this somewhere is L.A. and opened another one in New York (since he's from there) maybe the outcome could have been better. I guess it cost way too much to run and maintain regardless of where it's located. Such a shame. Also, the names of the contributors made me sad. Lisa Lopez (a.k.a. Left Eye from TLC) made me the most sad. Her and Tupac were really close. R.I.P. Tupac, Left Eye and Afeni.
Really really upsets me that this is abandoned.
"don't be naming no buildings after me to go down dilapidated"
Tupac's legacy will live forever via his music.
I actually want to open this back some day, for my bro Tupac, but I'll fix it up even better. This is the first time I seen this, and made me angry, but mostly sad to see a place to remember a legend, to see how it's not been taken care of. But I'll open it some day, RIP brother.
As a fan it’s sad to see that the place has been abandoned and completley forgotten about Truely heartbreaking
I live in the Atlanta area and that section of Memorial Drive, along with most of the city of Stone Mountain, is a hellhole. TONS of abandoned businesses and lots of crime. It's a shame but there are pockets of post-metropolis blight all over the metro area.
Damn at least somebody truly knows metro Atlanta in the comments lmaoooo
All these celebrity's with money that "loved him" couldn't contribute time or funds to keep the center going. SMH
Jada should
EWF created a tune called
AFTER THE LOVE IS GONE.
people worldwide still love him,
but what about this video, shows the support that goes with the love
this place was built to honor him.
is this abandoned love we see?
No one really loved PAC this is living proof… fake people loved his money.
I love his Abandoned Episodes. Gives us a peak of what the world will look like when we leave.
His music still lives on and he lives on in out minds hearts and ears. One love for revolutionary poet Makaveli The Don
The Grammy Museum in LA currently has a very interesting Tupac exhibition and helps keep his legacy alive. In Vegas you can pay a visit to the site of the shooting & leave a tribute by the palm tree. Also in Vegas look out for the Pac lookalikes, give em' a few dollars for a photo and help keep Pac's imagery forever in the public eye. This video is one of the saddest abandonments ever witnessed and I hope they can one day reopen the center either on the original site or at a more suited location in California. Thanks for sharing with the world Adam and rest in peace Tupac.
Oh my gosh- bittersweet. My son was 11 and a really big fan- shook that guy. He's 35 now. Tupac your influence is everlasting. What a poet and musician you were, and a gentleman. Adam- many thanks as always for taking me to where I may never have gone. You rock, son.
that sad how people treat each other's this day. always remember love kindness respect just as much u show love to your love 1
I grew up in this area and the building used to be a movie theater back in the eighties and early nineties, frequented by myself and friends. Haven't been by this area in quite a while, it's sad to see how far down this area of town has gone.
Watch the music video of Pac's Life and you can see this place when it was first opened. Very sad that this place shut down.
They built this to go along with the album he posthumously released in 2005-6. Crazy how quickly that was abandoned
I'm a HUGE fan of Pac. Thank you for showing this Adam. I had not kept up with the things like this that sprang up after he died. It's sad to see that garden and the youth center like this. Soon it will be wrecked or destroyed. Day by day it will get worse. It's really sad to see it like this. I'm bummed.
2022 and I'm lead here randomly. Don't even know how I got here. So sad to see this. His money should have kept this going. You think his celebrity friends would help keep his dream alive! So 😥 sad.
It doesn’t look like him PERIOD! Tupac was gorgeous! Beautiful skin, long thick eyelashes and eyebrows and hair!
It's a statue of him as as if he lived his life and that's an adult him
What hair?
Tupac's grave statue looks like a statue of Martin Luther in the movie Selma.
Tupac is not holding a bible. He is holding a copy of his famous book of poetry penned when he was only 19, “The Rose that Grew from Concrete.” Not a Tupac fan but it was interesting to find out more about the man. Thanks Adam for showing these interesting videos.
This is so heart breaking . It's 2022 and I'm just seeing this now. I can only imagine it's probably vandalized or taken down already.
This shit hurts man. Knowing afeni died and couldn’t continue his legacy. I wanted to go here so bad when I found out afeni made this place. A tribute to a man before his time. Much respect. RIH.
This makes me incredibly sad. I’m so glad I got to visit while it was still up and running & the peace garden was so beautiful. 🖤 rest easy Pac, I miss you. Not one day goes by I don’t listen to his music.🖤
Your audio is always good and clear, nice work on everything.
Both strange and fascinating. It leaves you wondering *why* it was all just suddenly unplugged and abandoned.
I knew this place from the " Pac's life music video " cool you made this video Mr Adam
this video makes me feel sad and mad at the same time....but like Pac useto say...we are living in a hypocritical world and nobody gives a fuck smh
It was unveiled in 2005, on the ninth anniversary of his death-by-gunfire. It was the centerpiece of the Peace Garden at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts, which was run by Tupac's mom.
I remember in the 80s this was a movie theater. The game room was where The Welcome Center sign is
Yeah it was like 4 theaters within a mile on memorial dr..back in the day...now its hood as hell!
AWESOME vid Adam!! Keep up the great work :)
so cool to see you guys roaming together! You are both my favorite guys to watch on TH-cam..love your escapades!!!
Okay, so whoo is trimming the hedges and maintaining the landscaping? Bushes do not grow in rectangles, grass does not stop growing at 3".
That’s where 2Pacs clips Pacs Life featuring Ashanti and TI was filmed, they had all the Outlawz walking past the statue along family members in the clip. Very sad to see the Tupac family have not Looked after 2pacs legacy! Very disappointing.
@@user-pz3pu3gv2q But they earn money from every song played somewhere and every album sold or not?
Makes me sad man! Is true life goes on, but that doesn't mean your good deeds on earth are erase from everyone. This man was and is one of my mentors in life and I am born and raised in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, alone and in a Spanish main language country I always felt like an outcast, I would listen to 2pac and feel like I had an older brother somewhere that care for others who were young alone surviving and fighting for their place in this world. All good comes from God and 2pac had more good in him that bad, for as long as I live this mans life will never be in vain for me. By the way, the main reason why I found this video was because I wanted to know if 2pac had a resting place so that could take flowers to his grave one day and say (thank you for your knowledge brother), its something I would like to also do with Bruce Lee, Bob Marley and others pass away mentors of mine that have thought me wisdom in my life...
One of my favorite rappers of all time, thank you for doing this video
I seen Lisa 'Lefteye' Lopez right after you said Jada P.S. Very cool find, maybe someone will try to bring it back like it should be.
+Sarah Nagorney (SenfulSarah)
Nope, it's done. These kind of places can never make enough money to stay open.
True, I was surprised it hasn't been more destroyed and that the statue is still there.
+Sarah Nagorney (SenfulSarah) Me too.
The sad thing is a few of those people (Lefteye, Rick James, etc) are all dead, as well. I literally got chills as soon as the camera focused. :(
R.I.P, all of them.
What do you mean make money lol? From what I understood it was a center to help underprivileged kids which would essentially be a non-profit organization, more or less.
I wish this place was still open,I definitely would take my kids there.. my 12 year old son will studying theater arts next semester. He's real smart knows how to read music.. Now he's playing 7grade football doe wide receiver..
It seems as though the area around the statue is well kept. R.I.H. he is so missed. I hope the person who took him from us has not had a restful night sleep.
Orlando died in the 90's. Karma ran its course.
Ahhh, good ole classic Woo vid. I loves all your content. But it's nice to see you going back to form.
his mom wanted him to look a little older. and I don't think it was a bible I think it was a book of poems HE did... but thanks for this..
Stacey R. Varner why she wants him to look older?
@@QiLow105 because he died young
@@strahinjazivkovic1842 that don't make any sense
Is was a bible
Afeni didn’t want him to look older, just call it how it is, whoever sculpted it fucked it up.
This place should still be open! Zero reason why it should be abandoned... It's sad! I would love to volunteer to help upgrade and clean this place up! RIP Tupac! That wild dog out there might be him ❤️LifeLongFan
Put the jersey back on 2pac hand
That's so sad how things like this just disappear and nobody even knows I bet he'd be sad about it to if he was here💔greatful that there are people like you out there Adam sharing this history. 🙏🏻
damn shame
The Statue is now gone. The property was sold soon after this video was recorded and the new Owner removed the Statue. Back in 2017, it was reported that a new Tupac statue would be build in Stone Mountain GA with a 500k budget, 4 years later nothing
If the "Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts" can't make a go of it, I guess my "Miley Cyrus Twerking Institute" doesn't stand a chance.
Now that's funny..can see her stature now...I think her on a wreaking ball would be good...
+TheOriginalMaxGForce
you never know it may just twerk out ? if it should fail then it's the ole wrecking ball time...
+rick dubya
Maybe you're right, my darlin'.
Grow up
we can't were toys r us kids ??
Wow how beautiful and they should save this place Rip 🪦 Tupac we will always love you and your was amazing person please someone save this beautiful place
That's fantastically obscure and interesting. Thanks ATW 👌😀
+Iain Lindsay thanks for watching
+85irocz28 You have absolutely no clue what you are talking about, you need to shut the fuck up now before you go any further with that bull shit.
+85irocz28 tupac was never in a gang dude....plz read factual information on him and instead going off what you heard!
+Type 2 Unset Diabeetus yep
+You Know Why Im Here He was 100% artist.
That shows how much rappers really cared and other people in Tupac's life cared at all it's really depressing and a shame to see this go down for the famous greatest rapper of all time very very sad as I am a Tupac fan always have been just heartbroken over this
Not in the best area as well. That could be the reason for low attendance which possibly caused it to close
What a beautiful place and to see it let go is horrible. He gave so much to everybody so much that he fought within hisself to get his words heard and felt on a deep level. So for this to be let go is horrible.All these artists that pay homage to him but yet could take this over when his mom got sick…
Why why his mom is gone. His sister is still here she has the astsate why isn't she keeping it up please 🙏 the greatest of all time 😢it should not be like this
It’s been long gone, I contacted them back in 2018 and the statue was in a warehouse somewhere.
I knew the Tupac Garden existed. But had forgotten it was located in Atlanta. I hope one day Snoop Dogg or Dr. Dre will fund it in memorial of Tupac.😔💖💖💖
What if Tupac is living in the pavilions? We may never know...
That’s so sad 😢 to see.. Thank you for this video..
I’m a Huge FAN of him and You also!.. would luv to see that place cleaned up and opened up again..
Somebody's doing up-keep on the grass of the garden/statue area and the bushes of the maze. Otherwise, everything would look like... 8:17
The center was founded in 1997 by Tupac Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur in response to preserving her son's legacy.[1] It is designed to bring quality arts training to young people including some students that face many social-economic issues such as poverty.[2] Many students have enriched their artistic abilities through this center and some have even received part-time jobs.[2]
In July 1999 the foundation began its first annual summer session of PA camps with twenty campers.[3] The camp continued to grow throughout the years. On June 11, 2005 The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts Peace Garden and visitor centre was opened.[4] The peace garden was designed as a tribute to Tupac Shakur as well as others who have died. In 2006 the music video for the single Pac's Life for the self-titled album was shot at the The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts.[5] Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur also went to Africa in 2006 and fostered a relationship between The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts and The Nelson Mendela foundation.[6]
After 2006 the foundation showed signs of growth as many additional programs were created such as after school programs, dance classes and cultural exchange programs. Fees for these program resemble prices similar to those of joining a local sports league.[7]
The foundation has also held Tupac birthday concert celebrations since 2009.
Sometime before September of 2015 the Stone Mountain facility became abandoned and now sits unkept along with the Peace Garden and statue of Tupac on the property.
Interesting
that is so sad!!!
Wild dogs, broken security cameras, abandoned buildings - in Atlanta - I just can't believe that.
for it to be abandoned, it looks well kept
That is true I would imagine that they probably I had a group of people that made sure that it was taken care of throughout the years
Very nice place it ashamed that no one is keeping. It upwe still enjoy it love pac.
B.B.P.MAKAVELI
The Center was closed in late 2014
This place was shown at the end of the documentary tupac resurrection when it was still up and going. R.i.p. tupac
pac was in one of the houses
Your vids are the best Adam. I live in pa an there is a few abandoned places up here. The one use to be really cool. Old hospital an like a whole town all around it if your around this area I can give ya the directions to check it out. But your the best man keep it up been watching from beginning. Got to get me one of your shirts.
Wow. So sad that place is abandoned. IIRC his mom wanted this for the youth.
+Just Sheilz guessing the youth decided to be thug gang bangers too, instead of hanging around the center, thats what that music inspires. He never said the brain that will change the world would be change for the BETTER.
David Foust Dont knock a genre of music because you have preconceived notions about it. Ive listened to everything from thrash/death metal and punk to rap and Ive not been inspired to be a thug.
sorry but YOU are not the target audience of rap. You ever see Bon Jovi trying to kill Aerosmith? No other style of music glorifies violence, and the mistreatment of women as much as rap. It's not really "positive" in it's messages....
David Foust I was very young when bubble gum rap changed to gangsta rap....but anyway
Music is not what makes someone go out and break the law. People use it as an excuse or a crutch to excuse bad behavior.
Also, in what world is Bon Jovi and Aerosmith thrash or death metal?
+David Foust its a shame you think of rap as one genre of "gangster" music. rap is made up of many different types of genres and i suggest you expand your ignorant mind before you go and trash an entire collective of music. go listen to rappers like Kid Cudi who makes songs that do not glorify a braggadocio lifestyle and Lecrae who is a mainstream christian rapper. every single music genre has groups or individual artists that make negative music. not all death metal is satanic garbage and not all rap is thug trash.
There isn't a day day goes by when pac isn't playing in my car or on my headphones
You guys are literally right around the corner from where I live lol
Cloakstorm have you been to the centre? :)
Thanks for sharing this. I always love your videos.
Looks more like Cottonmouth than 'Pac.
And snoop was his best friend he could of atleast make that art place look good and continue pacs legacy how sad how he was alive people admired him now hes gone forever and everyone didnt pitch in to atleast help the convention
Why take the shirt from his hand disrespect!