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?
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. ❤️
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.
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
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?
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 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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.
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.
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!!
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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
@@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.
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.
@@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
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 a smoldering ruins in hours. Mother Nature is the most powerful force on the planet. Woe to those who provoke her.
@@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'.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
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!
@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?
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
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. 🤑
Did you not see the stop signs you did not stop for? Pausing is not stopping. Don’t say you stopped, I seen at least two stop signs you paused for not stopping. 14:38 was one.
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.
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.
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
For all the California haters out there, yes these may not look as ritzy as some in other places, but what you're paying for is the weather, proximity to the ocean and mountains and many other things that don't translate well on real estate listings, traffic aside.
@@scorpioguy94 well how bout a State that has the most National Parks and the largest State Park.........I think LA sucks, but LA isn't all of California
the big houses in LA California are bigger and go further back and they aren't built with plywood either lol they are real high quality builds tough enough to withstand earth quake turbulence
I like neighborhoods that aren't all mansions, just really nice (albeit large) houses - PP, Hancock Park, San Marino parts of old Pasadena, etc..- that for all their wealth convey the impression that real people actually live there.
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.
I’m sorry but Beverly Hills and that section of sunset has become SO CONGESTED. In Brentwood / Palisades you have 1. much cleaner Air since their near the ocean 2. Less traffic 3. Are close to Malibu and the city
@@tommyk2730 lol yeah the reality that we have less traffic cleaner air, live next to the ocean and all the NBA stars and Larry David’s of Hollywood live in our area? Ben affleck Jennifer Anniston list goes ON and ON. You are far behind the times you live in 2005
That was no doubt a great video! Although! If I could be down there in LA right now! I’d probably go to Staples Center if I could visit there right now! But also! I’d love to go back to Venice Beach. I went there my last visit to LA! And it was great! Not just their Beach! But also their shops & they had great Food Stands too. Nick! Just one question! Do you have any more videos about LA coming up anytime soon? Because if you do! I’d be interested to see what they could be about. And maybe a suggestion too! If you maybe do a ranking of great places to go in & around LA! I think Venice Beach would look good on that list for good activities! Just a thought!
I grew up in Sherman Oaks... way up in the hills. We could see 2/3 of the San Fernando valley from our balcony, when the Santa Ana winds blew away all the 60's-70's smog. Huge house, on 1 acre...
You make it sound like east coasters have never seen extreme wealth when The east coast has extremely wealthy folks, too! So not getting what was so eye opening when all you did was drive by big, expensive homes. Maybe you need to take a drive (or walk) around your own back yard .
My father was a liaison officer between the LA Co. Sheriff (then Gene Biscaluz) and the entertainment industry. I occasionally got to ride around with him all over the SM Mountains as he did his rounds. PP was indeed a deal then, though no more so than Holmby, Bel Air, Brentwood, Coldwater, Stone Canyon, Mulholland, etc. BH -- with its long set-backs in the tract between Santa Monica & Sunset -- was more striking, but also more public. Thanks for the cruise down memory lane even if the hedges are a =lot= bigger now.
Thank you for the tour, I found it ordinary though as I thought it looked a very flat suburb until the end when you seemed to go up a hill also the houses seem very close together, gosh I think you must come and see the mansions in suburbs around Sydney Australia, utterly fantastic with hills looking over the Harbour, actually add Melbourne as well, but water views get me everytime.
Great video but PP is far from the wealthiest neighborhood in Los Angeles. I have seen and worked in them all including Pacific Palisades. Most of the wealthiest neighborhoods you cannot drive into but we can start with the Platinum Triangle which is Bel Air, Holmby Hills, and Beverly Hills. I have worked in 30-70 million dollar estates there. Beverly Park is another uber exclusive community with absolutely ridiculous estates ranging from 20-60 million, home to Rod Stewart, Magic Johnson, Jami Gertz, Eddie Murphy, and Mark Wahlberg to name a few. Malibu is probably the most exclusive beach community in L.A. but there are many.
been a fan of the channel for a while. I'm from LA and its great to see you visiting and talking about it, while i watch your channel to help me learn about someplace thats less of a hell hole lol
It looks like regular homes! Pretty surprised! Drive through Spring Lake NJ, or Deal NJ, or LBI in NJ, I am a New Yorker not a fan of the Hamptons homes and I used to be a nanny and saw all of the richest homes especially in South Hampton. Where people who have private planes and helicopter and horses. Not impressed but the homes in NJ are spectacular! These are pretty ordinary! But thanks for showing us!
There are a ton of places like what you described in CA...this area used to be middle class and were small lots...so many rich folks moved in and upgraded the houses a bit. Most expensive homes in the US are indeed in CA so are the richest peeps in the country, so is the largest economy hahaha sorry I'm a proud Californian and you were talking about my hood.
Beautiful neighborhood but I hate how close together the homes are. I get that LA has a huge population so it makes sense that the houses are close together but personally I’d rather have more space between me and my neighbors.
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88 PERCENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS WHITE AND YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE?🤡
Heartbreaking !
Who is here after the fires? Thanks for keeping a memory documentary for residents. Very sad.😢
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.
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. ❤️
Anyone here after the wildfire? It's hard to think that things can become nonexistent in a matter of hours.
At least is not an young teenager….
Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by this fire. 🕊 Thanks for sharing Nick!
LA was truly awesome. The American dream. Met great people out there and so sad to see it gone. Hope everyone will be OK... 💔
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.
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!!
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!
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 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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.
My heart hurts knowing that this whole area is gone.
Devastating.
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.
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!!
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
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
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.
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!
came here because of the recent tragic news
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.
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*
I worked in Pacific Palisades for six months in 2017. Such a beautiful place. Beautiful memories. Thanks for the video.
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.
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
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 a smoldering ruins in hours.
Mother Nature is the most powerful force on the planet. Woe to those who provoke her.
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
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
Good to be rich. It's a beautiful neighborhood.
Now homes are over priced, no yard, no space in between homes and all look alike, also short supply of homes as well
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
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!!!
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
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.
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.
Nick, God works in mysterious ways doesn't he. God bless you and thank you.
Very comfortable looking homes, quiet and tranquil
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!
"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.
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 ❤
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
This is my neighborhood, I never thought I would find my town on this channel!
You live here? You must be rich
LADES
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 mainly watch your brilliant videos for your personal music contributions , seriously ! Please keep it going.
Haha ok Harry thanks!!
Did you not see the stop signs you did not stop for? Pausing is not stopping. Don’t say you stopped, I seen at least two stop signs you paused for not stopping. 14:38 was one.
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 ❤️
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.
I could spend all day touring this neighborhood. Probably why I enjoy watching your show!!!🤣
Came here just to look at what it was 2025 horrible tragic 😥
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.
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?
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.
And now all of it is just gone
Nice video and perfect background music ..Thanks
Had to take a look at what the fire destroyed. Didn't know whether to look at the beautiful houses or the lush vegetation.
For all the California haters out there, yes these may not look as ritzy as some in other places, but what you're paying for is the weather, proximity to the ocean and mountains and many other things that don't translate well on real estate listings, traffic aside.
@@scorpioguy94 well how bout a State that has the most National Parks and the largest State Park.........I think LA sucks, but LA isn't all of California
@@arnoldziffle8779 outside of LA california is beautiful
Get more for ur money same houses in Vegas better deal as well as Texas
California haters 😂
@@espresso1571 It looks very dry if you get away from the coast, with a lot of hills, and baron land.
what I enjoyed the most is the amount of trees and green around.
This looks like a middle class/upper middle class neighborhood in a Texas suburb.
the big houses in LA California are bigger and go further back and they aren't built with plywood either lol they are real high quality builds tough enough to withstand earth quake turbulence
No these are architectural monuments built to the highest degree. Not some hill billy converted barn wood shack
not even!
Lol Texas homes are ugly McMansions built with wood. These homes are actually good looking.
Nah, Texas homes are ugly af comapred to beautiful California homes
Heartbroken for this community!! Praying for you all ❤
I like neighborhoods that aren't all mansions, just really nice (albeit large) houses - PP, Hancock Park, San Marino parts of old Pasadena, etc..- that for all their wealth convey the impression that real people actually live there.
I agree
It just looks so normal. We have a lot of neighbourhoods like that here in BC .
Thank you for the Sunday drive
Always Tammy
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.
4:05 After making a left turn, the house on the right is/was the house of “The Simpson’s” creator, Matt Groening.
No way!
Hard to believe that this is no more.
Love and prayers from the UK. ❤😢
It looks so clean and safe....fabulous...
Whatta lovely neighborhood and great video, really felt I was driving through this gem, thanks!
“ platinum triangle “ ; Beverly Hills;Bel Air; Holmby Hills. you’re in the wrong neighborhood.😁
I’m sorry but Beverly Hills and that section of sunset has become SO CONGESTED. In Brentwood / Palisades you have 1. much cleaner Air since their near the ocean 2. Less traffic 3. Are close to Malibu and the city
@@dimarcodrahgi5866 denial; the outright rejection of reality
@@tommyk2730 lol yeah the reality that we have less traffic cleaner air, live next to the ocean and all the NBA stars and Larry David’s of Hollywood live in our area? Ben affleck Jennifer Anniston list goes ON and ON. You are far behind the times you live in 2005
@@dimarcodrahgi5866 90210. respect the digits!
@@tommyk2730 and I more than respect Beverly Hills I love it. JUst don’t like the direction it’s going in
This was a trip down memory lane . I was a PA in one of those homes for 3 yrs. Back of the house overlooked Topanga Canyon
That was no doubt a great video! Although! If I could be down there in LA right now! I’d probably go to Staples Center if I could visit there right now! But also! I’d love to go back to Venice Beach. I went there my last visit to LA! And it was great! Not just their Beach! But also their shops & they had great Food Stands too. Nick! Just one question! Do you have any more videos about LA coming up anytime soon? Because if you do! I’d be interested to see what they could be about. And maybe a suggestion too! If you maybe do a ranking of great places to go in & around LA! I think Venice Beach would look good on that list for good activities! Just a thought!
Kevin - Venice is gross. Worth seeing but... and no more LA for a while. Go see China town.
Nick Johnson Venice does have litter, but I think it’s worth the trade off since it’s less crowded. Santa Monica had people every five feet lol
The Venice Boardwalk is a tent city these days.
Thank you. This was so relaxing. Great music and beautiful day for making a video. Thank you.
Here after wildfire in palisade😢
I grew up in Sherman Oaks... way up in the hills. We could see 2/3 of the San Fernando valley from our balcony, when the Santa Ana winds blew away all the 60's-70's smog. Huge house, on 1 acre...
Happy Christmas mate!
You too!!!
You drove past my home,your welcome anytime for a coffee.
Coastal living 👌
Where was your home 🏡 in the video??
@@PraveenSrJ01 between 6:40 and 7:10
@@JT-xt8bh thank you
When your bathroom is so nice your afraid to poop in it.
I live in Australia, some of these houses remind me of the Brady Bunch house.
If you were to move to California this is the type of place you would want to live in where it still has that neighborhood feel to it.
Very nice video. Enjoyed looking at the beautiful suburbs ❤
Drive through east Sydney Australia, they have some of the most expensive real estate on earth there
I'll try to find on TH-cam
No way, I wanna see!
It’s nonsense . A handful of very expensive houses in Sydney and Melbourne .. nothing of the magnitude of these parts of socal.
San Marino next to Pasadena has some nice palatial homes.
I like how they’re set back from the street. Home to the Huntington library & Gardens.
I just got back from Cali and drove up the coast too and being from the east coast it was a eye opener to see how folks live that have extreme wealth
You make it sound like east coasters have never seen extreme wealth when The east coast has extremely wealthy folks, too! So not getting what was so eye opening when all you did was drive by big, expensive homes. Maybe you need to take a drive (or walk) around your own back yard .
My father was a liaison officer between the LA Co. Sheriff (then Gene Biscaluz) and the entertainment industry. I occasionally got to ride around with him all over the SM Mountains as he did his rounds. PP was indeed a deal then, though no more so than Holmby, Bel Air, Brentwood, Coldwater, Stone Canyon, Mulholland, etc. BH -- with its long set-backs in the tract between Santa Monica & Sunset -- was more striking, but also more public. Thanks for the cruise down memory lane even if the hedges are a =lot= bigger now.
Thanks for amazing video 👍 good job👍
Great, God bless you America, I'm French-Algerian from France 🙏😇🇺🇸
Thank you for the tour, I found it ordinary though as I thought it looked a very flat suburb until the end when you seemed to go up a hill also the houses seem very close together, gosh I think you must come and see the mansions in suburbs around Sydney Australia, utterly fantastic with hills looking over the Harbour, actually add Melbourne as well, but water views get me everytime.
Beverl hills in los angeles has farbetter views than australian suburbs
Cool tour & cool music! Just subscribed! Love & friendship from Michigan. 🌎🥰
Happy New Year, Nick. ❤️❤️❤️😘😘
You too hon!
Correction: was the richest in LA. It no longer exists
Such an amazing video again.. Thank you for your time 💜
Sheri!! 😘❤️
Crazy how some of these houses would be so much cheaper in Texas
Lovely weather. Beats dreary old england.
Great video but PP is far from the wealthiest neighborhood in Los Angeles. I have seen and worked in them all including Pacific Palisades. Most of the wealthiest neighborhoods you cannot drive into but we can start with the Platinum Triangle which is Bel Air, Holmby Hills, and Beverly Hills. I have worked in 30-70 million dollar estates there.
Beverly Park is another uber exclusive community with absolutely ridiculous estates ranging from 20-60 million, home to Rod Stewart, Magic Johnson, Jami Gertz, Eddie Murphy, and Mark Wahlberg to name a few. Malibu is probably the most exclusive beach community in L.A. but there are many.
Beverly Hills is not part of the city of Los Angeles. Just sayin. Cheers.
You are spot on
been a fan of the channel for a while. I'm from LA and its great to see you visiting and talking about it, while i watch your channel to help me learn about someplace thats less of a hell hole lol
Hi Bennett thanks for writing! There are still lots of areas that are great in the US. They're just shrinking
It looks like regular homes! Pretty surprised! Drive through Spring Lake NJ, or Deal NJ, or LBI in NJ, I am a New Yorker not a fan of the Hamptons homes and I used to be a nanny and saw all of the richest homes especially in South Hampton. Where people who have private planes and helicopter and horses. Not impressed but the homes in NJ are spectacular! These are pretty ordinary! But thanks for showing us!
There are a ton of places like what you described in CA...this area used to be middle class and were small lots...so many rich folks moved in and upgraded the houses a bit.
Most expensive homes in the US are indeed in CA so are the richest peeps in the country, so is the largest economy hahaha sorry I'm a proud Californian and you were talking about my hood.
Beautiful neighborhood but I hate how close together the homes are. I get that LA has a huge population so it makes sense that the houses are close together but personally I’d rather have more space between me and my neighbors.
I'm living my dream in my dream home in Pacific Palisades CA!!
Hope you got out ok
No longer a dream home
So sad to see most of these beautiful houses are gone😢😢