Jim Morrison: 21 Most Essential Los Angeles Locations 4k
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- 21 most essential Jim Morrison & Doors locations in Venice Beach, West Hollywood, Laurel Canyon. This documentary tour reveals obscure facts, location addresses and directions in geographic & linear fashion.
All music by The TimTim's.
Links:
The Doors West Hollywood Tour: • The Doors In LA 50 Yea...
Ray Manzarek in Venice: • Ray Manzarek in Venice
London Fog 1966--The Doors: www.rhino.com/product/london-...
Morrison Hotel 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition: store.thedoors.com/products/m...
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I played the Whisky in '96 with my all female band, The Dark. I'll never forget how stoked I was to grace the same stage as Jim and the Doors had. 😍
Wow❤
@unionjackie.thealisterschoice Not sure what that means or why you consider that sad, it was anything but.
I stayed in room 32 at La Cienaga in 1981...I think how it looks now is awful. Back then, it was just a room - obviously, to me it was more! - no graffiti, no plaque, nothing. Jim could've just stepped out. I stayed there 3 days. Wonderful. Glad I got to see it before it was trashed.
I was so lucky just turned 14 and saw them play in London. The 2 night gig was filmed as 'The Doors are open'.
As a lifelong fan of The Doors, I learned so much and could've watched your work for hours - perfect pace, narration, and content.
Thanks much. A lot of care went into this particular video as I really, really love this band.
I agree. A good length, too. No padding.
His candle was brief but brilliant
I love blasting the doors as I work driving around West Hollywood and Santa Monica.
I’m a 16 year old in high school and actually I blast them when I was in school in my freshman and sophomore year and blast them in my headphones every one of my classmates would bully me but my teachers would be fascinated of me listening to them. My favorite song is love street, crystal ship and ghost song.
@@Apc1358 i love ghost song even though it’s more for the poetry, it’s really soothing to listen to the music and his voice
@@Apc1358 I was that kid in high school in the 90s that wore a Doors shirt everyday 🤘😎
Yesss
Jim Morrison Was the Man, BAD ASS!!!!
Thank you. I grew up in LA and live in Asia now. This video made me homesick, in a good way
I grew up in LA while the Doors burst onto the scene. Saw them a few times. Mind blowing performance.
My friend still lives on Fraser St.
One of the coolest streets in all of LA. Every single house has been restored on that street. We were down there again just a couple weeks ago.
@@RockessentialTim My friend Mitch " The Masochist" a character in the movie " Big Wednesay" owns the first house on the northern corner right at beach level. He bought the place in 1965 for $25K. Over the years converting the attic into a separate upstairs apartment he could occupy while he rents out the floor level. I visited him over 10 years ago and he was getting 10 grand a month rent. And was just offered 7 million for the place. I advised him to sell it and get out of America as he reported that the BLM riots in nearby Santa Monica were horrific. Totally trashed the place. Said he slept with a loaded Luger Sam Reid (one of the first surfers to ride Malibu in the 1920's) gave him. I live in New Zealand now. Thank God.
@@clarkewi Incredible. btw: Big Wednesday is a really great movie and next time I see it I'll look for The Masochist...
I’ve only been to LA once and loved it
Grew up in LA in all those places.. Started high school at fairfax in 1966. What a trip the next two decades were.
Cool stuff dude. Keep on trucking..
Gotta love the "not quite Doors" music in the background.
Its awesome!
"It doesnt open" by "Not a Door".
Yeah right!
🤣😂
Generic doors
I visited just about all these locations 11 years ago. I had to scrounge bits and pieces from message boards to put together my own tour. Fantastic video! Thank you
Todd Rundgren once said "Effort is what increases the value of things"---if that ain't true, nothing is!
Good for you. You want a plaque or something?
Its nice to see places from the greatest era are still standing.
seriously, progress is not always a great thing. I miss those simple days
Man I've loved Jim and the Doors since 1978 when I was 15. Yeah I was a stoner. But I lived In Albuquerque and recall the one of the 2 residences where he lived when his daddy was stationed here. Been to the Beanery and Venice Beach and damn I just can't find a band more influential or more pivotal in my life or the modern American cultural scene than the Doors. The only band besides Sabbath that I never tire of. Thanks for the trip.
I gotta agree with you about the 2 bands I never get sick of. 50 years old and they still sound really fresh!
This is a terrific documentary! Thank you for sharing this. I hope one day go to LA and visit a few of those places.
Thanks much!
I went by McGowan Hall at UCLA today - wow that gave me chills thinking about Jim and Ray in film school.
February 12th Birthday shout out to Ray Manzarek! You are missed Ray!
While not a Morrison residence, Ray Manzarek's Grandparents owned a small store on Rosecrans in Manhattan Beach known by the locals as The Little Store. My understanding is The Doors would practice in the alley garage to the delight of the locals there at the time. I had moved from about 2 blocks away a few years earlier or I would have been one of those delighted locals.
Frickin' cool story! Weirdly, I was in Manhattan Beach today for the first time in years.
Ray Manzrarek's parents and his brother were neighbors of mine in the Lake Isabella area back in the 80's, they owned a little convenience store. Great folks and his dad had a treasure trove of Doors photos and memorabilia that he would show me. I would see Ray at a local diner with his wife from time to time. Nice guy
@@driverdick2 I keep hearing stories from people like yourself who want to convey what a down to earth, cool guy Ray and his family were. I always felt he was the glue that held that band together. Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderfully fast tour by an older, knowledgable, handsome guy !
These videos are so wonderful! Geographical sightseeing of some of the most intriguing and loved musicians of the last 100 years. Thank you so much for your diligence and efforts! Not sure why there aren't hundreds of thousands of people enjoying this???
Great tour. Love the cultural history of LA.
This is a real step back in time for me. I lived in Santa Monica,hungout in Haight Ashbury South
What a wonderful, fast paced video! Presented very well.
Soul Kitchen not a bloody Starbucks? Amazing.
Yeah! Right!
Wanted to add that we walked the Santa Monica Venice portion of the tour and it took about 3 hours. I would recommend riding a bike for this portion. Lots of bike rentals and dedicated bike paths at the beach.
Much appreciated!
Hmm, locals see nothing in walking from the Marina all the way through Venice Beach into Santa Monica Pier. It’s really not that long a stroll.
Thanks for this awsome video....The Doors were fascinating rockers...RIP Ray, Jim and Pam.
I agree with you. I think Robby and John were pretty great too. Very underrated players.
Thanks for this. As a Doors fan for the past 35 years, and living in the UK, I would never get the chance to see these places
Their music just never seems to get old, right?
@@RockessentialTim or less Haunting
Most essential location : Whiskey Bar
I'm gonna have that song playing in my head all day now.
Whiskey A Go Go.
@@RockessentialTim Show me the way..
..oh don’t ask why
You are a fine cinematographer and editor. Also a good storyteller and tour guide. Love the Doors. Thank you
Much appreciated! I'm still working on the cinematographer part but give me a few years...
I hate and miss LA, specifically miss West LA. I’ve been in Orange County since 1991 and glad I found a landing. Thank you for the memories. 😊
I did the opposite. Started out in OC and came up to LA in 1976!
Absolutely fascinating!!!
Thank you for putting this together and sharing with us! ✌️
Your videos feel like I'm watching a show on TV. Really great quality brother!
I must say, its really cool to hear once and awhile. Thank you!
LA Woman was recorded there exactly 50 years ago!
Wonderful video, so much detail, very well researched .
Happy Birthday James-Douglas Morrison!!!! I looove you soo much & miss you so much. Jim Morrison was one of the best poets & singers of all time....
as a fellow doors fan and Cadillac owner thank you for your awesome work! visiting Jims grave in 2017 was on my bucket list. I took an uber at 8am to pere lachaise, i walked to Jims grave and listened to moon light drive, the end and la woman. i was the only person there. the cemetery is hauntingly gorgeous that early in the morning. a pilgrimage for any doors fan.
That is too cool. It is on my bucket list! I want to have coffee at the cafe near where he lived.
@@RockessentialTim i wanted to do things like that but i was only there for a few days. Paris is worth the trip, so much to see, do and eat.
@@iannamico We haven't been there since the 90's but can't wait to go back now that we have the time. What I remember about it was it was impossible to get a bad meal there.
I used to rent his motel room at the Alta Cienega motel. I’d walk down to the pink Mexican restaurant that was their rehearsal studios. You can find my name “Court” written on the wall and in the shower. This brings me such great memories.
That motel room is better spent money than any museum I can think of. The pink Mexican restaurant was called Black Ships when we went there in January 2020. I hope it opens after the pandemic cuz it was really good.
@@RockessentialTim I lived out there from 2008-2015. The restaurant was called Mexico when I was there, I think.
I’m having a really horrific time, BUT these memories made my day. Sorry to vent. Lol
In what era did you used to do this?
@@justinmj6586 2008-2015
Excellent, very informative!!
Great Footage. Thanks 🙏
Just Excellent Thank you so much very interesting he was one of the greatest 👍🏻
Great to find more Doors from an old fan. Hard to fathom Jim would be 80 if he were still with us.
One has to wonder if he'd still be singing or if he would have gone onto other pursuits? My guess is he would be making films.
Great stuff Tim. Your videos are such a cool mix of facts, fun, knowledge & love of music. Keep 'em coming!
Great Stuff ! Thanks Tim Peace, Rudy
Fabulous thank you I was cruzing sunset
Strip in my 64 GTO in 1967.
What a car and what a great time to be young and have one!
Well researched and well presented, thanks.
Thanks. It was a blast to make!
WOW... FANTASTIC! thanks for bringing us along!!! =)
It was totally my pleasure, thank you!
Thank you for this. I was fortunate to be born in L.A. and have lived here most of my life. I knew most of these sites, but not all. I've been to The Whisky a bunch of times, but had no idea The London Fog was just a few buildings down.
I've driven past the Love Street house and Canyon Market hundreds of times, because they are both right off Laurel Canyon. It's always fun to see the Morrison/Curson house when a Doors song happens to be playing in my car. Some time ago, there was a fire at the house (fan related?), and part had to be rebuilt. The building can be identified by the large bell on top. If you visit L.A., it's one of the easier Doors spots to get to and it's on the way to Mulholland Drive. You can also check out The Canyon Market, "where the creatures meet." They painted it groovy, to capitalize on it's history, but inside it's just a little market/liquor store.
If you check out some of these sites in person, be aware that a lot of times there is no indication that anything interesting ever happened there, because the spot has been torn down and rebuilt a few times.
Thanks for the cool response. I live in The Valley and still hit the Country Store every few weeks. It hasn't changed one little bit. Great Deli....
Loved this. Your videos are getting better and better, Tim. Great job.
Aw shucks. Thanks, Ryan.
This is nice! Wow thank you, finally something from my generation.
Pretty great! Thanks for making this super fun video!
Right on, thank you.
Thank You for this fine video. One of my favorite bands.
Me too!
Amazing. This is fascinating! Thank you!
Glad you dig it. It was fun to make and brought me to some LA places I hadn't been to in a long time.
great video relayed the hauntingness of those moments back then and brought it lingering into the present
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. Love the Doors, Great band
Rock on!
Another great hike, packed with info and inspiration. 🤘
Thanks, Andy.
It's so weird that I grew up attending the same locations. 🤘
This was really great 👍!
Nice tour, thnx for the info. The Doors4ever
It was totally our pleasure!
Dude, I want to thank you for this. I was born on Sunset and a long time Doors fan. I've stayed in Rm 32 and it was indeed a "fleabag". Something was biting me! I thought it was bedbugs or something. I've eaten at Barneys a couple times too! Rock on.
Something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. They are doing something to the motel, its been closed for months. Fleabag or not, I hope they keep the room intact, right?
@@RockessentialTim Took them long enough! I stayed there back in 2009! I told them when I checked out that something was biting me (and no, it wasn't Jim's ghost. Wish it would have been!)
Ha!
Awesome video and stories, thank you so much for sharing! I really enjoyed ;))
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was absolutely amazing. Thank you for doing all of this work.
It was the best time I had all year! Thanks for watching.
So cool to see all of these places!!! Thank you, Hiking4Life.
Right on and thanks for the comment!
Awesome video, man. Really glad I stumbled upon your channel.
I'm glad too. Thanks.
50 years ago today. RIP Jim.
RIP Jim.
Fantastic man
Great video. Thanks for sharing this bit of history for us Doors fans
Right on, thanks!
Thanks for making this interesting and informative video
Yer welcome. It was totally my pleasure!
Just discovered your channel. Luvin' it!
Thanks and glad you dig it!
Thanks for posting this beautiful
Thank you. I love Jim and The Doors.
Awesome video with great coverage of Hollywood Doors history.
Has there ever been a more interesting guy than Morrison? Probably, but I'm at a loss to think of one...
Great tour, thanks for that Tim.
Thanks!
Awesome vid. I live in LA and have spent many a night on the strip. Pretty rad seeing this in this perspective. 🤘
These videos are great sir. Thanks so much
Right on, thanks!
This is wildly fascinating! Thank you so much for uploading this
Morrison is a pretty fascinating artist so it was a REALLY fun project to do. Thanks!
great tour/video....really enjoyed it over coffee in bed and just wanted to say thanks for putting that one together
Awesome, thank you!
thank you much for this great video really loved it
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, nice research and delivery. Thanks much!
Its nice when someone notices! Much appreciated.
thank you sir, very awesome vid. cheers from New Zealand
Thanks much!
Incredible video. Will have to keep this in mind next time I'm in LA
Right on and thanks!
great video brings back some memory's of when i lived in north Hollywood
Very cool!
Man this is so awesome! Thanks for sharing
Thank you. It was my absolute pleasure.
Awesome historical guide of the DOORS! Their music 🎵 is here to stay. Thanks for this upload, I just subscribed to your Channel. Keep up the good work.👍🏽
Thanks for all of the above. LA Woman is about to have its 50th birthday in April.
very cool thanks!
Great stuff. Thank you!
Right on, thanks!
Really enjoyed your tour..love the Door
Right on, thanks!
This is awesome, thanks for making it.
Thank you. It was my absolute pleasure.
Cool..have always loved the doors , Jims journey ..tuning in from Fremantle Western Australia
The best show I ever saw at The Whisky-A-Go-Go was not the Doors, it was ACDC with Bon back in 1977 or 78. They sounded SOOO good! Actually, I was a little too young to go see the Doors but they couldn't have sounded better than ACCADACCA.
Very cool, thanks for this vid!! I'd love to visit these places
Saturn
Pal,You're channel is gold.God bless you.✌
Thank you kindly. Gracias!
@@RockessentialTim Right on!
Thank you.
Love, Love, LOVE! Thank you!
It will forever be absolutely original and poetry. And that is not a minor thing.
Thank you for sharing and showing us some Doors 😉👍❤️🇺🇸
Right on, thank you!
I loved this video. Thank you. Subscribed :P
Thanks and thanks for the sub🙂
Outstanding work, again! I grew up in Venice, on Westminster Ave., and this part was very accurate.
Thanks much. Back in the day I used to live on 20th near the college so I got down there quite a bit.
Awesome video! Really cool to see what some of those places look like now. Crazy to think people eat in a place where LA Women was recorded. Classic album!
When they open back up we'll be going again. The food was excellent and I highly recommend it!
Great video! I love that you waited until the end to recomend subscribing, I did... Thanks!
Thank you and thanks for the sub. Much appreciated!
Another great video, 2nd one I've watched, the first being the Neil Young Topanga Canyon one. These videos show some beautiful sides of L.A., the city I grew up in many many years ago. L.A. gets a lot of bad press, but it's a beautiful place, as long as you don't have to commute to and from work.
Yeah, I get ya. Our traffic sucks but I can't bitch to much about it when I take a walk in February!
I love your channel, its fascinating.
Spoken like a true musician. Thank you!
I Love The Doors & this Video man.
Great Job 👍🏻🪙👍🏻
I still crank them up at least once every couple days. Glad you enjoyed it!
@RockessentialTim - Loved it & I still & always will listen to The Doors. 👍🏻
Thanks for the great video. Almost want to go to LA :). Next time I’m in town, I’ll have to check these out.
Thank you. At the very least have a lunch or a drink at Barney's Beanery!
thank you for this great video.....
It was my absolute pleasure to make it. Thank you.
This was awesome, thanks. If I never get to LA before I break on through, I have this!
LOL! Glad to have been of service.