Michael Martello
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Living on LA's WEST SIDE: what's it REALLY like?
The west side of Los Angeles is known for its laid back, "Baywatch" beach culture...but does it live up to the hype? Here's what I think about west LA, from its overall vibe, things to do, culture, cost of living, and pros & cons.
written, directed, filmed, edited, by ME - so hit that LIKE button because it's FREE and ily. All footage is my own.
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Is this Downtown LA neighborhood getting a makeover?
Просмотров 14 тыс.21 день назад
I explored the South Park neighborhood of Downtown LA, a place that is seemingly growing with countless luxury high-rises. Is it up and coming, or a bust? #downtownlosangeles #dtla #losangeles Hit that like button - why? Because it's FREE and ily. Current projects in South Park: www.southpark.la/growth-development#:~:text=With 34 projects currently in,neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. what i...
Hollywood Blvd. is a disaster, can it be fixed?
Просмотров 59 тыс.Месяц назад
Hollywood has long been a place we've all fantasized for decades...so why is Hollywood Blvd. such a disaster? I investigated Hollywood's current state, from the seedy Walk of Fame to the LA Metro with the question: will this place ever change for the better? #hollywood #hollywoodboulevard #losangeles Hit that like button - why? Because it's FREE and ily. what is Downtown LA like? ruclips.net/vi...
What is Downtown LA REALLY like in 2024?
Просмотров 58 тыс.Месяц назад
Downtown LA is the urban center of the city, with better walkability, transit, and a little more energy compared to the rest of the car-centric county. I spent the day exploring DTLA to see what it's like today, from its parks, landmarks, safety, and cultural hotspots. Welcome to the city life, away from the Pacific! Hit that like button - why? Because it's FREE and ily. this downtown LA neighb...
Moving to LA in 2024? Here's what to expect.
Просмотров 28 тыс.2 месяца назад
I know a lot of you watching this channel are debating this very question...so let's break it down! Let's talk post-pandemic LA vibes, cost of living, nightlife, transit updates, apartment searching, crime rates, changing climate, etc. Hit that like button - why? Because it's FREE and ily. Here's what living on the WEST SIDE is like: ruclips.net/video/m3VybQfCHTk/видео.html Is LA lonely? ruclip...
there’s more to LA than you think | adventure vlog
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.2 месяца назад
After some constant rainstorms overtook LA and gave me the blues, I set out on a little adventure in and around the city to explore some natural wonders, and reminded myself how wondrous this place is. #losangeles #california Follow me on IG michaelmartello_ My camera equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/michaelmartello/list/21A8K86Y7QWOG?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfmichaelmartello FTC disclaim...
why is Los Angeles so lonely?
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 месяца назад
On another rainy LA day, I wanted to give my thoughts on why this city can feel so isolating and lonely. (no real hate to LA: we still love you) #losangeles #california Follow me on IG michaelmartello_ My camera equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/michaelmartello/list/21A8K86Y7QWOG?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfmichaelmartello FTC disclaimer: I may receive commission through using my Amazon stor...
exploring Studio City, Los Angeles: tv show homes, cafes, hikes
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 месяца назад
Studio City: the town where it all happens in LA. You may have never heard of it, but you probably grew up with it, being the backdrop for a good number of TV shows. Here's the story of how I spent the day exploring around the neighborhood. #losangeles #california #studiocity Follow me on IG michaelmartello_ My camera equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/michaelmartello/list/21A8K86Y7QW...
how to spend a WINTER WEEKEND in Big Bear
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 месяца назад
Who says Southern California doesn't get any snow?! I spent a winter weekend in Big Bear to ski, throw snowballs, explore the village, the lake, & the mountains. Here's how to spend a winter weekend in Big Bear, California...vlog style! #bigbear #snowsummit #california Follow me on IG michaelmartello_ My camera equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/michaelmartello/list/21A8K86Y7QWOG?ref_...
a day in the south bay: LA's underrated beach cities
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.4 месяца назад
How well do you know the South Bay? It's my favorite region in LA County, and here's why. Welcome to the best California beaches on this warm/cold (can't decide) January day! #losangeles #manhattanbeach #hermosabeach Follow me on IG michaelmartello_ My camera equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/michaelmartello/list/21A8K86Y7QWOG?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfmichaelmartello 00:00 it's january......
why your life isn't a sad story.
Просмотров 2 тыс.4 месяца назад
Happy New Year! Starting the New Year off with some positivity and motivation :) here's to hoping 2024 is your best year yet - and a reminder that your dream life is waiting for you on the other side of fear. Filming Locations: Ojai, California Manhattan Beach, California the original Ojai video: ruclips.net/video/PnmHSNjUJUk/видео.html Check out my other short films: losing our childhood imagi...
what is christmas in LA & NYC really like??
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.5 месяцев назад
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: WHICH CITY IS MOST FESTIVE? Let's take a Christmas Tour from coast-to-coast, exploring and commentating on the main attractions. #losangeles #newyork #christmas follow me on IG @michaelmartello_ check out my other holiday-themed videos: LA Holiday Tour: ruclips.net/video/rZpAxupAxHc/видео.html a very Los Angeles Christmas: ruclips.net/video/5C1R023oe_w/видео.html NYC: rucl...
Los Angeles: a misunderstood city?
Просмотров 5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
LA: the city everyone either loves, hates...or just doesn't understand. Here's why I think LA is the most misunderstood city in America. Let’s show LA some love in this video (for once) #losangeles #california Some more videos: Los Angeles Neighborhoods: ruclips.net/video/D3uUECVgcNI/видео.html Follow me on IG michaelmartello_ My camera equipment: www.amazon.com/shop/michaelmartel...
California’s weather patterns have been crazy
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.6 месяцев назад
California’s weather patterns have been crazy
how to stay mentally sane in los angeles
Просмотров 6 тыс.6 месяцев назад
how to stay mentally sane in los angeles
not your typical california surf town...
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.8 месяцев назад
not your typical california surf town...
this city is a southern california HIDDEN GEM
Просмотров 9 тыс.9 месяцев назад
this city is a southern california HIDDEN GEM
SUMMER IN SAN DIEGO | weekend in my life
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.10 месяцев назад
SUMMER IN SAN DIEGO | weekend in my life
how does CHICAGO compare to NY & LA?
Просмотров 15 тыс.10 месяцев назад
how does CHICAGO compare to NY & LA?
change isn't scary...
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.11 месяцев назад
change isn't scary...
exploring the fascination & obsession with BEVERLY HILLS
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
exploring the fascination & obsession with BEVERLY HILLS
why does everyone hate this California city? (I visited)
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.Год назад
why does everyone hate this California city? (I visited)
what is going on with LA lately???
Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад
what is going on with LA lately???
an epic snow day in Los Angeles that brought me right back to childhood
Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад
an epic snow day in Los Angeles that brought me right back to childhood
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN DIEGO (which city is better?)
Просмотров 37 тыс.Год назад
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN DIEGO (which city is better?)
ULTIMATE San Diego Travel Guide 2024
Просмотров 27 тыс.Год назад
ULTIMATE San Diego Travel Guide 2024
Coronado Island, San Diego
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.Год назад
Coronado Island, San Diego
Inside San Diego's Most Charming Seaside Neighborhood
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.Год назад
Inside San Diego's Most Charming Seaside Neighborhood
San Diego HIDDEN GEMS: 6 CAN’T MISS spots
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
San Diego HIDDEN GEMS: 6 CAN’T MISS spots
Rainy Day Exploring SAN DIEGO
Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад
Rainy Day Exploring SAN DIEGO

Комментарии

  • @bobby4360
    @bobby4360 Час назад

    Great video

  • @markanthony1004
    @markanthony1004 11 часов назад

    Ngl compared to NYC and L.A. Chicago was much better than I thought it would be. Such an underrated city. A shoutout to Queens and Brooklyn though. The Bronx and Manhattan can KMA Speaking of Chicago I think that's the exact park I went to where you can see the skyline from the shore/park area

  • @Official.DJBIGGUMS
    @Official.DJBIGGUMS 14 часов назад

    The Mongo push 😭😭😭

  • @mrpeel3239
    @mrpeel3239 14 часов назад

    Great overview and comparison. Ps which brand of the blue banded-collar polos you wore in the vid? Looks cool.

  • @voiceofreason2743
    @voiceofreason2743 19 часов назад

    Not known for food??? 😂

  • @kriskris998
    @kriskris998 20 часов назад

    After all NY pizza is better

  • @dempseynevarez9371
    @dempseynevarez9371 21 час назад

    Chicago is such a beautiful city and it has the most elegant and my favorite skyline! ❤❤❤❤

  • @IsaacTrumbo
    @IsaacTrumbo День назад

    You should check out LA Historic Park in Chinatown.

  • @1977TA
    @1977TA День назад

    What is Downtown Los Santos Really like in 2024?

  • @patrickthorn653
    @patrickthorn653 День назад

    Lol. The Bean? Not Sears Tower or Wrigley Field?

  • @MyKeeP81
    @MyKeeP81 День назад

    the pacific is really freezing up in the bay area. sd and la its a bit warmer but still cold though

  • @MyKeeP81
    @MyKeeP81 День назад

    sd is better cuz the women are hot like la and dont have the drive, goals, and vainness like those who move to la so they come across as more approachable. these are facts. much better experience imo. im from sf and live in nyc and visit sd alot when i go back to cali. if i moved back to cali it would be sd.

  • @MyKeeP81
    @MyKeeP81 День назад

    my boy lived in La 15 years ago and definitley lived a lonely life and developed a orsening drug problem. you need a big group of friends there

  • @MyKeeP81
    @MyKeeP81 День назад

    chicago is perfect for your typical midwesterner

  • @tehgreatist
    @tehgreatist День назад

    you're bullshitting too much for me to watch the rest of this. chicago has better beaches than LA? ok bud.

  • @teresalehtonen8499
    @teresalehtonen8499 День назад

    Visited that street in 2002 and it was trash already then. Just junk stores like this. I was surprsed for sure! I bet L.A is soon like Detroit... cheers from Finland.

  • @rjmidnite
    @rjmidnite День назад

    Thank Joe Biden and democrats and white liberals!

  • @LuisKnight
    @LuisKnight День назад

    Born and raised in LA I know it has its issues but I do love my city. I think when it comes to putting in effort it's definitely must. I have my group of friends from childhood who we all spread out in LA so we're not as close in proximity anymore. So I decided to take a day we are all free and go on a walk in silverlake. So that is our meeting point and we walk a few laps and catch up. Throughout the week we talk a bit maybe play some games but usually we interact the most during the weekend. As an introvert that is a good amount of interaction, plus my job has me socializing a lot throughout the week.

  • @borhan181818
    @borhan181818 2 дня назад

    Even the SM 3rd street promenade is dying, drug addicts and trash is all over the place, most businesses are closing down... Very sad

  • @mm.f262
    @mm.f262 2 дня назад

    Why Talk about coffee shops???

  • @kuyakris615
    @kuyakris615 2 дня назад

    Mahn-Trose Beach

  • @grimispotato245
    @grimispotato245 2 дня назад

    Car or no car ? Very hmmm makes a person think video. Ha ha, I talked about this a few days ago because I went to the mall on my bike with a friend, she said bike, bus is fine when it gets there, train is not nice. Scooter we are willing to try, e-scooter of course. Our kids are old enough to get around on bike. Only my youngest dose not lie buses or trains, so she will bike her way around as far as grosseries and big go outs ? It actually depends on how we all feel. Car or no car, great conversation 🤔.

  • @abrahamsandoval6257
    @abrahamsandoval6257 2 дня назад

    Man go to the southside, the hoods n shit. They’re just as beautiful and rich in culture

  • @dmnddog7417
    @dmnddog7417 2 дня назад

    Absolutely no mention of the Art Institute, The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera, the many other museums and galleries, the tons of playhouses all over the city, jazz clubs and concert venues. He did say that he spent most of his time outdoors, but seriously, he didn't visit even one cultural institution?

  • @dustinrobertson5416
    @dustinrobertson5416 2 дня назад

    What's happening in LA is they're learning first-hand that climate change is real.

  • @Alan-lv9rw
    @Alan-lv9rw 2 дня назад

    I grew up in NYC, Chicago, and New England. I liked New England best, but NYC and Chicago were also great.

  • @bigswings2414
    @bigswings2414 2 дня назад

    I’ll be honest, LA is not a city. It’s a suburb that LARPs as a city. It blows my mind that you have a place that is gorgeous to bike and walk in and everyone is in their little metal boxes forced to breathe polluted air because they destroyed their entire city to build more highways.

  • @surge9407
    @surge9407 2 дня назад

    I live in a place with ZERO public transport besides the occasional bus every 2 hours with a population of 500,000. IMO one of the best factors to determine a good city Is public transportation and car dependency, a city can be as nice as it wants and pretty and all but if you have to drive 2+ hours just to have some fun is it really a good city?

  • @prestonradtke222
    @prestonradtke222 2 дня назад

    Good video. If the winters werent so bad, the cost of living would be outrageous and the population would be so much higher. Take the good with the bad.

  • @benjaminacosta4872
    @benjaminacosta4872 2 дня назад

    This guy sounds like a yuppie who stays around the Silverlake area and goes to destinations recommended on Yelp. You have to kick it with the natives to appreciate LA

  • @monnd3481
    @monnd3481 2 дня назад

    Tons of Chicagoans have beach houses in Michigan on lake Michigan. The Wisconsin side of lake Michigan has bluffs, but Michigan side has beautiful huge beaches and dunes. Chicagoans have homes in the st Joe area

  • @Axl_axman
    @Axl_axman 2 дня назад

    NY is like benchmark 😂

  • @blueberrypancakes1974
    @blueberrypancakes1974 2 дня назад

    I have less than 2 days in LA, where should I stay..... would like to feel somewhat safe lol.

  • @AnnaMariaJo
    @AnnaMariaJo 2 дня назад

    This City, my beautiful LA, or at least this part of her, has completely changed after 2020. I used to come every year, for over a month, I even lived there for a while. I have always considered LA the custody of my Soul. I last went in December 2022. I was scared. I felt a sense of loneliness and despondency like never before. I miss her like air. But for the moment, given the situation and the prices, I will continue to watch her on videos.

  • @sayanhazra5480
    @sayanhazra5480 2 дня назад

    This GTA V mod looks dope.

  • @Hater76377
    @Hater76377 3 дня назад

    Stop coming here (disrespectfully)

  • @Mega-zi7ys
    @Mega-zi7ys 3 дня назад

    Why would ppl wanna a picnic in downtown LA when it's got a really long coastline with beautiful Beaches nearby??? You're really not familiar with LA.

    • @MichaelMartello
      @MichaelMartello 3 дня назад

      Because DTLA is not near the coast (in LA terms), and utilizing parks is what people in big cities do. Beaches are day trips; parks are spontaneous. 😊

  • @LouisR79
    @LouisR79 3 дня назад

    Speaking as a second generation Angeleno, you missed a lot but you’re very accurate

  • @Menelik.videos
    @Menelik.videos 3 дня назад

    We see more of his face than the city lol

  • @billrhea
    @billrhea 3 дня назад

    It’s a complete s hole

  • @crazyralph6386
    @crazyralph6386 3 дня назад

    They cursed themselves the day they destroyed Trumps star on the Boulevard. 😂

  • @billrhea
    @billrhea 3 дня назад

    It’s a complete toilet.

  • @Jake-qi4if
    @Jake-qi4if 3 дня назад

    We want to visit San Diego in May or June but are scared of the May Gray and June Gloom. What month was this filmed? It looks really sunny!

  • @Mrblocountryballs2
    @Mrblocountryballs2 4 дня назад

    Que bonito se ven los paísajes de México en California

  • @solegonz762
    @solegonz762 4 дня назад

    👏👏What a good vid! Spot on! I also love that you had the Beach Boys music playing in there. I'm a native Angelina & sooooo miss the Beach Boys playing on the radio often -especially in the Summer. I grew up on a block they jammed at (before my time.) I lived for years in my 20s off Venice Blvd on the West Side and cherish that experience. Enjoy all of it for me!!

  • @ohthankg-dforthebourgeoisi9800
    @ohthankg-dforthebourgeoisi9800 4 дня назад

    Hollywood has always been dirty and rundown. I never understood it as a tourist destination.

  • @LeGreat123
    @LeGreat123 4 дня назад

    Seattle with bad transit??? That's not true. Seattle has one of the best public transit systems in north america. Doesn't beat Montreal or NYC but the city is easy to get around due to its limited geographic size.

  • @JM-dk4ec
    @JM-dk4ec 4 дня назад

    But yea I’m staying in west la Brentwood it lacks diversity or Amy sort of depth/culture is trash

  • @JM-dk4ec
    @JM-dk4ec 4 дня назад

    Can you cover Belmont shore/belmont height area? I just moved here from nyc

  • @ionasfinser1429
    @ionasfinser1429 4 дня назад

    Moved to LA a few months ago! I think it’s essential to have a landing pad or friends couch to stay on for a few weeks to get situated. I subletted for a month and then finally found my dream apartment in a nice area of sunset park in Santa Monica.