Abandoned Kurt Cobain Alta Loma Terrace In Utero Home Tour. Hollywood Heights, California

[@JourneywithChar]

Hi Tim! You are the best at these walking tours! I love these unique walking tours you do it shows the eclectic beauty of LA. Tim, you're awesome at picking beautiful sunny California days, too! This was a lovely day! That house still has good bones, it's in prime location and very unique. Might be a bit of a money pit, though. Outside not too bad. Ahhh, the Hollywood Bowl, I've gone to some awesome Playboy Jazz Festivals, there! You never fail, another awesome video....and I love that your channel is growing. People are discovering Hiking4Life! Yeah! I pray all is well with you and your family! Stay safe and take care! I see you got a hair cut, that's nice, too! :)

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks, Char. Its def nice to see your channel grow. I cut my hair after I was told by an unnamed spouse that it was looking a little too much like Albert Einstein. Hope you're good. Be well.

[@JourneywithChar]

@@RockessentialTim I see you cut it, still looks great!

[@Carvello20]

Wow. Another great video Tim. So great to get the inside track on LA. Great stuff!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. I pride myself on knowing LA but the video shoot was the first time in all my days that I'd ever been up in Hollywood Heights. Really cool are that I would highly recommend just taking a walk through it if you visit.

[@Carvello20]

@@RockessentialTim Awesome. Next time we stock In Utero, we'll tag this video while promoting it. Keep doing what you are doing bro!

[@walkoffamedocs1171]

One of the most unique neighborhoods in LA for sure.

[@bossyhouse1]

And hard to find!

[@RockessentialTim]

Word.

[@niallvan]

Hi bud writing to you from London. I have family in LA and next time I’m out there I’d love to buy you a beer! Keep up the great work!

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on!

[@MissterX]

It just sold for 1.5 million according to Zillow! Hopefully they rehab the place to what it once was instead of completely re-working the entire place. Considering where is located & how it's positioned, it would be highly unlikely for it to be 100% demolished.

[@DevilDogClayton]

Tim...I just wanted to say Thanks first off. Second, I'm amazed at all the info you provided in all of your videos. Holy cow, I am a 67 year old child of the best years and I can't remember half oof the "stuff" I got into/did/experienced from about 1971 to 1976...Quit my long haired rock and roll band and joined the USMC in December of 75. August of 77 I was a n E4 hard core high and tight certified heartbreaker & lifetaker Drill Instructor at USMC recruit regiment in San Diego. Still, my long haired hippie days were a blur and your stories and location knowledge is frickin amazing man. Tell your significant other that the Einstein look is very shiek these days and keep 'em coming friend. Semper Fidelis MF...☠️🇺🇸♥️😎

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks, Harlan! I am 2 years younger than you and missed all that wonderful Drill Instructor stuff (BTW thank you for serving!) Interestingly, I was the youngest guy in my first all original band and I was the only non Vietnam Vet, so I heard a lot of stories, most about how they wanted to get the hell out of there to come home and play music. My memory is no better than anybody else's, but thank God for Google and Wiki. It makes gathering info a hell of a lot easier. Right on and keep rockin my friend!

[@Almost_Famous_Ryan]

Great job, Tim. I love your music location hikes.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks, Ryan. Hope things are good up there in ND. Needless to say, this is not a great time for musicians but I hope you are managing to to do some playing.

[@Almost_Famous_Ryan]

@@RockessentialTim I think that you are confusing me with another fella. I'm from Manchester, England.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@Almost_Famous_Ryan Sorry about that! I have a musician friend in the States here in North Dakota with your name. Well, maybe one of these days we'll hook up and do a walking tour of the old haunts of Ian Curtis and Joy Division. All good!

[@Almost_Famous_Ryan]

@@RockessentialTim It's on my 'to do' list. Thanks for your hard work.

[@cookiekurtie12]

oh wow tim , great job , really enjoyed your tour, awesome!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. Funny, I was up there for a walk yesterday. Really cool part of LA.

[@cookiekurtie12]

@@RockessentialTim well that is interesting.......

[@AlanMckenna-v7c]

INFORMATIVE. ENTERTAINING. ENTHRALLING. WELL DONE AND THANK YOU.

[@RockessentialTim]

I'm rather loving your adjectives! Thank you!

[@justinofboulder]

Thanks for the video!

[@RockessentialTim]

You're welcome!

[@longbeachhippy694]

If anyone visits LA. This erea is a must to park and walk. The Hollywood dome is right there as well. And the stairs are awesome. You'll probably run into a famous person

[@stvjhnsn58]

I like the way you turned up the music while walking up to the tower. I barely heard you gasping for air. I would need to view some of these homes remotely using a drone.

[@RockessentialTim]

I walk a lot but it is def a HAUL up those stairs and it was hot and I was sweating my ass off.

[@kennethpounds4092]

amazing so interesting, need to take a ride around a few spots

[@davidsiler5505]

I've heard the manager moved Kurt up to the house to get him away from the party scene. 375 👍🏻 0 👎🏻👏🏻

[@RockessentialTim]

Well having walked up there a couple of times if nothing else he sure got his daily workout in.

[@johnnieireland2057]

That house is beautiful, I’d love to fix it up. The outdoor elevator is super cool!

[@RockessentialTim]

I think someone is trying to fix it up. I think they painted the outside but the bones need a ton of work.

[@johnnieireland2057]

@@RockessentialTim I remeber it being for sale...I wonder how much it is?

[@RockessentialTim]

@@johnnieireland2057 How long ago was it for sale?

[@cemetree]

@@johnnieireland2057 it was sold in 1999.

[@twodogmom]

Love all your videos! Where do the people who live up there park their cars?

[@RockessentialTim]

That is a great question. If you look at the begining (and end) of the video, you'll see me standing in front of rows and rows of garages.

[@twodogmom]

@@RockessentialTim Thanks! Such an interesting, cool area. I love LA and visit as often as I can. I’ve driven though a lot of these areas (Laurel Cyn, etc) and I really enjoy Zumba Beach, Point Dume and Point Vicente (Palos Verdes). I had to cancel two trips there in 2020 but am hoping to make it back this year.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@twodogmom Went to Point Vicente for the first time not long ago. What a great, great area to explore.

[@waterfallmadman]

Very interesting and good video! Too bad you didn’t have a key to the elevator, ha ha.

[@RockessentialTim]

I'd seen the elevator tower many times over the years but I never knew what it was til I took this walk. A pretty cool little urban walk even without the Rock history stuff.

[@Manuellamarques1111]

Hi! Great video thank you for all the information, most of the other videos just show the inside of the house without explaining anything. You choose a beautiful day to film their so much luminosity in the house! Does anyone have information about the house? such as the architect that designed it or where I can find pictures of the house and is the house for sale? I saw comments on other videos saying that the house is for sale but I can't find any information about it such as the price. Thanks to anyone who answers :)

[@RockessentialTim]

I don't think its for sale. When I was there it looked to me as though someone had started to renovate it but stopped and just left it--like they ran out of money, but thats just a guess. However it did look like the exterior had been painted not too long ago.

[@Manuellamarques1111]

@@RockessentialTim Thank you for your answer! It's probably way too expensive to renovate it.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@Manuellamarques1111 In my humble opinion it is a tear down.

[@Manuellamarques1111]

@@RockessentialTim This house is so beautiful it's really sad to see what it looks like now.

[@cemetree]

@@RockessentialTim I think the owner had to minimally fix up the outside because of neighbors. It’s not for sale, the same owner has owned it since 1999. Since then it has more than tripled in value.

[@mineralt]

It’s like venice in Italy, but instead of canals it is made of hills.

[@RockessentialTim]

Totally. It is a very inspiring area to walk.

[@Ericah81]

It should be restored as a tourist attraction..

[@RockessentialTim]

Now there's a GREAT idea!

[@67kurtcobainfan27]

Courtney Love Cobain has a lot of musical history with Kurt D. Cobain. Now their daughter Frances Bean Cobain will create her very own soon.

[@blackestcat-ce4zc]

That's really cool👍😎

[@TheHappys]

Thank you boss

[@RockessentialTim]

No one of his era could write a melody like Kurt. I think he was somewhat embarrassed by his natural ability to write Pop songs.

[@Ericah81]

That’s awesome!!!!!

[@djefferson5669]

You mean, your never before seen footage. Kurt's old residence has been documented in several KZbin videos over the years..

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks, I'll have to check them out! I knew there were some other vids but I didn't watch them cuz I didn't want their perspective to creep into my vid.

[@SimoneReyes]

I saw on another video he bought this house and lived there for two years can you give more Info on who is correct ? They actually went into the house and looked Around thank you

[@RockessentialTim]

Kurdt and Courtney lived here for a few months and as far as I know did not ever own it.

[@cemetree]

They rented this house. They never owned it and part of the time they rented this one they owned their big house in Seattle that Kurt died in

[@thunderberg]

Agreed in utero was a deeper more meaningful album. Never mind was more catchy

[@RockessentialTim]

You totally get it.

[@detroitalex7654]

it’s being rehabbed

[@baselineleaner4619]

Is there any actual physical proof he stayed there, I know the LA apartment is still there but I can’t find anything other than rumors he lived there

[@RockessentialTim]

Read "Heavier Than Heaven". There are several pages about Kurt and Courtney's months here.

[@cemetree]

Yes! There is a picture of him standing in front of the book case, a couple pictures of him sitting in front of the very identifiable windows, and those famous magazine shots of them in bed with baby Francis were shot here.

[@donttouchband100]

You have to use a helicopter to bring all the staff in the houses.

[@RockessentialTim]

Ha!

[@Panic42000]

It’s called inUtero. The sac that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy. Why can’t you people pronounce this right?

[@RockessentialTim]

Wow, speaking for the "You People" I stand corrected!

[@Panic42000]

@@RockessentialTim It’s just funny, this is the third video I’ve seen where the person has miss pronounced the name.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@Panic42000 Totally cool and as I said, I stand corrected.