Why LA's Observatory is Totally "Problematic"

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IT'S HISTORY

IT'S HISTORY

Күн бұрын

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@mikelyons9971
@mikelyons9971 Жыл бұрын
Thats truly impressive to see an ocean thats approximately 2700 miles away from an observatory.
@albeit1
@albeit1 Жыл бұрын
Space time was curved just for this purpose. It wasn’t cheap.
@Kkc75
@Kkc75 Жыл бұрын
Yes! I find that to be Problematic!
@guaposneeze
@guaposneeze Жыл бұрын
It is on quite a tall hill.
@fleafrier1
@fleafrier1 Жыл бұрын
Duh! They use a telescope.
@bajaboy27
@bajaboy27 Жыл бұрын
that proves the earth is flat 🤪
@JerryInfinity
@JerryInfinity 6 ай бұрын
I am honored to have been a part of the construction team back in 2004/2006. I wish I could show you all the pictures of everything we dug up. Thanks for this look back.
@allyourpie4323
@allyourpie4323 Жыл бұрын
I assure you, the Atlantic Ocean is not so visible from the park. It's kind of behind a tree.
@Shushus-cz9lk
@Shushus-cz9lk Жыл бұрын
Lol
@Josh-yr7gd
@Josh-yr7gd 11 ай бұрын
And the earth's curvature! Take that flat-earthers!
@allyourpie4323
@allyourpie4323 5 ай бұрын
@davidl1329 Tina Fey can.
@rong805
@rong805 3 күн бұрын
If you squint hard enough, it can be seen🧐🧐
@frednovaes5888
@frednovaes5888 Күн бұрын
@@Josh-yr7gdthere is no curvature!! That’s why we call it horizon, because it always horizontal(flat). Compass,radar and radio waves only work on flat. You live on a PLANE T (Terra- land in Latin). Good luck with your wet ball spinning 1000/ miles per hour lost in space.
@Storm7777
@Storm7777 Жыл бұрын
You say “the Atlantic Ocean” is visible from the park. That should be the Pacific Ocean.
@mssquiggleme1782
@mssquiggleme1782 Жыл бұрын
LOL
@MrChuckGrape
@MrChuckGrape Жыл бұрын
I'm calling the police.
@jenniferwhitewolf3784
@jenniferwhitewolf3784 Жыл бұрын
If you look at the mirror on the moon with one of the telescopes, you might get a glimpse of the Atlantic...
@stellamcwick8455
@stellamcwick8455 Жыл бұрын
It’s a REALLY good observatory.
@RWilliams6943
@RWilliams6943 Жыл бұрын
I had to replay that myself. Even though it is one tiny oversight for a Chicagoan the Atlantic Ocean is far closer than the Pacific Ocean.
@beebtv
@beebtv Жыл бұрын
Had to replay the part where he said visitors could see the Atlantic Ocean . I'm not geography professor but somehow it seems highly unlikely folks can see that particular ocean.
@CurtisHulme
@CurtisHulme Жыл бұрын
I had to do the same. lol
@nuclearskull
@nuclearskull Жыл бұрын
I'M SURE HE MEANT GULF OF MEXICO
@mentalizatelo
@mentalizatelo Жыл бұрын
LOL, true
@DesertRockfall
@DesertRockfall Жыл бұрын
At least he didn't say Russia.
@rattlejuggalo13
@rattlejuggalo13 Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a pretty good view from 3000 miles away. Well, mistakes happen. Oh well
@pupawupagus
@pupawupagus Жыл бұрын
10:26 lol “day-byu-ted” for “debuted” is cracking me up bc that’s the mood i’m in. (it’s day-byooed)
@stig
@stig Жыл бұрын
The Atlantic Ocean is visible from the park? 13:20 ? That's incredible !
@MichaelWaisJr
@MichaelWaisJr 3 күн бұрын
What a story, Mark! Hahaha
@massmtman
@massmtman Жыл бұрын
Incredible !!! The Atlantic Ocean is visible from Los Angeles. That is very remarkable and truly great eye sight. Also a scene in the Rocketeer.
@garyschlagheck4871
@garyschlagheck4871 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@AdmiralJT
@AdmiralJT Жыл бұрын
yeah no. Even if earth was flat, you cant use a telescope to see through mountains lmao plus the weather patterns across the country would prevent
@subman721
@subman721 Жыл бұрын
That was best movie filmed there. Well Midnight Madness was awesome too.
@psidvicious
@psidvicious Жыл бұрын
Let’s not be ridiculous now. You can only see the Atlantic while using their very powerful microscope, not with your naked eye.
@whatsup7253
@whatsup7253 Жыл бұрын
Look east!.
@DHMenke
@DHMenke Жыл бұрын
Greetings. I worked there, at the G.O., from 1970-1976, and went to UCLA with its Director, Dr Ed Krupp, who has been there a very long time. I keep in contact with many of the previous employees who are still alive, such as Art Johnson, Stan Seeberg, Ron Oriti, Steve Cooperman, and so forth. It was a golden time. I spent my career teaching astronomy and physics at the college level for 45 years. I am now retired and living in Tucson, Arizona, the capital of Astronomy. - Dr Dave Menke, Tucson.
@anthonycook6213
@anthonycook6213 25 күн бұрын
Hi David! I retired from there in 2021, but I'm still alive and still am building on the history that you outlined so well for the Planetarian.
@DHMenke
@DHMenke 24 күн бұрын
@@anthonycook6213 Awesome. Yeah, a few of us older ones are still around. I retired 100% from astronomy and physics in 2015, and am enjoying clear skies in Tucson, Arizona.
@KrystalB-dt5co
@KrystalB-dt5co 7 сағат бұрын
You all are truly mind blowing. I can't even imagine all the great adventures you all have had. Truly inspiring. Although I will never get to experience the lives you have had but I am grateful for you all sharing a piece of your lives with us
@rogerpenske2411
@rogerpenske2411 Жыл бұрын
Nice one there, Ryan! Yes you can see the Statue of Liberty in the Atlantic ocean from Griffith Observatory
@jantschierschky3461
@jantschierschky3461 Жыл бұрын
There I thought the statue is in a river delta. Hmmmm so many new facts today
@jsan2548
@jsan2548 Жыл бұрын
Wild that with all of Griffith’s paranoia about being poisoned, he failed to realize the one poisoning him was himself.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina 10 күн бұрын
Yes... Quite ironic, no ?
@MichealAnthonyGennaro
@MichealAnthonyGennaro Жыл бұрын
You can actually ses the Atlantic Ocean from the Observatory, on a Television Monitor located in the Gift Shop.
@barkboingfloom
@barkboingfloom Жыл бұрын
I thought that by "problematic" you meant putting a telescope right next to a major source of light pollution and air pollution.
@keithmoore5306
@keithmoore5306 Жыл бұрын
was thinking the same thing myself!!!
@TheParot161
@TheParot161 Жыл бұрын
Me too
@jackryan152
@jackryan152 Жыл бұрын
There was not nearly as much light when it was installed
@keithmoore5306
@keithmoore5306 Жыл бұрын
@@jackryan152 are you on drugs? there are scientist that say the light pollution around LA is close to 50,000 times what it was in 1900!! and the power company has said electric consumption is up close to a quarter of a million times of 1900's consumption! trust me all that juice ain't going to air conditioning and vibrating beds!!!
@RCAvhstape
@RCAvhstape Жыл бұрын
I thought it was because math and science are racist now.
@alycatpublishing1164
@alycatpublishing1164 Жыл бұрын
Amazing that visitors could see the Atlantic Ocean from southern California.
@miguelcruz2682
@miguelcruz2682 10 ай бұрын
That's the Pacific Ocean !!! Dude.
@jetsons101
@jetsons101 Жыл бұрын
Been to the observatory many times, well worth the time. There are also many hiking trails in the ares from easy to "not so easy." Thanks for posting Note: Part of the first Termirnator movie was also filmed there.
@jamessveinsson6006
@jamessveinsson6006 Жыл бұрын
Were you able to observe the Atlantic ocean from your views?
@dannydaw59
@dannydaw59 Жыл бұрын
Can you look through the telescope or is that just decoration?
@danmur2797
@danmur2797 Жыл бұрын
@dannydaw59 You can look through the telescope, though not sure if this is everyday. They do hold special events for viewing planets and stars, etc. Eclipses as well, but they might not use the telescope for that. Aside from the telescope though, the museum itself is very expansive and interesting. One of the best astronomy museums in the country featuring older exhibits alongside new ones such as the ones featuring information on the Mars rovers (which were actually built in the LA suburb of Pasadena at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory--that along with the space shuttles were prominent projects built whole or in part around LA tying broadly into local as well national and global history). The planetarium shows are also among the best. They revamped the older one they had with new technology and storyline a few years ago. A lot to see and do.
@brandonhoffman4712
@brandonhoffman4712 Жыл бұрын
The only things i remember are the planetarium and various scales to measure your weight on different planets. We didnt get to look out of the telescope, though this was a school field trip. I want to say circa 1996 or so.
@jetsons101
@jetsons101 Жыл бұрын
That and Knott's Berry Farm were great places for field trips......@@brandonhoffman4712
@jazzbo13
@jazzbo13 Жыл бұрын
Imagine a time when residents of Los Angeles shunned pompous egomaniacs rather than embracing them.
@Ichijoe2112
@Ichijoe2112 Жыл бұрын
Imagine a time where it made sence to build an Observatory in Los Freakn Angeles.
@danmur2797
@danmur2797 Жыл бұрын
@Ichijoe2112 Los Angeles wasn't nearly as large before 1950. The other observatory he mentioned in the video--Mt. Wilson just a few miles northeast of Griffith Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains up above the LA suburbs, was used by Edwin Hubble (of space telescope fame) to observe other galaxies besides the Milky Way and note the galaxies moved away from each other. Einstein used Hubble's observations to support his general theory of relativity by postulating the universe was thus expanding. In fact Einstein visited Mt. Wilson when he visited the California Institute of Technology in nearby Pasadena. Of course LA then wasn't the megacity it is today. Still very bucolic, and pastoral in its environs at that point. And the nearby mountains were ideal for telescopes while still accessible from nearby population centers.
@theecharmingbilly
@theecharmingbilly Жыл бұрын
An idyllic farm town!
@anthonycook6213
@anthonycook6213 Жыл бұрын
@@Ichijoe2112 While it does not have a dark sky, the 12-inch Zeiss refractor of Griffith Observatory has become the most looked through on the planet. I worked there for 43 years and think it continues to fulfill exactly what Griffith intended it to, and will continue to do so for a long time to come. I met many people who were inspired to do things like create lenses for Mars rovers after having a chance to see the sun's spectrum and the craters of the moon for the first time as small children.
@jodiburnett6211
@jodiburnett6211 Жыл бұрын
As a native of LA, thank you for this history lesson. I’ve always loved Griffith Park and the observatory is magic!
@LosAngelesLaura
@LosAngelesLaura Жыл бұрын
Same!
@TimeOfTroubles73
@TimeOfTroubles73 Жыл бұрын
I’m still puzzled at what specifically makes the observatory “problematic”.
@JimmyRussle
@JimmyRussle Жыл бұрын
click bait
@Gonk
@Gonk Жыл бұрын
The guy tried to kill his wife tho I like to think of thing like Theres this guys work and then there's the guy himself, his work shouldn't be blamed.
@williamneal9076
@williamneal9076 Жыл бұрын
Like many a human being whether they are making a beast of theirselves in life, there are good things that result.
@waterlec8718
@waterlec8718 8 ай бұрын
It's really more of a tourist facility than it is a research facility... It's cool, but it's mostly for tourists ✅
@MiteshDamania
@MiteshDamania Күн бұрын
@@waterlec8718 i have yet to see the movies that play there. There are always long lines for them.
@NanaOneAZ
@NanaOneAZ 10 ай бұрын
It's wonderful that this beloved site has been a joy for so many. In the 1950s I loved this place as a child, especially the astronomy shows. Despite himself, Griffiths managed to create good.
@djm5k
@djm5k Жыл бұрын
I remember going there as a kid growing up in LA. Haven’t been there in years and since the last major renovation/expansion. The Director, Ed Krup (?) and his wife were customers of mine when I worked at Trader Joe’s in Eagle Rock in the 1970’s. One of these days I will go back there.
@LosAngelesLaura
@LosAngelesLaura Жыл бұрын
It was soooo awesome!
@anthonycook6213
@anthonycook6213 Жыл бұрын
Ed Krupp is still the Observatory's director.
@Hebrew_Loc
@Hebrew_Loc Жыл бұрын
My mom used to take me and my brother to Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory, she used to love to just walk the grounds and take in the beautiful scenery, there are two ways to get into the Observatory area, one is the main way and most use it, it goes north from Los Feliz Dr and has the famous Greek Theater and a bird sanctuary along it the other is a narrow road that hangs on the hillsides of the park, it passes a couple of old forgotten and closed roads one of which is the road to the old L.A. Zoo, the winding road eventually ends in Burbank just after passing traveltown Walt Disney's former playground, and where it ends you can go right to the Equestrian center left takes you along the wash ending at Barham way or straight under the 101/134 to Riverside dr. Where on one corner is the Walt Disney Studios and across the street is St Joseph's Hospital
@jebronlames7789
@jebronlames7789 2 күн бұрын
B S I was born in hollywood 1962 and the only time my family visited was via the Atlantic Ocean then going up ventura to Mulholland drive turning on ventura Blvd to reseda Blvd to Sepulveda. The California's
@Hebrew_Loc
@Hebrew_Loc 2 күн бұрын
@jebronlames7789 Mulholland goes through the Hollywood Hills not Griffith Park, the 101 Freeway goes right between the two
@MiteshDamania
@MiteshDamania Күн бұрын
There is a 3rd way - Hike from the entrance near Fern Dell trail. Only 1.5 miles uphill :)
@Hebrew_Loc
@Hebrew_Loc Күн бұрын
@MiteshDamania true but I'm talking about driving in or at least actual roads that go in and through the park but as far as hiking in when I lived in L.A. there were several ways to hike in but I'm sure with the population doubling and the huge growth of residential areas most of the ways to hike in are probably gone, I remember when my friends and I would hike down to the Hollywood sign from the over look above but dirt bikers and 4 wheelers tearing up the hillsides around the sign along with vandalism of the sign got the area fenced off and a closer of the area becoming illegal to trespass the area, and with continual disregard of the law with people still going to the sign in the early 1990's the L.A.P.D. built a building to house equipment to monitor sensors and record video of the area and live camera footage broadcasted to the Hollywood division for fast response to sensors being triggered by trespassers now homes surround the sign making it almost impossible to get to it except for the access road that the L.A.P.D. building is on next to the gates to get to it
@chazikins
@chazikins Жыл бұрын
Amazing that you can see the Atlantic Ocean!
@BOBLAF88
@BOBLAF88 Жыл бұрын
I remember visiting the Observatory with my grade school class, and hitchhiking to see “The Flying Burrito Brothers” at a free concert! A fine gift from Mr. Griffith😎🔭🎸
@nortfishlsweetnr6026
@nortfishlsweetnr6026 Жыл бұрын
My family has been in Los Angeles for 7 generations now that I know of, in California longer. They were involved with civil service, the freeway system and the water system, my great grandmother was interviewed by the people working on LA confidential as I believe the oldest living pensioner at the time (in the 90’s) and widow of a (we believe the first) metal of valor recipient here. LA history is personal to me and yes much of it is shady to say the least but I want my children to know it. As things stand today I don’t know if it’s irresponsible of me as a working class person to keep my family here. Should we stay and fight in whatever small way possible to protect and defend the epic story/ history of this place in hopes that like other low points this too will someday pass (like previous drug and gang epidemics) or should I find a place where my children will more likely be able to someday have a home and start families of their own and live prosperous, reasonably peaceful lives? Even leaving, people around the country are less than welcoming of our kind holding us responsible for some seemingly extreme and often observably failed policies as if it’s truly what we’ve voted for or had any real say in. These policies reflect the funders of California political campaigns, policies are imposed that have 85+ % disapproval among the people but they are not put to any sort of referendum and bills are deceptively written or contain all sorts of hidden nonsense. I’m proud of/ sometimes horrified by/ at times have a dark sense of humor about our history but not ashamed though many feel we should be, there’s much to be proud of, much was accomplished and the rest we can’t change and shouldn’t be allowed to be erased. History is what it is, it holds lessons, lessons I hope we learn the next time we venture to build something great that did not previously exist.
@KrystalB-dt5co
@KrystalB-dt5co 7 сағат бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Your message truly melts my heart. I cam only dream of all you know. It's amazing. You are very fortunate. A lot of us live in our own bubble not knowing of all the great things that are out there and will never know. So I am grateful when people like you are willing to share a piece of your life to others. It is much appreciated. Take care and I believe knowledge is power. You passing it down to your children benefits then in ways you don't realize. It priceless. God Bless you and yours.
@Dwayne-mb2uj
@Dwayne-mb2uj Жыл бұрын
The City thought of selling some of the land in the park to offset some of the costs and the family said" if you wish to break the terms of the gift fine but now it belongs to us and we will be very happy to have it back" the city said "Never mind ,sorry we just forgot about the terms of the gift" "you guys are still alive".
@marymacdonald2379
@marymacdonald2379 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. The park is such an oasis of natural for those who live nearby. Great the family is still watching.
@jlovebirch
@jlovebirch Жыл бұрын
At 13:22 that would be the Pacific ocean, not the Atlantic -- and the "t" is silent in debuted.
@darrinhammond4924
@darrinhammond4924 5 күн бұрын
When I heard you mention the Atlantic Ocean I thought, “that impressive to see all the way to the east coast”! 😂😂😂
@valerieneal2747
@valerieneal2747 2 күн бұрын
Lol😂😂
@robinboyle5667
@robinboyle5667 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Hollywood and used to ride my horse on the back trails to the observatory. It was gorgeous and was a reason for my interest in astronomy and cosmology. ❤
@LosAngelesLaura
@LosAngelesLaura Жыл бұрын
I grew up going to the Griffith Park Observatory… it was one of my favorite places ever…. I saw all the planets through the telescope and I still LOVE astronomy because of this exposure… It’s so interesting to watch this history!
@TheBadCivilServant
@TheBadCivilServant Жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of the time I was driving a public transit bus from suburban Toronto to Niagara Falls. An American woman asked me which of the bus offered the best view of the ocean. I asked her, "Which one? Atlantic or Pacific?"
@Munditochulo
@Munditochulo 5 күн бұрын
The man would be rolling on his grave to see what these city politicians have done charging insane entrance fees and literally locking it off to those who once were able to at least drive to the top now one can’t do that ridiculous !
@jantschierschky3461
@jantschierschky3461 Жыл бұрын
Wow you can see the Atlantic ocean from LA, that is amazing, especially the Atlantic is 4000km away. I really thought the pacific was more likely. Well one never stops learning. 😮😮😮😅
@cheleshows
@cheleshows Жыл бұрын
I was just as shocked as you.
@joestrike8537
@joestrike8537 Жыл бұрын
Well, if you take the Observatory's time/space coordinates and multiply them by Planck's Constant, then divide it by a quantifiable number of Kessel run parsecs, it's an undeniable fact!
@johnstreet797
@johnstreet797 Жыл бұрын
really big telescopes
@joestrike8537
@joestrike8537 Жыл бұрын
@@johnstreet797LOL!😂
@freedomthroughspirit
@freedomthroughspirit Жыл бұрын
🤣
@alittlebitgone
@alittlebitgone Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. The "t" in "debut" is silent.
@Traditional_Maybe
@Traditional_Maybe 3 күн бұрын
I live down the street on Franklin ave and can confirm many visitors go up to the observatory to see the Atlantic ocean.
@valerieneal2747
@valerieneal2747 2 күн бұрын
Not the Pacific ocean?? California is on the weast coast...
@davesloggett6884
@davesloggett6884 Жыл бұрын
It's pretty amazing that you are able to see the Atlantic Ocean from Los Angeles, California.
@robertchilders8698
@robertchilders8698 Жыл бұрын
When I was there,you couldn't even get a glimpse of the Pacific ocean, because of the smog!
@postal_the_clown
@postal_the_clown Жыл бұрын
Interesting story. The Observatory was, at least, a monthly destination as a kid by bike, car, bus and yes until '62 by connection of Red car and Yellow car but the last time I went was to see Laserium in the mid-70s. If I make the mistake of going back to L.A., a fresh visit might be in order.
@manp1039
@manp1039 Жыл бұрын
they have made lots of improvements to it.
@brandonhoffman4712
@brandonhoffman4712 Жыл бұрын
If you do make that mistake, dont go downtown. You have about the same odds of slipping in homeless shit as you do being able to watch one take one on the street. My cigarette breaks werent fun when i worked on michel jordans 23 gym thing downtown. I watched on pop a squat on the other side of a fence from me. Absoloutley horrible. 0/1million star review.
@RedBud315
@RedBud315 10 күн бұрын
I remember as a kid in the 70's hiking my BMX bike up the horse trails to the Observatory every weekend with friends. It took about 30-40 minutes to go up and about 10 to come back down. Now you can't even park on the side of the road within a mile of the parking lot w/out paying $10 per hour.
@IntegraDIY
@IntegraDIY Жыл бұрын
Should’ve mentioned how Griffith put a curse on the park..
@LonnieE3g
@LonnieE3g 3 ай бұрын
I definitely believe you. I was looking for this type of comment.
@hdcandela5697
@hdcandela5697 Жыл бұрын
Then there was that scene in the movie Terminator. "Give me your cloths." -The Governornator
@benmartinez8443
@benmartinez8443 Жыл бұрын
I remember when it closed for renovations, it seemed like it was closed forever. It was well worth the wait.
@stephenmoerlein8470
@stephenmoerlein8470 Жыл бұрын
Interesting story behind a Los Angeles icon. Thanks for posting.
@Soundbrigade
@Soundbrigade Жыл бұрын
We visited the observatory many years ago on our first trip to the West coast. Sad we hadn't seen this video before we went there.
@burnjburn
@burnjburn Жыл бұрын
The Observatory is my most favorite place in the region. The cafe is way overpriced, though. The view of watching the city come to life in the evening is magical.
@joseventurausmc
@joseventurausmc Жыл бұрын
Wow.... I've lived in LA all my life, and I didn't know you could see the Atlantic Ocean from Griffith Park.
@albeit1
@albeit1 Жыл бұрын
It requires some squinting.
@fuferito
@fuferito Жыл бұрын
As a supporter and subscriber to this channel, my question is why the need for a clickbait title? How is the misbehavior of the Observatory's namesake over 100 years ago "problematic" in the _present_ tense?
@machupikachu1085
@machupikachu1085 Жыл бұрын
Sadly, many people are looking at history through a modern lens.
@BobYourell
@BobYourell Жыл бұрын
I loved this place as a kid. I remember a movie called I Spy, where the observatory was blown up. And then there's that Star Trek episode when the crew traveled through time and strange things happened at the observatory. But I had no idea about this history! Thanks so much for this.
@MarkovianMan
@MarkovianMan Жыл бұрын
Interesting video about the history of Griffith Park/Observatory. P.S. the "t" in "debut" is silent.
@653j521
@653j521 Жыл бұрын
His French is shaky.
@machupikachu1085
@machupikachu1085 Жыл бұрын
That one threw me too.
@LuckyBaldwin777
@LuckyBaldwin777 6 ай бұрын
You can see the Atlantic Ocean from the observatory. That's quite a view.
@valerieneal2747
@valerieneal2747 2 күн бұрын
Yes it is😂😂😂😂
@justoneman1318
@justoneman1318 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I'd ride my bike across the San Fernando Valley to the observatory.
@kermitwilson
@kermitwilson Жыл бұрын
Best thing about this observatory in modern times is its use in The Rocketeer final set piece. Great movie!
@gwendeerlin
@gwendeerlin Жыл бұрын
At 13:25 you say "Atlantic Ocean" is visible. It should be "Pacific Ocean".
@Josh-yr7gd
@Josh-yr7gd 11 ай бұрын
Oddly enough I only recognize the Griffith Observatory from when Adele did a concert there a couple of years ago. I didn't know much about it until this video and knew it seemed familiar.
@josephstebbins9499
@josephstebbins9499 Жыл бұрын
I can also see Russia from the eagles’ nest of LA. But seriously, wonderful expose of an iconic landmark. Thanks for posting this. You get a mulligan.
@rich5034
@rich5034 Жыл бұрын
No clip of the Terminator taking a walk on wash day?
@talanigreywolf7110
@talanigreywolf7110 Жыл бұрын
I love the Griffith Observatory, it use to have an awesome laser light show called Laserium.
@209tone9
@209tone9 Жыл бұрын
Undoubtedly one of the most unique places on the planet, you can see all the way to the Atlantic ocean. Oh my God.
@thefrub
@thefrub Жыл бұрын
If you want to get there quickly you can crash a blimp into it and glitch into the cutscene
@james-p
@james-p Жыл бұрын
I had full run of the place while it was closed, since I was working on their HVAC systems during the renovation. There are some _really_ cool places in there! I still ride my bike up there regularly just to enjoy the day and the view. Los Angeles had some real characters in her history, that's for sure! Thomas Ince and his wife come immediately to mind. But Griffith left us one of the largest city parks in the US, and we get an educational observatory and mountain lions there as a bonus!
@debosewter8442
@debosewter8442 Жыл бұрын
Wow...if you can see the Atlantic ocean from the observatory it must be very high up 🙂
@AdmiralJT
@AdmiralJT Жыл бұрын
lmao, Pacific
@joestrike8537
@joestrike8537 Жыл бұрын
Or *Ryan* must be very high up!
@gogetit1431
@gogetit1431 Жыл бұрын
Didn't mention Pink Flyod and the laser show...😶😔
@jeffsilverman6104
@jeffsilverman6104 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in L.A. going there for Lasarium and Laser Rock shows in the 1970's.
@jackryan152
@jackryan152 Жыл бұрын
Atlantic ocean... thats an impressive view. Im sure he meant Pacific, as on a clear day it was a spectacular view
@knelle1114
@knelle1114 Жыл бұрын
I like it. It’s one of the few places in LA that the homeless people haven’t taken over.
@BloodhoundVX30
@BloodhoundVX30 Жыл бұрын
“I can see the Atlantic Ocean from here!”😂
@jonnyminogue
@jonnyminogue Жыл бұрын
The Adele concert at Griffith Observatory was epic
@ramsaybolton9741
@ramsaybolton9741 Жыл бұрын
GTA V and Mafia taught me well
@embreeja
@embreeja Күн бұрын
Grew up in the Pasadena/Sierra Madre area. Visited Griffith park and Observatory from time to time as a youth, but the really fun time was when we got our driver's licenses. This was a great place to cruise up to --- the view was amazing, but one of the most memorable things was if we hit the timing just right (around dusk) and looked closely, there would always be tarantula spiders crossing the road. It was a hoot to catch one then let it go, then finish the cruise up to the Observatory, the Greek Theater (more for concerts) or over to Glendale to the Pilgrimage Theater for some out-in-the-air Shakespeare. So Cal was an amazing place to grow up. I hear it is not the same anymore --- thank God for memories....PS: We have been up in Sactown (Sacramento) for the last 40 years --- and just north of us (just south of Auburn), is the Griffith-Griffith granite pits, where he mined huge slabs of granite for the granite building faces all over Cal.
@robertweekes5783
@robertweekes5783 Жыл бұрын
I saw Jupiter at Griffith after the comet Shoemaker hit! It was awesome. ☄️
@paulgracey4697
@paulgracey4697 11 күн бұрын
The fame of that relatively accessible observatory/planetarium is such that when I tell people I am a docent at the Mt. Wilson Observatory, up in the mountains overlooking both LA and its infamous smog, they ash if it is the Griffith. George Ellery Hale who founded the much more scientific minded Mt. Wilson Observatory did approach Griffith for some of the money he needed to build Mt. Wilson, but was refused. I tend to think the success and fame of Mt. Wilson, in the first two decades of the 20th century was one reason Griffith was inclined to leave that money to the City. That famous and iconic building was one of the first things I wanted to see when my family moved to this area.
@josephroth8761
@josephroth8761 Күн бұрын
Many Thanks for your video, I did not know the History but found it interesting because I visited the building many times when I was young.
@jgesselberty
@jgesselberty Жыл бұрын
At a height of 10,000 feet the horizon is 126 miles in the distance. Clearly they could not see the Atlantic Ocean.
@CaseNumber00
@CaseNumber00 Жыл бұрын
13:23 "...and the Atlantic Ocean are visible from the park." Dude, how can you screw that up?
@AmericanGamesta
@AmericanGamesta 6 күн бұрын
Atlantic Ocean is visible from the observatory? From LA?
@valerieneal2747
@valerieneal2747 2 күн бұрын
Of course it isnt...
@frankmenchaca9993
@frankmenchaca9993 2 ай бұрын
The closest I ever got was in passing as I ran by on a 10k run. Very scenic.
@philipjdry1234
@philipjdry1234 Жыл бұрын
You can see the Atlantic Ocean, there's a poster
@ginonunez4460
@ginonunez4460 Күн бұрын
Great video.
@timecircuits88
@timecircuits88 Жыл бұрын
I think you made a great video here. But as a Star Trek nerd (and a big fan of your vids) I would have liked to have learned about the Leonard Nimoy connection to the 2006 renovations from you, in this vid. But I understand the observatory has a lot of pop culture references and you can't list them all, but come on, it's Star Trek! 😂 😂 Keep these vids coming bud.
@machupikachu1085
@machupikachu1085 Жыл бұрын
IKR?? Where' the NCIS Los Angeles reference?
@justin4357
@justin4357 Жыл бұрын
Did this dude say Atlantic Ocean? I’m sure he meant Pacific. Anyway great video. Here’s a thumbs up
@EvadNarg-ve2eq
@EvadNarg-ve2eq Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Thank you.
@phillipmullins1643
@phillipmullins1643 Жыл бұрын
It may be a little-known fact but an episode of "Star Trek Voyager" Futures End Part 1 (S3, E8) was also filmed at the Griffith Observatory. I throw that out for trivia.
@joestrike8537
@joestrike8537 Жыл бұрын
It's not worth throwing out, you really should hold onto it 😛
@erinw6120
@erinw6120 Жыл бұрын
Starfleet HQ, and the garden where Janeway had conversations with Boothby, is located about 12mi northwest of the Griffith Observatory, at the Donald C. Tillman water treatment plant.
@russellstern5400
@russellstern5400 Жыл бұрын
Very well done. If you can make the edit, it is near the Pacific Ocean, not the Atlantic Ocean.
@jamessveinsson6006
@jamessveinsson6006 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I’ve been there a few times and I never seen the Atlantic Ocean! I’ll try harder. Next time I go there.!
@chrisallen766
@chrisallen766 Жыл бұрын
You have to stand on the roof of the dome. Try it!
@13271969
@13271969 Күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. I’ve only been there twice maybe but I would love to go back again.❤
@bconni2
@bconni2 Жыл бұрын
it's a shame most people who go there have no interest in actually going inside and aren't interested in astronomy. it's become another in a long list of bucket list things to do as you take selfies to post on your instagram.
@skywolf2012
@skywolf2012 Жыл бұрын
That's my backyard, born and raised in east Hollywood 😅
@ashleybones3556
@ashleybones3556 4 күн бұрын
Ya babe, that's the Pacific
@valerieneal2747
@valerieneal2747 2 күн бұрын
Ikr??
@abvevo6406
@abvevo6406 Жыл бұрын
It'd be nice to see content not just from NYC, LA and Chicago. 👀
@paulsto6516
@paulsto6516 Жыл бұрын
The Griffith Observatory is awesome, at least it was in the 60s. It was also featured in an episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
@mrb.5610
@mrb.5610 Жыл бұрын
And the 1930s 'Flash Gordon' shorts !
@scotpens
@scotpens Жыл бұрын
@@mrb.5610 It also appeared in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Phantom from Space (1953).
@0therun1t21
@0therun1t21 Жыл бұрын
I love Griffith Park and the observatory, but I always wondered if it could see through all the light pollution we have now. I was too poor to get to go inside when I lived in L.A. but I would hang around outside and enjoy the day. Next time I go to L.A. it's going to be my number one priority.
@SoCalCubanGrrl
@SoCalCubanGrrl Жыл бұрын
it has always been free entry
@0therun1t21
@0therun1t21 Жыл бұрын
@@SoCalCubanGrrl I didn't know that then, there was something I wanted to do that did cost money but I forgot what it was, it was the 80s. The last time I was there there was a long line of people paying for something so I thought that was normal. Thanks! I was homeless and a teen and used to thinking that I couldn't or shouldn't go anywhere nice, so I probably assumed.
@SoCalCubanGrrl
@SoCalCubanGrrl Жыл бұрын
@@0therun1t21 aww, i'm sorry you had to go through or felt that way... the lines were probably for the Laserium, which was really cool, i miss those shows. but between the parking and the crowds, it's too much of a hassle to go anymore. i used to go all the time on a whim because it's right by my house.
@st.charlesstreet9876
@st.charlesstreet9876 Жыл бұрын
It was very Beautiful what Griffith J. Griffith said when leaving the Mt Wilson observatory ( paraphrasing ) If only all people have seen what I have seen through this telescope, it would end all wars. He went on to make sure that a planetarium was built ❤
@Cyclegladiator
@Cyclegladiator 5 ай бұрын
The Pacific Ocean is visible from the park (not Atlantic)
@GratitudeGriot
@GratitudeGriot Жыл бұрын
o wow! the observatory was 1 of my fav hikes when i lived in LA. never went inside the building, knew a planetarium was there, or any of this history about Griffiths the man🤯
@DucatiPaso750
@DucatiPaso750 Жыл бұрын
I first went to the observatory on a 5th grade field trip in the late 1970s. Most recently, I like to go hiking there with my son. I never remember having to pay for parking thiugh. Further, it's obviously the Pacific Ocean that, on clear days, is visible.
@clarencesmith2305
@clarencesmith2305 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know that you could see the Atlantic Ocean from the LA hills?
@patbranch6878
@patbranch6878 Жыл бұрын
Great views of the Atlantic Ocean there for sure!
@tonyg1997
@tonyg1997 Жыл бұрын
What song is playing at 7:26 ?
@ShanGamer1981
@ShanGamer1981 Жыл бұрын
I remember it in rocketeer and terminator films.
@caryadams1540
@caryadams1540 Ай бұрын
"Views of the Atlantic Ocean?" Clearly this guy is not an Angelano!
@lareeciscomusic2741
@lareeciscomusic2741 3 ай бұрын
When he said "Appearing in media" I was waiting to see a blimp and hear "Davey, How ya doin." Anyway, great episode and channel dude.
@volt8ge
@volt8ge Жыл бұрын
When I think of the observatory the first thing that comes to my mind is GTAV
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