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Yacht — L.A. Plays Itself (Music Video 2015)

Yacht — L.A. Plays Itself (Music Video 2015)

Not at all in or associated with Wilmington in the slightest, but I wanted to have some fun finding all the locations in the music video.

After the opening drone shot on Santa Monica Blvd, the video travels around L.A. and the surrounding areas, starting with Ventura Blvd. heading eastbound, then westbound.

The following night shots for the chorus are in Koreatown, all along W 6th St.

The next chunk is along Hollywood Blvd., heading west and then east.

For next chorus, it's up to the hills and the scenic overlooks along Mulholland Dr. followed by a stop at the Top of Topanga Overlook, then a ride down and up and down N. Topanga Blvd. and S. Topanga Blvd.

Picking up at where Topanga Canyon Blvd. ends, the shots follow from Malibu to Santa Monica along the Pacific Coast Hwy. Some of the locations have been destroyed by the 2025 Palisades Fire.

Next, Beverly Blvd. for another chorus and then a tour around the Arts District on the edge of Downtown L.A. before the video ends in a section of the famous L.A. concrete river channel under CA-110 and Riverside Dr.

This is 99% complete, only one location is unknown at this time, a close up on some bamboo for shot 87 possibly around Topanga or along the Pacific Coastal Hwy.

Google map of locations

Music video link:

Shots 48, 49, 56, 63, 64, 71: Universal City Overlook, Mulholland Dr

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© YACHTShots 48 and 63

Thenish (2016):

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© YACHTShots 56 and 71 are close ups of the same sign post used for shots 48 and 63.
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© YACHTShots 49 and 64 are the same, and just a few yards away from the other shots at this location. It’s matched by the tree, the green fence post, chain link fence, and the distant peak peeking up into the bottom of the frame.

Thenish (2016):

Shots 50–53, 57–60, 65–68, 72–75: Autry and Mulholland Overlook, Mulholland Dr

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© YACHTShots 50 and 65 at Mulholland Scenic Overlook

Shots 50 and 65 Now:

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© YACHTShots 52, 59, 67, and 74 at Autry Overlook

Shots 52, 59, 67, and 74 Then:

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© YACHTShots 57 and 72 are a few feet from shots 50 and 65 at Mulholland Scenic Overlook

Shots 57 and 72 Then:

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© YACHTShots 58 and 73

CU Shots 51 and 66, Shots 58 and 73 Then:

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© YACHTClose up shots 51 and 66.
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© YACHTShots 53, 60, 68, and 75 are all of the same sign post at Autry Lookout.

Shots 53, 60, 68, and 75 Then:

Shots 54, 55, 61, 62, 69, 70, 76, 77: Narrows Overlook, Mulholland Dr

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© YACHTShots 54 and 69 are the same telephone pole as shots 61 and 76 captured while standing.

Then:

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© YACHTShots 61 and 76 are driving by the same telephone pole.

Then:

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© YACHTShots 62 and 77 are the driving shots of standing shots 55 and 70.

Then:

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