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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 99 and 100: Malibu Pier, Pacific Coastal Hwy

99
© YACHTShot 99 is the absolute farthest out point in all of the shots.

Then:

100
© YACHTShot 100 is a few steps away from shot 99.

Thenish (2016):

Shot 101: Salsa Muffler Man, Pacific Coastal Hwy

101
© YACHTShot 101 shows the feet of the Mexican statue known as the “Salsa Muffler Man,” this is because this location was a muffler shop that also sold homemade salsa.

Then:

Nowish (2021):

Shot 102: Duke’s Malibu, Pacific Coastal Hwy

102
© YACHTShot 102 of Duke’s prior to the 2025 fires, and one of the furthest points in the video.

Then:

Currently, it is temporarily closed, due to mudslides in 2025, but also plans to reopen after surviving the 2025 Palisades fire.

Now:

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