Visiting The Cecil Hotel
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- Join us as we visit The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
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All of Downtown LA is dark place period. In the 1930s a serial killer name The Brick Bat Bandit murdered people nightly until he was caught there.
Hello Rgv210. Fancy seeing you hereI I usually see you in Stoners room. Thanks for this info, as Ive never heard of this before. Cheers from Canada : )
Vaughn Greenwood, "The Skid Row Slasher"
The IRS is scarier than a serial killer or a gang member.
Pretty sure the brick bat bandit was robert Nixon he was arrested in Chicago after a killing
Yes
LA native here...I stayed in that hotel for a whole weekend as we where there to party so needed a place that was affordable to just come to sleep....then found out a week later that the girl Lisa Lam disappeared.."note I never met her or ran into her when we where there".....one thing tho the lobby is beautiful but the rest of the hotel was creepy, you can feel a bad vibe as if someone is watching your every move
@martin edwards no we didn't drink the water but we did take showers....the thought of it is sad and unsettling
@martin edwards 🤣🤣🤣🤣
So what year did that young lady Lisa die there .
@@markowen4630 her name was Elisa...I believe it was February of 2013....I know it was February bc that's my birthmonth n we where there to celebrate my BD
@@mybratz377 oh ok thank you for your reply.
My dad is helping do the refurbish and restoration right now. April 2021. I'm getting him to record for me and get numbers and old doorknobs and basement footage. I'm lucky
Melissa. Could i buy a number from you, when your dad gets them?
Sell those knobs n #s I buy em!!
I'd buy a knob or room #.
Be careful what you wish for. Those objects hold bad energy. 🙏🙏🙏
@@tammybrown4901 Yeah, that's one place I wouldn't want anything from.
I stayed at the Cecil hotel in 1992,I was travelling around the USA and found an ad at the airport amongst ads for hotels in LA,I wasn't creeped out,but there was definately some strange people hanging out around the corridors.I was there for a week and I had people knocking on my door saying,'we heard an Aussie was staying here,we want to meet you',someone even asked me if I knew Steve Irwin,lol.
I would NEVER stay there !!! That is 🤢!!!
You were followed. Never go there again imo.
You're mighty brave
Definitely cultists u saw
Very few things make sick, but the thought of drinking water from a tank holding a decomposing corpse is especially sickening.
Just considering it makes me want to spew chunks.
BTW, really enjoyed the Saturday night live stream. :)
Yep, we thought the same.
So freaking gnarly. 🤢
That interview with the couple from the UK were the girl is talking about the color of the water and drinking it was just unreal, one interview I will never forget they were freaked right out.
Surprised they didn't all come down with some kind of sickness.
@@poodtang2104 yeah you know it mate, I just can’t even imagine it to be totally honest with you, it sickens me to just think about it, and why anyone would want to move into a apartment in there I’ll never know. I don’t know where you are from but I’m in Britain and there’s a lunatic asylum that they are about to close down, it was built in the Victorian times and it’s called Broadmoor and believe it or not they are gonna turn it into a hotel, can you imagine that? I’m a very spiritual person and have been since my early childhood I’ve just turned 59 years old and believe me you would think that they would demolish the asylum, because I can imagine that place is full of lost souls wandering the corridors, it would be so much better to demolish and set the spirits free, because as long as it’s still standing although it will a modern building the spirits will forever see it as it was when they were in there. It will be exactly the same for the people who lost their lives in this hotel they should demolish it also. Anyway you are right I would’ve thought that the people who drank the water in the hotel would’ve come down with some sort of terrible illness even life threatening I would’ve thought, I’ve heard that it’s easy to sue people in America, well if I’d drank the water i would’ve ran straight out of the hotel straight into the nearest lawyers office, fucking right I would’ve. Take care of yourself buddy wherever you are in the world from Stevie boy in Britain
The Cecil is a cool place in the 80s it was an old Punk Rocker after hours party place. When they used the Qlympic Auditorium for shows when bands like Minor Threat n Black Flag played there. After people would party at The Cecil.
When the Hotel was still just the Cecil and not Stay On Main, my brother and I stopped by just to take a look at the lobby and I had one of the scariest experiences ever. Outside, there was a man and I swear he had fully black eyes and not in a contacts type of way. He looked full on demonic. And he would not stop staring at us. And as someone who loves the occult and all things horror, I never thought something like that would freak me out but I forced us to leave after that!
This is a pretty cool experience. Thank you for sharing
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Sounds like Richard Ramirez the night stalker.he lived there in the 80s
Ashley Osborn how long ago did you see that man.
Fun fact: You can see it in "Purple Rain" as Apollonia leaves her apartment in "Minneapolis".
I stayed there for 29 days in 2013 when I was running away from my life that had turned into a nightmare. It's definitely creepy with bad vibes. I was extremely depressed and thought about jumping out of my window several times. There was a comicon convention and many people were staying at the hotel dressed as ghouls and demons 😈 I thought that I was in hell.
They kicked people out after 29 days because if you stay there for a month you become a legal tenant with rights. I'm glad it didn't kill me.
From UK hope u r ok mate now
Something moved you to not take your life, I’m glad you didn’t and that you are here today to leave this comment. Hope you’re in a much better place now and things going well for you. ✌🏻
@@1105kross how nice of you to say that, thank you. I'm fine, all things considered. Have a great day 😀
Keep striving 💪🏽
@@lambchop.2773 thank you
If you would “stay there in a heartbeat”, you might not leave there with one.
That’s true of any place though
@@TomDavidMcCauley true!
😂
Great way to put it!😂
I loved this comment lol
Michael, even when you can't physically get into a location you still make an awesome video. You Rock!!!
Lordenarts did
Many ppl still go in it
If I worked security in that building I'd be running around turning lights on and off all night. I would so mess with the people that watch it all the time.
Don't need to. Ppl live there and turn lights on or off as is, an a lot of ppl don't know that fact.
@@yovillianify There's a guy who lives across the street that puts a live stream on the building. People honestly sit up all night staring at it. The comments say things like "Did you just see that shadow?" Can't believe people will waste their time like that.
@@greyeaglem not everyone stays up and watches it all night, not everyone watching is in LA, it's 8hrs behind the UK for instance, so can be watched live at different times all over the world.
I remember first hearing about Elisa Lam from Wikipedia. Watching that elevator footage of her was unsettling, yet I couldn't take my eyes off it. It's one of life's grim mysteries.
Imagine being one who drank that "odd tasting" water.
i always felt she had been followed and that she was trying to shake off a stalker in that lift ...
About Elisa Lam and Finding her in the water tank. At the Cecil, it Reminds me of a Movie. Called Dark water.
She had seen that film herself, probably influenced her to climb in the tank, sadly.
I live at the Cecil. Been here six months and me nor anyone else’s has experienced anything paranormal.
I live down the street from the Cecil, I walk by it often. As you are walking around, I can smell every part the video especially that back alley. LOL.
Yummy 🤤
I wasn't aware AHS Hotel used this as it's inspiration tell you confirmed it; but as soon as you started talking about it's history, I immediately though of the show (my favorite season too)
My favorite season as well!
Yeah I was like a mixed between this and HH Holmes murder castle
This is easily becoming my favorite channel to watch...
Cant get enough !!!!!
I just drove past thier last night. It was so eerie and just gave me the chills.
There*
*there
😂
I feel for the person who found Elisa body and also those who had to retrieve her. That's gotta leave some scars 😨
There is a guy on Tiktok named Peet Montzingo & he lives across the street from this hotel. He has done quite a few videos on the creepy stuff he sees.
I don't know why but the music gave me goosebumps and I like it
Music annoyed me. Started saying it's haunted and did an eyebrow raise. I wanted to slap the spray tan off this guy.
@O BS 😆
The music was very early/mid 80s horror movie sounding, like analog synthesizers and stuff.
It really sucks to have known about a cool place for decades and then hoards of people find out about it and eff it up for everyone!!
I think it important to note that Elisa Lam was suffering massively with her mental health, she had stopped taking her meds and this may have led to a schizophrenic episode sadily. It also should be noted the area the hotel is located in would lend it to having tragic episodes happening within it due to so many vulnerable people in a small geographical location. As for the serial killers, they prayed on the vulnerable and given the area, this would have attracted them to here, it was also cheap to stay in.
Bipolar 1. Hallucinations are very common.
The Eliza Lam death is strange because it’s almost identical to a movie that came out years before it happened called Dark Water. It’s a good movie. It’s a remake of a Japanese movie.
I saw that movie and now that you mention it it is very similar. Creepy.
You guys handle these places with respect and reverence. Thank you!
Oh boy, imagine how they felt after they knew why the water was bad 🤢🤮, hell of a place, great episode Michael
I’ve been to the Cecil! Few years back it was in between renovations. Peeked into lobby and WOW. It is definitely a super charged area.
This building is now the Cecil Hotel Apartments which is owned by Center City Housing I think? The city of LA Housing will put out an update when they’re taking applications but you have to register through them (I did). Apparently the new, updated, renovated apartments 240 square feet are nice but very basic. I haven’t seen any pictures.
Absolutely love your videos.....thank you for taking us to places I'll never actually see.....and showing it always with such honesty.....keep it up
What a beautiful pink tree in front! Kind of incongruous....
Haha I was totally looking for Peet’s place too trying to guess which apartment is his
Me too!
It's actually crazy that Richard Ramirez stayed there during his killing spree ❤️❤️
It’s absolutely mind blowing! Have you seen the videos of the room he stayed in?
@@luisn818 Hello from Canada : )
I have not ...but have been looking for them. Im having a hard time finding , besides the ghost hunter one, theyre hard to find Share ljnks please? Thanks : )
I saw another vlog about a guy who stayed in Ramirez's room at the Cecil with a ghost box. His recordings on it were scary! Lots of voices, including Richard's saying "I'm helpless!". 👻👻👻👻👻👻
Liverpool are crap lol
Yes he did
I live only two and a half blocks from the Cecil and ever since I saw it I have felt creepy vibes. I even had a bad dream about it one night.
I have stayed at the Cecil about 20 times from the late 70s through late 1999. It is an old building that groans as all old buildings do. I have never felt or seen anything I couldnt acertain. Kiwi Kim has a nice complete walk through video.
The other Hotels in that area have a dark history also. Your video was cool alot of these You Tubers don't do a good job when it comes to The Cecli they act like Jr. Hi kids or give wrong info and most aren't from LA County.
Stayed here when it was called stay on main. Didn't realise where I was!! I didn't stay long!
You have such a unique great way of telling the story that it makes the listener feel like they are right there with you. I am a HUGE fan of Mr. Ballen and his unique way of story telling and I must say you rival him and thats saying a lot. Keep up the good work. Im binge watching every video you have made.
If you actually check out the construction of the building, why would they put fire escape ladders leading down BETWEEN the building walls? It just seems as if there is something extremely weird about the building itself. No wonder it has such a violent and macabre history. Strange place, weird vibe all around.
Awesome video as usual, the Legion of Grimmlifers can't wait for the next one!
Grimmlifers Rule!
Happy Halloween!!!!!
Since that side of the building was not given any windows, either another tall building was right next to it at the time of construction or was anticipated in the future.
Great video! There’s just too many things to talk about with the Cecil. Too many cases. It would take a day to talk about the Cecil and all of its history. I can say honestly that place scares me bad. I’m glad you mentioned American Horror Story. Very true each of the seasons was based on a real story, place, person. Love you Grimms. Thank you for taking time to show us signs and street art.
On February 19, 2013, a body was recovered in a water tank atop the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. It was later identified as that of Elisa Lam, also known by her Cantonese name, Lam Ho Yi (藍可兒; April 30, 1991- February 2013), a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
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Lol “ I don’t know what that black guy said but thanks”. 😂
I’m with you on that one lol
The Lisa Lam video was edited by LE, there were two guys who handed a small object to Lisa as they walked by, when she was in the elevator but they were later cleared of any wrong doings so LE decided to edit them out of the video. Lisa's death definitely had all the markings of an insider job to it!
It's amazing how clean the alley is
The Last Line of "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson:
"Within, walls continued upright, bricks met nearly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.”
Some places are evil, perhaps at creation, or by infestation.
Legends become legends because many stories couldn't be told. Places like hotels though it would be bad for business if it got out that they were haunted or a murder took place there. So in many cases it wasn't reported, but people still told the tale to keep the memory alive.
Hi there from germany.The right name of Jack was "Unterweger"He was an austrian guy from vienna.Thank you for your great videos/work.Greetings from cologne ,germany,stefan.
It's funny to see Austrians and Australians being mixed around.
Definitely not funny what that guy (Unterwerger) did though.
I read about him yes
@@MrErnieDevlin no it was not
Ahhhh I was just there about a month ago, on a weekend where there was several people taking pictures and stuff. The feeling I got was weird, I couldn’t explain but definitely wasn’t a good feeling. Anyway, Loved the video, good job guys😬
I’ve heard there are still residents that are still living there. In the first couple of floors
There was
You are on “The Job “ Michael! Sure Appreciate your efforts to go where I wouldn’t go!💪💪💪💪
Gotta say being such a huge fan of your show, this was definitely one of my absolute favorites I’ve seen and I’ve seen most of them. Hope you guys are able to get in when it open and do a live feed! That would be amazing too see!! Shout out to you guys!
Lordenarts did
there was a strange guy in all black standing outside the Cecil Hotel at the end did anyone else see him?
Love u guys, wish these were longer videos to fill my work day😂
Love ya too Jesse. Sometimes they are longer other times much shorter
Jack Unterweger was from Austria, not Australia!
Many mistakes in a lot of these videos.
Aussie here. I was confused when I wasn't familiar with this Jack Unterweger guy, as someone interested in our local True Crime. Yeah turns out he isn't ours!
I would love to see the room Richard Ramirez stayed in. Wouldn’t stay the night there though
I often wonder why these cursed places exist. Aokigahara and Appalachia are also places I’d put in the same category. It’s like the place itself is the reason bad things happen there.
I've caught some of Peet's livestreams in the past of the Cecil and first time I did, I passed out due to lack of sleep and I kid you not, I got woken up by a guy's voice saying "Hey There"; I don't know if I was dreaming or what, but that was a lil bit unnerving, and I don't get scared easily
wait this is so scary
Maybe that is Richard Ramirez saying to you because he is staying at the hotel Cecil in 80s
@@maryrosebarawid5656 Thing is that I couldn't tell if it was coming from my TV or my room
@@samanthamorales7797 I know, right? Freaked me out a lil
@@Ghosthost22 cool story bro.
That’s awesome you let them shout themselves out, that was really wholesome
my friend who is a actor back in the 90’s he took a greyhound from New York to LA and he didn’t have enough money he said he almost stayed there until he saw someone came out in a stretcher lmao
Haha you found Pete's place!! ⭐⭐
His live streams are the best!
Used to Skate dtla. And work down the street... def a vibe... thanks for the dope vids👊🏽🙌🏾🛹🖤
You the man for going to all these famous places.
Wtf? That’s insane. Especially with the story of the dead Asian girl that was killed and left in the water tank up on the roof. My goodness.
No one knows if she was killed or not... Could’ve possibly been suicide.
Thank you for teaching me about a dark place I had not heard of somehow. I always love your lore.
It's almost here! Get your costumes ready and this year it won't just be me trying to tell people It's Half-o-ween!!!!
6:29 the handwritten sign in the window indicates that sometimes someone is available there to accept package deliveries, which indicates to us that the place isn't completely vacant & abandoned, so don't be too spooked when the 24/7 live cam pointing at the hotel shows lights turning on/off around the hotel all night.
I heard this place takes on a different atomsphere at night..love seeing the locations you visit..stay safe & stay awesome☮️✌️
Awesome footage and creey great storytelling. You two are a true gem.
Glad you finally did a video on Cecil Hotel. I had made a comment about it on one of your other recent videos. Scary place. It's like the hotel in the movie 1408. The area around it is even scarier. Skid row.
There was a ghost in your wax works video at 6:46 in the window right after you say 'childhood '
So i read this comment, then checked for myself. I totally see what your talking about! Wonder if it was maybe just someone who lives there walking by. But the quick stride and movement definitely looks like it might be paranormal. Good find!!!
@@CheleAne definitely unnatural movement
Wow! I can remember reading some of the historic occurrences at this hotel. Geesh!
If you ever get a chance come to the Pacific Northwest...Seattle Underground is creepy and Manresa Castle in Port Townsend, Washington. Also Victoria, British Columbia is a really awesome location with a lot of occult history. Love your videos and how respectful and professional you guys are! Much love and respect to you and your adventures!
I live in Victoria BC.
Born and raised we do have many ghost stories and occult related tales.
I don't think I would ever recover if I knew I had consumed that water.
Sloan Bella did a psychic reading on the hotel a few weeks ago (it's on youtube) and it was very interesting. Definitely worth watching.
Ever notice how not a single psychic has ever won the lotto?
@@TheJer1963 A psychic never knows things about themselves or would be able conger up winning lottery numbers. That's not how it works.
@@TheJer1963 thought the same thing many times too!
@@TheJer1963 Great point
I remember driving and walking by that building back when I lived in downtown LA 15 years ago.... your videos bring back a lot of memories... I live in rural Ohio now, it is so different from my time out West...
The shot at 5:32 of the mural & the cecil hotel sign would make one hell of a canvas on my wall,another class vid,i could watch your stuff 24/7,stay safe mate,🤘👍 from England.
Downtown LA has a dark history. That is interesting. Cecil Hotel another scary place. No matter what anyone says. People have a need for scary places and things. Thank you Jessica and Michael. Your the best.
That hotel you can feel even through your video of Grimm life collective you can feel the negative effects of that hotel of course you are going to feel like someone is watching you because so many people died there and if you stay you might have a heartbeat
Wow, that was fascinating! There’s a haunted hotel here in Phoenix, the San Carlos, with a pretty dark path. Anyhow, I just recently discovered your channel and I love it!
This is really cool, I would love to go there. AHS 5 Hotel is my favourite, I'd actually like to be a ghost in that place, sometimes anyway. 👻😁
Michael, I don't know if you and Jessica have had a meet n greet with your fans , but if you haven't yet, please consider doing one ASAP. I would love to meet you and I guarantee so many feel the same. Y'all are amazing. I'm a huge fan bruh.
So…we do meet n greets all the time. At least once a month. Follow our social media for when we do
Just found your channel. My wife and I Love Your VidZz and Content. It's All Important as well Bad Ass History. Thank You
Woooo also is a movie called Black water i believe could be the story of this girl who was found on the top of the roof.
I love the way y'all have 'evolved' so to say. Greater number of subscribers, greater number and frequency of uploads.... y'all fkn rock! Thoroughly enjoyed this video!! Thanks!💀🖤
I've actually stayed at this "hotel" about 30 years ago now. Used to be a Super 88 burgers on the corner. Awesome burgers.
Grimmlife great video. The U2 rooftop video was recorded live in LA in like 1986 or so. I lived there at the time. It was cool. Cheers James.
You guys are awesome! Would love to be a side-kick on all your adventures!
That fence around it looks menacing. Well done video about the Cecil. I like the spooky music too. 🙋🏼
The other serial killer was from Austria not Australia lol Johann Unterwerger. But very nice video. Thanks!
I enjoy watching your videos ! Keep them coming my friend 👍🏻
Another great video! If you travel to New York some time you should do a video on the Hotel Chelsea!
Seems like a lot of city's have a Cecil Hotel. My city, Calgary Canada also had a Cecil Hotel. Same idea as the LA one, cheap rooms and in a very seedy part of the city. Had a reputation as being haunted and 25 years ago they would sell "off sales" for beer till 4am. 4 L big plastic milk jugs full of draft beer for like $20 bucks. It was an extremely old Hotel lots of crime and it was torn down about 15 years ago and they built a nice homelessshelter there now. The one in Calgary wasn't nearly as big I wanna say this one was maybe 6-8 floors high (guessing?)
Dude I found your channel yesterday and I'm HOOKED! Keep up these awesome vids I'm loving the content!
Very cool vid. You did a great job blending in your comments with other public footage. Your dialog was smooth too.
❤️ u Michael and Jessica i think all your videos r awsome and so interesting and i just love watching them 😀
Love the video... the music just makes it extra scary...
That place definitely has a strong presence. Gives me Room 1408 vibes. Wonder if Stephen King was influenced by events here?
I used to stay there in the 80s and smoked Crack in 90-91. 2years I lived there. When you check in, you feel like you shouldn't. Very strong spirits in the place.
Cold riveted girders with cores of pure selenium. This IS spook central!
We drove by there late at night last weekend and there were three lights on, two on the 17th and one on the 18th floor.