Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
I gathered up a bunch of iconic buildings in GTA 5 and researched a bit about their real life counterpart. By the end of this you'll hopefully learn a little bit about some of these stunning places you often drive past everyday!
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Hollywood Casino
1:19 Capitol Records Building
1:58 Grauman's Chinese Theatre
2:34 Walk of Fame
3:08 Grithith Observatory
3:47 Slab City
4:36 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
5:23 Scientology Celebrity Center (LA)
6:23 Fox Plaza
7:00 Great Western Savings Building
7:35 Los Angeles City Hall
7:55 Beverly Hills City Hall
8:31 Playboy Mansion
9:25 Figueroa Hotel
10:14 Outro
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Credits:
A lot of this information came from Wikipedia as well as many other sources, I'll try to list everything here.
LA Drone Footage by TAPP Channel: youtube.com/watch?v=VOM__NZAFQM&t
Capitol Records footage by Chewbacca's Apartment: youtube.com/watch?v=QL3ZmiJXFwQ&t
Fox Plaza Images - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Plaza_%28Los_Angeles%29
Chinese Theatre Star Wars Image - photofestnyc.com
Slab City white sofa - Amanda Ulrich - roadtrippers.com/magazine/slab-city-california-desert
Slab City welcome sign - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City,_California
Slab City Range - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slab_City_-_The_Range_%2824217845142%29.jpg
Skyrim Advertisement - gematsu.com/2011/06/skyrim-takes-over-the-figueroa-hotel
Max Payne Advertisement - rockstargames.com/newswire/article/25o241181o3245/the-max-payne-3-mural-at-the-figueroa-hotel-in-los-angeles.html
LA City Hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_City_Hall
Hollywood Park Casino - https://onthegrid.city/los-angeles/inglewood/hollywood-park-casino
Playboy Masion outside - Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Hotel Figueroa founders - hotelfigueroa.com/blog/feminist-roots-womens-day
Hollywood park track - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Park_Racetrack
Hollywood park demoltion - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Park_Racetrack
Griffith Observatory - http://museu.ms/museum/543/Griffith-Observatory
Flynt Publications building - laconservancy.org/locations/flynt-publications
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Chandler_Pavilion
Hollywood Park Casino - 500nations.com/casinos/caHollywoodPark.asp
Beverly Hills City Hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_City_Hall
Hotel Figueroa GTA V - flickr.com/photos/kretzsche93/9646256352
Hollywood Park Casino - flickr.com/photos/eleets121/3783865261
Flynt Publications - flickr.com/photos/dandc/2665344540
Hotel Figueroa GTA 4 - nbcnews.com/id/wbna24338719
Scientology centre - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Centre
Hollywood race track painting - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Park_Racetrack
City Hall cake - thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/in-pictures-beverly-hills-and-rodeo-drive-usa-celebrate-100-years-1.308568
Playboy masion grotto - https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/02/from-the-playboy-mansion-to-yolo-estate-the-lure-of-backyard-grottos/
Hollywood park casino render - prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-hollywood-park-casino-set-to-open-fall-2016-300296097.html
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Thanks for watching!
I gathered up a bunch of iconic buildings in GTA 5 and researched a bit about their real life counterpart. By the end of this you'll hopefully learn a little bit about some of these stunning places you often drive past everyday!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Hollywood Casino
1:19 Capitol Records Building
1:58 Grauman's Chinese Theatre
2:34 Walk of Fame
3:08 Grithith Observatory
3:47 Slab City
4:36 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
5:23 Scientology Celebrity Center (LA)
6:23 Fox Plaza
7:00 Great Western Savings Building
7:35 Los Angeles City Hall
7:55 Beverly Hills City Hall
8:31 Playboy Mansion
9:25 Figueroa Hotel
10:14 Outro
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Credits:
A lot of this information came from Wikipedia as well as many other sources, I'll try to list everything here.
LA Drone Footage by TAPP Channel: youtube.com/watch?v=VOM__NZAFQM&t
Capitol Records footage by Chewbacca's Apartment: youtube.com/watch?v=QL3ZmiJXFwQ&t
Fox Plaza Images - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Plaza_%28Los_Angeles%29
Chinese Theatre Star Wars Image - photofestnyc.com
Slab City white sofa - Amanda Ulrich - roadtrippers.com/magazine/slab-city-california-desert
Slab City welcome sign - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City,_California
Slab City Range - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slab_City_-_The_Range_%2824217845142%29.jpg
Skyrim Advertisement - gematsu.com/2011/06/skyrim-takes-over-the-figueroa-hotel
Max Payne Advertisement - rockstargames.com/newswire/article/25o241181o3245/the-max-payne-3-mural-at-the-figueroa-hotel-in-los-angeles.html
LA City Hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_City_Hall
Hollywood Park Casino - https://onthegrid.city/los-angeles/inglewood/hollywood-park-casino
Playboy Masion outside - Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Hotel Figueroa founders - hotelfigueroa.com/blog/feminist-roots-womens-day
Hollywood park track - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Park_Racetrack
Hollywood park demoltion - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Park_Racetrack
Griffith Observatory - http://museu.ms/museum/543/Griffith-Observatory
Flynt Publications building - laconservancy.org/locations/flynt-publications
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Chandler_Pavilion
Hollywood Park Casino - 500nations.com/casinos/caHollywoodPark.asp
Beverly Hills City Hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_City_Hall
Hotel Figueroa GTA V - flickr.com/photos/kretzsche93/9646256352
Hollywood Park Casino - flickr.com/photos/eleets121/3783865261
Flynt Publications - flickr.com/photos/dandc/2665344540
Hotel Figueroa GTA 4 - nbcnews.com/id/wbna24338719
Scientology centre - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Centre
Hollywood race track painting - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Park_Racetrack
City Hall cake - thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/in-pictures-beverly-hills-and-rodeo-drive-usa-celebrate-100-years-1.308568
Playboy masion grotto - https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/02/from-the-playboy-mansion-to-yolo-estate-the-lure-of-backyard-grottos/
Hollywood park casino render - prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-hollywood-park-casino-set-to-open-fall-2016-300296097.html
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Thanks for watching!
