Skid Row - Los Angeles, CA, USA (Cam 1)

This live camera shows a street-level view from Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, California. The stream captures real-time sidewalk activity in an area widely known for its high concentration of people experiencing homelessness and ongoing street-level challenges.

From this fixed viewpoint, viewers may see tents, temporary shelters, people gathered along the sidewalks, and day-to-day movement within the district. The camera reflects the unfiltered reality of Skid Row, where social services, outreach efforts, and street life intersect 24/7, day and night.

City history fact: The name “Skid Row” originally came from 19th-century logging towns, where logs were dragged down “skid roads,” and the term later became associated with rough downtown districts in major cities.

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