These LA Streets Used to Be Canals
26.7× channel medianShort1:13People & BlogsPublished Oct 21, 2026, 10:30 PM · 1d ago
Views
56,550
+552 views/hour
Views / hour now
552
measured 7m ago
Peak views / hour
3.8K
9h ago
First 24 hours
52.4K
views at 24 h
Engagement
3.8%
likes + comments / views
Likes
2.1K
3.8% of views
Comments
38
0.07% of views
Est. ad revenue
$2–$5
lifetime, $0.03–0.08 RPM
Checked every 30 min while the video is this age · last check 7m ago · next in 23 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.
Avg views / day
47.1K
since upload
vs channel median
26.7×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#7
of 23 tracked
Views over time
22 readings
Total views Views gained per hour
Description
These LA streets used to be canals, complete with gondolas. Here’s how Venice of America was paved over—and why a few canals still survive today.
#VeniceBeach #LosAngeles #UrbanHistory
Details
- Published
- Oct 21, 2026, 10:30 PM
- Length
- 1:13 (73 s)
- Format
- Short (3 min or less)
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- No
- Video ID
- 9nZt4j7eMOA
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