Thanks for this video. I've seen this walk up Cielo at night on video before, but of course this is taken 55 years after the murders. Even though there are now more homes on this street than in 1969, it truly is quiet.
I don't know exactly what time at night he shot this video, but it would be good to know to give it a bit more perspective. Namely, how dark may it have been between, say, 12:15am and 12:45am on August 9, 1969?
There is obvious "light pollution" from the city lights down below, and this can be seen over the top of the Cielo gate. No doubt Tex would have clearly seen that when he scaled the power pole.
Back in late '90s or early 2000s (don't remember), one night a little before midnight I drove up Cielo to the 10066 gate, parked and just sat there for a while. It was a little "spooky" just based on its notorious past. The original 10050 house was already gone though. Did it once, probably won't ever do it again.
I have done that drive up Cielo in the daytime which was creepy enough. Made me realize that there is obviously no way the house could have been selected at random (did the cops ever think that?) and what a long walk down it is. Cielo is a difficult street to turn around which is why it made sense to leave the car below. I then drove to Portola for reference. That is a longer drive than I expected, given that the killers were in a getaway car wearing bloody clothes. Did they scope this out beforehand? It’s another dark narrow street, hard to turn around and seems like a gamble to expect to find a garden hose by chance.
A few days ago, I had a business lunch in Sherman Oaks and realized my drive back would take me near the home on Longview Valley Road where the gun was found by Steven Weiss. Seeing these locations in person helped me with the logistics of the escape route and aftermath.
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Thanks for this video. I've seen this walk up Cielo at night on video before, but of course this is taken 55 years after the murders. Even though there are now more homes on this street than in 1969, it truly is quiet.
I don't know exactly what time at night he shot this video, but it would be good to know to give it a bit more perspective. Namely, how dark may it have been between, say, 12:15am and 12:45am on August 9, 1969?
There is obvious "light pollution" from the city lights down below, and this can be seen over the top of the Cielo gate. No doubt Tex would have clearly seen that when he scaled the power pole.
Those dogs at the end got me
I think it's simply the last of the sunset.
But it would be good to know, for sure.
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Question :
I have seen videos of a number of walks done at Cielo Drive.
Are there any other events remembered by walks or gatherings, such as:
Hinman, LaBianca, Shea, Haught, various raids, etc?
Back in late '90s or early 2000s (don't remember), one night a little before midnight I drove up Cielo to the 10066 gate, parked and just sat there for a while. It was a little "spooky" just based on its notorious past. The original 10050 house was already gone though. Did it once, probably won't ever do it again.
I have done that drive up Cielo in the daytime which was creepy enough. Made me realize that there is obviously no way the house could have been selected at random (did the cops ever think that?) and what a long walk down it is. Cielo is a difficult street to turn around which is why it made sense to leave the car below. I then drove to Portola for reference. That is a longer drive than I expected, given that the killers were in a getaway car wearing bloody clothes. Did they scope this out beforehand? It’s another dark narrow street, hard to turn around and seems like a gamble to expect to find a garden hose by chance.
A few days ago, I had a business lunch in Sherman Oaks and realized my drive back would take me near the home on Longview Valley Road where the gun was found by Steven Weiss. Seeing these locations in person helped me with the logistics of the escape route and aftermath.
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