Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « on: March 17, 2025, 03:31:04 AM » Author: Eleco_SR304
Anyone noticed this in Los Angeles  https://maps.app.goo.gl/JHhGpGA8aMehnmBA9 You may want to change it to Satellite
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #1 on: March 17, 2025, 06:17:22 AM » Author: LightsAreBright27
I heard that if you open this in apple maps, they have blurred out that area and it looks like a blank land. It is only visible in Google maps.
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #2 on: March 17, 2025, 07:12:42 AM » Author: Baked bagel 11
I don't see anything, what am I looking for?
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #3 on: March 17, 2025, 08:55:16 AM » Author: LightsAreBright27
Look for a brown sandy land, a little bottom left to the dropped pin, where there are giant rusty iron pipes. You will see "HELP", "LAPD" and even a misspelled "Traffic" written using those rods.
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #4 on: March 17, 2025, 11:50:42 AM » Author: Eleco_SR304
Quote from: Baked bagel 11 on March 17, 2025, 07:12:42 AM I don't see anything, what am I looking for? If you have an iPhone, which uses apple, it won't show the land, just like @LightsAreBright27 said. If you have an android phone/iPad/Laptop, It will show the land as android uses Google If you have Google maps, just go to the area and change it to Satellite (like I said)
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Usually I collect bulbs (Mostly LED) and some HID ones. I also own a couple of streetlights, but most are made in Poland.

However, I mostly prefer SOX bulbs. LED bulbs in their efficacy will never beat SOX bulbs, in my opinion.

	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #5 on: March 17, 2025, 11:53:43 AM » Author: rjluna2
After zooming in the Google Satellite, I found it
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #6 on: March 17, 2025, 01:55:12 PM » Author: LightsAreBright27
I've heard that this could actually be a prank with the workers, but I'm not sure. There must have been a reaseon it is blurred on apple maps.
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #7 on: March 17, 2025, 02:37:52 PM » Author: Eleco_SR304
Well I don't know what caused it. People are trying to solve what has caused to have HELP words on the land. But on a normal street view, the area just looks fine, with a couple of Floodlights installed on the area.
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Usually I collect bulbs (Mostly LED) and some HID ones. I also own a couple of streetlights, but most are made in Poland.

However, I mostly prefer SOX bulbs. LED bulbs in their efficacy will never beat SOX bulbs, in my opinion.

	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #8 on: March 17, 2025, 02:58:08 PM » Author: rjluna2
Found it at https://maps.app.goo.gl/1y7jcuU2Y7DUNYRX9
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #9 on: March 17, 2025, 03:09:46 PM » Author: Eleco_SR304
Seems some one used Poles to create the HELP word. I wonder if someone did this in the 21st Century or was that done 100 yrs ago? But the thing is is that a couple of different words were written on this land and now people are trying to figure out why this happened... Just very odd to see this 😑
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Usually I collect bulbs (Mostly LED) and some HID ones. I also own a couple of streetlights, but most are made in Poland.

However, I mostly prefer SOX bulbs. LED bulbs in their efficacy will never beat SOX bulbs, in my opinion.

	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #10 on: March 17, 2025, 03:43:22 PM » Author: Milwaukeeman2003
It was put there sometime between February - July 2023.
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #11 on: March 17, 2025, 04:27:12 PM » Author: Baked bagel 11
Oooh, I was looking at the wrong area. According to Google earth pro (in which you can adjust the satellite view) they appeared between September 2022 and June 2023.
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #12 on: March 17, 2025, 04:30:10 PM » Author: Eleco_SR304
Well, it's quite odd that the construction area has the help signs everywhere... Especially in 2023
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Usually I collect bulbs (Mostly LED) and some HID ones. I also own a couple of streetlights, but most are made in Poland.

However, I mostly prefer SOX bulbs. LED bulbs in their efficacy will never beat SOX bulbs, in my opinion.

	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #13 on: March 17, 2025, 05:07:20 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
It's gotta be a prank !!! Anyone notice all of the cool old streetlights on the road ??
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	Re: Los Angeles 'HELP' Land « Reply #14 on: March 17, 2025, 05:19:01 PM » Author: Eleco_SR304
Wait a sec- before 2012, there used to be some abandoned cars and buildings, does that have anything to do with this? https://maps.app.goo.gl/vGDQGNMqEDatUuU38?g_st=ac
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Usually I collect bulbs (Mostly LED) and some HID ones. I also own a couple of streetlights, but most are made in Poland.

However, I mostly prefer SOX bulbs. LED bulbs in their efficacy will never beat SOX bulbs, in my opinion.