Top 10 Oldest Hispanic street gangs (varrios) in Los Angeles (pt2of2)

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    LOS ANGELES - In part 2 of our two part video, visit the oldest Hispanic varrios in Los Angeles and see which one is the oldest gang in Los Angeles. Alex Alonso takes a tour of Los Angeles and visits the oldest communities of Los Angeles.
    Date: July 28, 2015
    Location: Los Angeles
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  • @mrniceguy7168
    @mrniceguy7168 2 роки тому +31

    It’s wild that a lot of these neighborhoods are no longer where they started. They have a lineage so old that the city changed around them.

    • @slidecontrol134
      @slidecontrol134 9 місяців тому

      They've survived and adapted for decades with major heat on them. With the city destroying their neighborhoods just to get rid of them. It doesn't work.

  • @James-hq1yv
    @James-hq1yv 7 років тому +400

    He's like the gangster whisperer lol

  • @twothreeactual9254
    @twothreeactual9254 4 роки тому +55

    Man this made me want to go on a hood safari and search them ancient placasos.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  4 роки тому +4

      appreciate you watching.

    • @ruthless12street
      @ruthless12street 3 роки тому

      StreetTV when you coming to the Inland Empire??? I can tell you the oldest hoods to research

    • @MrNacho1955
      @MrNacho1955 3 роки тому

      StreetTV hey boss man what gang was in dodger stadium back in the day when they got kicked out before the stadium was built

    • @ARuiz1004
      @ARuiz1004 3 роки тому

      @@ruthless12street hey I'm out here in the IE, give me a run-down of the oldest out here please, love that stuff!!

    • @kinglouie805socal
      @kinglouie805socal 4 місяці тому

      @@MrNacho1955chaves ravine

  • @streetgangs
    @streetgangs  9 років тому +79

    Thanks for checking out Part 2 of the Oldest Hispanic Varrios in Los Angeles. Please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE to the channel if you found this video interesting. #streetgangs

    • @klyzn
      @klyzn 9 років тому +1

      *****
      It was definitely interesting. Its good looking back at what has become a major part of L.A history.

    • @BlacknesUnforgivable
      @BlacknesUnforgivable 9 років тому

      ***** Do the oldest Black gangs

    • @jayk.2608
      @jayk.2608 9 років тому +1

      ***** Its awesome bro, we just need more more frequent uploads lol

    • @SunshineJenkins
      @SunshineJenkins 9 років тому +2

      You rock Alex truly *****​

    • @Doty_ace
      @Doty_ace 9 років тому +1

      ***** I know you heard about the war going on in the 100's , I wonder what's your opinion on it.

  • @maxorozco2556
    @maxorozco2556 8 років тому +142

    In Frog town when a big storm would come through all the frogs from the river would head for high ground (Dodger stadium). The streets would be covered with tens of thousands of little frogs. When we were kids we would fill play buckets full of them. Good times

    • @johnnysofranko8611
      @johnnysofranko8611 5 років тому +1

      True story it was nasty driving over them it left a layer of frogs on the streets.bit did this guy talk about the frogs NO he passed through the are so fast hardly any info.

    • @alrodriguez7496
      @alrodriguez7496 5 років тому +1

      Max Orozco I been frog to town when I was a kid in the early 1990's. But what year is that you are talking about? I would like to know..

    • @barbaraamaro1
      @barbaraamaro1 5 років тому +7

      Same with Canta Ranas...Santa Fe Springs. When it rained frogs would come from everywhere you could hear them singing🐸

    • @e-cuauhtemoc
      @e-cuauhtemoc 5 років тому +1

      @@barbaraamaro1 AKA, Flood Ranch!

    • @berzerker1100
      @berzerker1100 4 роки тому

      @@barbaraamaro1 Interesting fact there, cool

  • @guitarchim
    @guitarchim 7 років тому +14

    Thanks Alonso, your work doesn't go unappreciated. Keep it up.

  • @jarjar2501
    @jarjar2501 8 років тому +137

    my dad and mom said echo park ain't the same they said the gays moved in and they're trying to get out the people that can't afford the higher rent.

    • @Left_coast_bullies
      @Left_coast_bullies 5 років тому +37

      Big Chorizo la is becoming hipster county

    • @Left_coast_bullies
      @Left_coast_bullies 5 років тому +30

      There trying to do that in San Diego but we’re too rooted and close too the border

    • @davidvaldez50
      @davidvaldez50 5 років тому +23

      That's gentrification!

    • @disciplesimon2205
      @disciplesimon2205 5 років тому +44

      😂😂😂 gays are like: Lgbt fool! We taking over this barrio

    • @ermay3031
      @ermay3031 5 років тому +14

      Gay mafia

  • @michelleisawesome1022
    @michelleisawesome1022 6 років тому +16

    my mother grew up in Lincoln heights and so did her mother and grandparents so Lincoln heights has been a part of a family since the 1920s,my mom told me long ago she was going to join clover gang but didn't thank god this was in the early 80s , Lincoln heights will always have a piece of my ❤️.

    • @jtorres2556
      @jtorres2556 6 років тому +1

      Michelle Olguin you still live there?

    • @patrickmejia5848
      @patrickmejia5848 3 роки тому +1

      @ Michelle Olguin:Haha...you loyal to your shit! I can tell. Luv the way you thanked God that moms didn't join Clover. You make it sound like a crime or something hella bad to do. You're also hella pretty. You seem cool... that's all. Wit' my late ass reply. Be safe, gorgeous.

    • @chico7640
      @chico7640 2 роки тому +1

      Same,moms grew up over in Lincoln heighs in the 80’s and 90’s and knew a lot of kids from all over the place,18th street,clover,east lake,Lincoln heights,was crazy but I’m glad she didn’t get jumped in and is still alive today

    • @memecream752
      @memecream752 2 роки тому +1

      Damn you bad tho. Hit me up ma

  • @tacoswelding8411
    @tacoswelding8411 6 років тому +15

    You really go all out on your videos to bring forward history of gangs in California. Great job brotha keep up the work.

  • @streetgangs
    @streetgangs  8 років тому +4

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    • @chicanoduke
      @chicanoduke 8 років тому

      +streetgangs How do you know so much about al these Gangs?? Its good to know though,,Ive heard of these gangs, but never knew there History... You should Do OC and IE.....

    • @juanlopez-wg2yj
      @juanlopez-wg2yj 8 років тому

      ayy my Boy u shud do a hood Video over here in WATTS CALIFORNIA
      OLDEST AND STILL ACTIVE VARRIO
      SOUTHSIDE VILLAGE BOYS WATTS X3 GANG 107ST AND COMPTON AVE
      THEY KALL ME TRUSTY

    • @budlit1854
      @budlit1854 8 років тому +1

      +John Arroyo fr this guy should be on the history channel

  • @coolfernie
    @coolfernie 7 років тому +5

    great job man. ive been binge watching your channel all night.

  • @403patriot3
    @403patriot3 8 років тому +19

    that's cool that the hispanic g's from clover still give a nod to it's founding irish members, and the fact that some of the oldest gang turf (dogtown) in L.A. contributed to skateboarding culture as i know it today is pretty dope, too.
    respect

    • @9344music5
      @9344music5 Рік тому +1

      Simon Ese. It’s all about respect.Always has been

    • @LuisLara-lu5ug
      @LuisLara-lu5ug Рік тому +1

      Bro, dogtown is Venice beach

    • @dreddmann9292
      @dreddmann9292 Рік тому +1

      the skateboarding Dogtown is a different dogtown from Venice. Just giving you heads up so you don't get it twisted.

    • @creepnasty5370
      @creepnasty5370 8 місяців тому

      @@dreddmann9292the Dogtown from Venice beach stole the logo from the gang in downtown LA. Facts

    • @dreddmann9292
      @dreddmann9292 8 місяців тому

      @@creepnasty5370 who gives a sh*t. and if DogTown from L.A has a problem with DogTown from Venice for stealing there logo, well then that's between the DogTowns.

  • @frankn.5439
    @frankn.5439 4 роки тому +21

    Great video but correction on the Dog Town Gang info, my family lived in dog town in the 1890s. It was almost exclusively a Sicilian colony inside of the Los Angeles Italian enclave ! The dog town gang had to pay taxes to the College Park Gang (Matranga family) in the early 1900s until they formed an alignment with the North End Gang run by the first mafia boss of Los Angeles named Joe Ardizzone. After the North End Gang won the war of 1906 in the 1910s dog town was still a predominantly Sicilian gang. The Italian enclave lasted until the 1930s when it was cleared out for the building of the Los Angeles jail and by that time the neighborhood was predominantly Mexican just as Clover St had Irish and Jews originally.

    • @justinwinfree7843
      @justinwinfree7843 2 роки тому +4

      Wow amazing history

    • @charrua59
      @charrua59 2 роки тому +2

      Joseph "Joe Iron Man" Ardizzone was an Italian-born early Los Angeles mobster, who became the first Boss of the Los Angeles crime family. He was involved in a long-standing feud with the Matranga family. He once claimed to have killed 30 men.

    • @mason1486
      @mason1486 Рік тому

      Great input. Now, this makes sense to me. Everyone wants to claim to be the oldest but there’s a difference between a neighborhood being around since the 1890s and a gang and social group being established at the same time. DogTown may have been a gang that dates back to this era but the question is if Mexican youth were members of these gangs. This includes other areas such as Primera Flats and other areas with European roots.

    • @dannybee6677
      @dannybee6677 Рік тому +2

      Dang, now I wanna go do research for history of Los Angeles during the 1800s. So much history that is not taught in schools.

  • @TheHoodhistorian
    @TheHoodhistorian 9 років тому +49

    These two videos are so informative! Awesome Alex !

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +7

      Hood Historian i appreciate that

    • @mansamusa2012
      @mansamusa2012 9 років тому +2

      ***** Good videos Alex. Just wondering what is your nationality? Black and Mexican Mix? Just curious.
      Also what is your take on the History Channel's Gang Land?

    • @juanlopez-wg2yj
      @juanlopez-wg2yj 8 років тому

      +Alex A. Alonso WATTS UP ESE
      WEN KAN U KUM 2 WATTS KALIFORNIA ESE PROMOTE US ONE TIME 4 DA HOOD

  • @mikecastro6025
    @mikecastro6025 3 роки тому +1

    Much Respect for taking the Time and Energy to put together a subject that always fascinated me. Gracias .

  • @angelob.2681
    @angelob.2681 5 років тому +7

    Great video. My partner wrote a scipt for a movie based on the north end gang vs the college park gang which predates all of these gangs when dogtown, lincoln heights, and clover street were all a part of the Italian enclave. It was all about the Matranga family (college park gang) against the Ardizzone family (north end gang) in those days of los angeles. They were the first black hand borgata back when olvera street was still called Wine street. The Italian vinters sold their wine in what we call Olvera street before these gangs existed... and btw the screenplay on this is called 'Alameda.'

  • @MERCENARIOAZTECA24
    @MERCENARIOAZTECA24 8 років тому +114

    Lincoln heights view was the best
    I imagine spending the afternoon and evening drinking and watching the downtown buildings
    watching the sun comes down.
    I'm not into gangs nor barrios
    but that view was cool.

    • @AtheRSAMP
      @AtheRSAMP 7 років тому +1

      Donde esta ese walkway?

    • @MERCENARIOAZTECA24
      @MERCENARIOAZTECA24 7 років тому +3

      AtheRSA nose bien donde carnal
      Nunca eh ido alla

    • @norcalnative5582
      @norcalnative5582 7 років тому +3

      MERCENARIOAZTECA24 I grew up in Lincoln heights and el sereno, the hills were the best part

    • @norcalnative5582
      @norcalnative5582 7 років тому +1

      AtheRSA esta por la aveneda 43 y la calle que corre alado del Parke Montecito

    • @AtheRSAMP
      @AtheRSAMP 7 років тому +1

      dale bro muchas gracias

  • @megadethguym7977
    @megadethguym7977 7 років тому +18

    i think you forgot 38 st they also started in the 20s

  • @1995marixsa
    @1995marixsa 4 роки тому +1

    love your videos and even the misspelled of barrios just give it a touch of uniqueness
    thank you keep it up

  • @zerstreutful
    @zerstreutful 4 роки тому +1

    This fellow presenting this segment is eloquent and seems to be doing a wonderfully informative piece. Good job man!

  • @samheng8678
    @samheng8678 9 років тому +8

    Good video alex!! Keep em coming 👍

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +8

      sam heng i will certainly try to bring some more educational and entertaining videos. #streetgangs

  • @angusorvid8840
    @angusorvid8840 3 роки тому +3

    Terrific video! This is helping me with research for an historical crime novel I've been writing. I've gone to these neighborhoods many times but always need more details to get it right.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  3 роки тому +1

      glad you enjoyed.

    • @angusorvid8840
      @angusorvid8840 3 роки тому

      @@streetgangs I love this kind of history. It often gets ignored, but it's a very important part of life for millions of Americans. I grew up in Venice and Santa Monica at a time when gangs were a huge presence, and it was impossible NOT to know bangers, especially in the neighborhoods in which I lived. I learned a lot about what drew young men into gangs. Yes, the absence of fathers is part of it, but it doesn't tell the whole story. Another element is also the need for human connection regarding the shared hardship of poverty. And people are naturally territorial. Yes, gang members mostly live in units their family rent, but they begin to identify with the neighborhood at large, and the natural tendency of young men to feel a need to prove themselves creates for a combustible situation. I don't think society takes the issue seriously enough. To solve it takes a lot more than being tough of crime, but also being smart of crime prevention. This means addressing the adversity of poverty.

  • @ESport211
    @ESport211 8 років тому +1

    really good and informative! well spoken brother with a great spanish accent! always been intrigued by the combination of gangs, barrios, geography, etc...

  • @scrazzymoto1
    @scrazzymoto1 9 років тому +1

    Great stuff Alex, keep up the good work and get that information out there.

  • @jpinkerton13
    @jpinkerton13 6 років тому +7

    Dude, great videos. Your a great history teacher. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

  • @josephbrito423
    @josephbrito423 5 років тому +8

    Gracias vato for taking the time to spend time in my hood. Always good!

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  5 років тому +1

      definitey, which one is your hood?

    • @josephbrito423
      @josephbrito423 5 років тому +3

      @@streetgangs Boyle Heights, it's not for me to speak on. For me to drop to homies name, pues ya sabes...

  • @pachucotirili
    @pachucotirili 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for sharing so much of your informed research. Bravo. Well Done.

  • @lokoff4loko
    @lokoff4loko 9 років тому +2

    Much respects, Been a fan of your work for years now. Keep it up!

  • @Lisa_Zapata
    @Lisa_Zapata 9 років тому +5

    I remember all these neighborhoods.
    Thanks for this video.

  • @ognewwavy
    @ognewwavy 9 років тому +4

    great video fam. You went into the heart of a lot of neighborhoods. Did you get a pass from each area to do that, or did you just chance it and come on your own? Either way, very informative history. I hope you do the same with B's and C's as a series.

  • @MrMooney196144
    @MrMooney196144 6 років тому +1

    Great Video, I've been through them projects in DT pretty crazy, that history, good pics bro..👍👍😎✊

  • @usdm420
    @usdm420 8 років тому

    Great series man, enjoyed it from start to finish. Great material, keep it up!

  • @mattadrev471
    @mattadrev471 9 років тому +133

    Frogtown housing will all be gentrified in next 5 - 8 years...way to close to Silver Lake not to. PS love when you investigate the old gang graf in the sidewalk concrete. That stuff is like studying anthropology

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +6

      Matt Whitmire the problem with Frog town is that it is too close to two freeways, so the property values can only be worth so much.

    • @Largepro21
      @Largepro21 8 років тому

      stfu White boi

    • @GriffithParkTrailCamofficial
      @GriffithParkTrailCamofficial 8 років тому +2

      +Largepro21 calm down...why you mad? Did you miss out on the current housing bubble in North East LA hahahaha

    • @jpjpjp453
      @jpjpjp453 6 років тому +3

      If Chuco and his abuelita own the house they have nothing to worry about. You want to own your turf? Buy it.

    • @jpjpjp453
      @jpjpjp453 6 років тому

      Nice way to get the law to kickstart an investigation which can have a hate crime charge tacked onto it as well.

  • @951oct
    @951oct 9 років тому +25

    Alex Alonso, you should do a video of the 10 largest neighborhoods/gangs in Los Angeles. Hispanic, Black,Asian. Neighborhoods with the most members/Clicks/Subsets.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +3

      MADD GLOCK coming soon,

    • @sindirtyca
      @sindirtyca 9 років тому +4

      MADD GLOCK I think the better topic would be the Top Ten notorious gangs, basically history of violence, most feared.

    • @951oct
      @951oct 9 років тому

      Laker Vegas AAAHHH no.

    • @sindirtyca
      @sindirtyca 9 років тому

      MADD GLOCK why u stuttering online lol

    • @951oct
      @951oct 9 років тому

      Laker Vegas CA CA CAUSE I CAN!

  • @jordanenzie7314
    @jordanenzie7314 6 років тому +1

    Great two part series. Can you do more interviews & videos about the Hispanic gangs?

  • @looters99
    @looters99 8 років тому +1

    Thanks for this awesome video !

  • @robertcarrillo1658
    @robertcarrillo1658 9 років тому +50

    What You Working On Next. You should do top 15 most active gang in La cause the videos you do are pretty firme

    • @DonYeyoReaks
      @DonYeyoReaks 9 років тому

      I like your last name.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  9 років тому +13

      Robert Carrillo I have a video I want to do about the most victimized gang neighborhoods. What gang neighborhood produces the highest rate of victimization?

    • @robertcarrillo1658
      @robertcarrillo1658 9 років тому

      when's that vidoes coming out?

    • @boostgst
      @boostgst 9 років тому +1

      ***** The South Central area Hangout boyz, 41st, Ghetto boys . Murder after Murder in that whole area. It's like stepping back into the 90's

    • @TheSixenz
      @TheSixenz 9 років тому

      ***** I would love to see that

  • @lorraineduran5095
    @lorraineduran5095 9 років тому +24

    OLDEST HISPANIC STREET..VARRIO ALPINE STREET..1890 NOW DEFUNCT

  • @Batz5150
    @Batz5150 6 років тому +1

    Awesome! Thank you for this. You give incite no one else dose on the subject!

  • @tisoy909
    @tisoy909 4 роки тому +1

    Hey your videos are dope man. You put the story and history into all of these so cali gangs so we can get better understanding. Especially all of the tagging schitt, now I can understand haha. Subscribed!

  • @Rickyx19x
    @Rickyx19x 9 років тому +3

    Thanks Alex do you have any access to the fox 11 undercover Chris blatchford gang pieces? I remember seeing some on 18ST abz and t flats.

  • @epramos6800
    @epramos6800 8 років тому +7

    I just wanted to say I understand what you're doing and I commend you for it. Gangs will always be part of a urban environment. It's good to know this sub culture and the history of why they're in the location they're in. Thanks and it's been very informative.

  • @kalinga_tribal9379
    @kalinga_tribal9379 9 років тому +1

    We need more informative videos such as this one. Great Job

  • @eLkO187
    @eLkO187 9 років тому

    Another BRILLIANT video from Alonzo. Thank you for your work, please keep em coming.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому

      eLkO187 i really appreciate your support.

  • @beatspunkie
    @beatspunkie 8 років тому +4

    Both part one and two are very informative. Your ability to find the gang markings everywhere is incredible. For example when you find the crossed out letters on the mural, or the ancient gang initials etched in the sidewalk. I plan on placing a link of these two videos on my class wordpress site so it can be a useful resource for the novel The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia. In the novel the author has a fake Los Angeles street gang called EMF that leave their initials, and are constantly prevalent in the text. I think the graffiti in the book is much like what you show in these two shorts; a way for a often marginalized group to leave their imprint in the community, and let people, or in the books case, know that they exist, and from the looks of your shorts will continue to.

  • @luisgodinez865
    @luisgodinez865 4 роки тому +8

    Los angeles is a beautiful city I’ve always been fascinated by its topography.

  • @ElburroE
    @ElburroE 7 років тому +1

    Great job and research. Well done.

  • @ProteckYaNeck
    @ProteckYaNeck 8 років тому +2

    I really enjoyed you segments. I grew up not too far from most of those neighborhoods. I grew up in City Terrace. Plenty of rich history through out all these neighborhoods. Thank u again!!

  • @jiveturkey947
    @jiveturkey947 8 років тому +6

    Excellent videos. The history of LA is intriguing.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  8 років тому +1

      +Jive Turkey (JT) thanks for your visit.

  • @hebrewloc9416
    @hebrewloc9416 6 років тому +6

    When i was young living im L.A. i meet and hung out with alot of older, OG's or Veteranios whatever you wanna call them, and unlike the rest of the youths of my age, you could usually find me sipping cups of beer cause i was to young still to hold a can or bottle infront of cops, id be playing dominos, dice or cards, working on rides but the whole time i was listening and learning how to install hydros, stereos & interior and auto body. Also how to cook great bbq, do old english writing and old school gang writing. The most interesting to me was learning the gang history, the known gamgs, the known areas, the reason this set has beef with that set, were they started, why they started , sometimes who started them and even got to meet Toki. He even gave me a few $ on a hot day to grab a few ice creams for everybody including myself, also met several hispanic vets and a few of them were in the Zoot Suit Riots. I loved the history, but find it ridiculously funny how many hoods arent where they started, and some aint even anywhere close to where they started. Like Rockwood, first of the area there from over between Fremont & Belmont High Schools, in the little dip between them where the empty lot "Belmont Tunnels" was, just up on the hill closer to Belmont was not just Rockwood but ive stood on the corner or Rockwood Ave. & Piru St. Yes that Piru St. and neither gang exists there today. You cant find 1 Rockwood or Piru member anywhere close to there, when i was there last it was mostly Asian and in particular Philppino gangs there, i got several homies that are from RBS=Rebel Boys and they lived around there and on the Hollywood W.Hollywood boundries, go figure. Ive seen and meet guys from Duce 5 Menlo, and they told me they were a set from the Menlo Park area of Oakland, CA. Ive known guys from C14st, young and old but the ones i meet all lived in different parts of N.Hollywood and thats not even their hood, in fact a couple of the og zoot suiters i knew where from there. 3 brothers in fact, the oldest taught me upholstery. But they all lived in N.Hollywood, 2 families lived in my apts. Before i lived there i lived on the other side of NH and had meet 5 brothers all from NHLs, and they were all old og's too and even funnier was the familys knew each other. There sets didnt get along but they had known each other all their lives. Then after moving to the other side of NH and meeting the C14ers i meet what is now my bf since 6th grade and im 41 so a long time.He and his family know those other familys and he is a 3rd or 4th generation NHLs, his whole family are. So even in this big a** city of L.A. it ended up feeling like small town cause everyone knew everyone in NH for some reason, probably the fact they had 2 high schools that went toe to toe and that was it. So in the Late 60's through early 80's in NH you either went to NoHo High or Grant High, only 2 Jr Highs too i believe. If i remember it right they were Madison on Ethel way between Van Owen & Sherman Way and Walter Reed which was hidden on Irvine St. But its back gate was on Colfax Ave.(so is NHHighs front doors), and it was supposed to be a minimum city/county jail, but became a school, in fact several schools in L.A. county got the same fate. You can tell which ones if you get a good look, i think Bancroft Jr High in Hollywood is another. Id love to see you do a series of videos on the San Fernando & San Gabriel valley Gangs. There are some pretty old ones too. I find funny how middle and upper middle class neighborhoods in the West San Fernando Valley have gangs, when i was living there in the early 80's-90's i would have laughed in a dudes face if he hit me up, then claimed some sh*t like Canoga Park 13, or Reseda Boyz. Im from east side SF, N.Hollywood before the NoHo art crap, my BF is from Denny St. and i dont recall ever bumping into someone from either of those, and i never stayed trapped. Id take buses all through LA. I hung out in every mall in the SFV and being a tagger i meet alot of taggers, Tagbangers, gangbangers etc. And i remember when there were 2 WAG's, a Crip set S.Whittset Ave and Bloods N.Whittset Ave. Or maybe its the other way, heck it was like 1991 when i meet 3 dudes from it in continuation school and were from one and in some pimp mob click of which ever had that, its been days but i remember after school the 2 pmc's would spark the weed and all the smokers from school would hit it except the one guy from the rival WAG, and they'ed laugh then all 3 would walk off together and 1 was technically out of bounds at Jack London continuation. I learned they all knew each other, both sides, idk wtf happened but 2 former bff's started beefing 1 starts a hood the other gets one better and starts a bigger hood, and of course these former friends have all the same friends since like 2nd grade i believe and it became pick your side. The boundary line was either Oxnard or Burbank Blvd. deviding them. Also this girl at the same high school who's brother was a founding member and her baby daddy was one of the three too, said they used to stand accross the intersection and throw up gang signs and some times throw rocks at each other but that was it. Lol i saw a homegirl of mine fight 6 Runnymead St. Locas she was from Carnales 13 or C13. Anyways it would be great to see some history on stuff like that.

  • @davidramirez3986
    @davidramirez3986 5 років тому +1

    I love these videos man

  • @anthonypantoja5052
    @anthonypantoja5052 Рік тому

    Love this video bro got it down 💯💎

  • @dannybee6677
    @dannybee6677 Рік тому +4

    I grew up in Dogtown, from 79 to 95. I'm not so sure the gang itself originates in the 1800s. There were definitely neighborhoods in LA in the late 1800s with that name. But as a Chicano gang, I would say that it originated in the 1940s during the time of WWII. While all the adult men were at war, a lot of young men back home got together and formed gangs. This happened throughout LA. If someone wanted to really dig into the history of LA gangs, just go to the downtown LA Central library and look for primary documents mentioning Dogtown or Clover, Hazard or Frogtown.

    • @jaykaynum5569
      @jaykaynum5569 Рік тому +2

      FTR 73. DT is old as dirt. I've seen their tags in early 70 movies

  • @boep7988
    @boep7988 6 років тому +55

    My great grandfather was from clover gang so was my grandfather my grandmother has old photographs of them on that street he also worked the shipping and receiving yard at that brewery, alot of history we Irish Italian. ; )

    • @e-cuauhtemoc
      @e-cuauhtemoc 5 років тому +3

      I had n ok idea it was originally an Irish gang. The Brewery definitely has changed a LOT since then.

    • @berzerker1100
      @berzerker1100 4 роки тому +3

      Lanza Bro.s market Deli is still there since the 1920s 1803 N. Main st. Making good sandwiches

    • @eramos7055
      @eramos7055 4 роки тому

      I always knew clover was an old varrio... i never knew it was started by the Irish though..

    • @janiejasso
      @janiejasso 4 роки тому

      yo my grandfather and grandmother were in clover to they always told me a lot of stories

  • @skreviewer-3494
    @skreviewer-3494 5 років тому +1

    These historical series about the varrios with you Alex presenting and the info on location / graffiti / history etc is very interesting. The interviews are good. I just like the stuff that has history and how Alex presents it

  • @Mrrichardson
    @Mrrichardson 9 років тому

    Love it. Keep Em coming!

  • @SunshineJenkins
    @SunshineJenkins 9 років тому +4

    Enjoyed the video Alex!!!!

  • @diziplesp
    @diziplesp 8 років тому +6

    Very informative presentation. I've always been fascinated by LA gangs do

  • @osizzle963
    @osizzle963 3 місяці тому

    Great work Alfonso. 📹

  • @ayindewoods35
    @ayindewoods35 5 років тому +1

    Great video ✌🏿

  • @josephjanezich655
    @josephjanezich655 9 років тому +8

    Again, great work Alex Alonso. Informative how u pointed out gentrification in the varrios too. My towne, Minneapolis is gettin' hit hard by gentrification.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +7

      Joseph Janezich I wanted to point out how gentrification was occurring in these gangs neighborhoods so people can understand why policing, gang injunctions, federal RICO cases occur in these communities

    • @travisbinder9426
      @travisbinder9426 6 років тому +1

      Alex A. Alonso it happen in every major city like Eagle Rock used to be like 90 percent Mexican now it only 30 percent.

    • @GamingProductionz12
      @GamingProductionz12 6 років тому

      Travis Binder eagle rock is Mostly asians now tbh

  • @michaelcooper1142
    @michaelcooper1142 5 років тому +10

    The telephone poles have a stamp in the back with a date that it was put in, giving you an accurate time for the sidewalk graffiti

    • @ermay3031
      @ermay3031 5 років тому

      This is a spent shell from a 9mm glock the favorite weapon of gangbanger as u can tell he was blind by the amount of shells

  • @sammyver9
    @sammyver9 9 років тому +1

    Great to see how much effort you take to make these videos and how much research you do. Thank you for making this, it's really interesting to watch. Keep up the good work!

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +1

      sammyver9 they are also well edited by The Long Take to so be sure you check out his new channel

    • @sammyver9
      @sammyver9 9 років тому

      ***** Will do Alex

  • @kreate06
    @kreate06 9 років тому +2

    2nd haha good video you did it again bro

  • @cuznvinnie818
    @cuznvinnie818 5 років тому +3

    My dad grew up in the Dogtown neighborhood on Ann St. I remember whenever we took the train somewhere, there was a baseball field that ran up against the tracks and leaving or coming back into Union Station he’d always point to where he played left field, lol!

  • @WORSTDAYOFYOURLIFE
    @WORSTDAYOFYOURLIFE 8 років тому +80

    I wonder how much footage you have that you can't show. Do people ever run up on you?

    • @carlosa.n5100
      @carlosa.n5100 8 років тому +7

      I was thinking the same!

    • @Slick-Wit-it
      @Slick-Wit-it 6 років тому +47

      WORSTDAYOFYOURLIFE
      That would be dumb if anyone ran up on him. For one he's not a "gang member". 2 he's help giving these street gangs more recognition but in a historical way. He's not going through any hood disrespecting anyone. If it would to be anyone to run up in him it would be stupid little teenage youngsters who would think that's a way to earn a rep by picking on someone who's not anywhere close to being a gang member gang banging. And that would just be lame.

    • @mrtroll4018
      @mrtroll4018 6 років тому +10

      doubt it all those neighborhoods are getting gentrified.

    • @MrMooney196144
      @MrMooney196144 6 років тому +4

      He's putting them on the map for recognition... which is respected cause there's no negativity, or getting into there activities...

    • @MrMooney196144
      @MrMooney196144 6 років тому +9

      SLICK WIT IT Plus he knows where n when to go to these spots...Street smarts ! There's a time n place for everthing

  • @rayballinger1848
    @rayballinger1848 7 років тому +1

    Great Job. Very interesting.

  • @lostangel2964
    @lostangel2964 7 років тому +1

    Good video. I grew up in Lincoln Heights. My older bro is from ESC 19. This video brings back memories.

  • @AntonioMartinez-pw9wz
    @AntonioMartinez-pw9wz 9 років тому +7

    Great video series, very enlightening research on the gangs.
    I always correct people and remind them that the gangs are Mexican in reality, with some other Hispanic members scattered throughout.
    The Irish and Italian thing is very interesting, it's funny that to this day Irish people and Mexicans seems to get along very well, and even have history south of the border, for instance with the San Patricios.

    • @caesaralvarez7055
      @caesaralvarez7055 5 років тому

      Antonio Martinez because of catholic tradition & because Irish were looked down upon by Wasps - White Anglo Saxon Protestants when they first immigrated to the US

    • @tonyvega7268
      @tonyvega7268 2 роки тому

      Spain trade a lot with Ireland so that comes way back,

    • @WinterShadow131
      @WinterShadow131 2 роки тому

      Those are Mexicans from the other side funny guy not Mexican Americans get your facts straight

  • @lizardg9707
    @lizardg9707 4 роки тому +3

    Ahhh man the memories!! I grew up on Bixel & Temple!! My dad, uncles and granddad were from Diamond Street! Crazy times there for sure!

    • @mannypantoja3846
      @mannypantoja3846 4 роки тому +1

      Lizard D got family from diamond as well from back in the 70s

  • @Powerule23
    @Powerule23 9 років тому +1

    Once again, excellent history. Great work educationally.

  • @awol7607
    @awol7607 9 років тому

    Awesome video Alex !

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому

      George_760 0 good lookin, and thanks for your support

  • @357red9
    @357red9 8 років тому +20

    Not only are these the oldest gangs in Los Angeles,But the oldest modern day gangs in America.Another crazy thing is that the biggest & baddest Hispanic street gangs didn't even make the list"
    F13 -18st - 38st .

  • @aaron.marrufo222
    @aaron.marrufo222 7 років тому +8

    lol actually kinda happy that lincoln heights is on this list because I'm from there especially on sichel st and barbee st right next to lincoln park.

    • @jknumber5138
      @jknumber5138 6 років тому

      They got Lincoln Heights Crips in Crown Heights Brooklyn right behind Lincoln Terrence Park. The front of the park is Lincoln Flats Crip{Rockaway Parkway} because it's Flatbush down the hill...up the hill is Crown Heights.

    • @cmonnela8934
      @cmonnela8934 6 років тому

      Fuck levas

  • @youngpedro2165
    @youngpedro2165 9 років тому

    Great stuff alex. Love your work.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому

      Peter Guerra thanks for your support,

  • @aloeandhe4432
    @aloeandhe4432 6 років тому +2

    Thank you for the historical content.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  6 років тому

      did you watch part 1? ua-cam.com/video/trdBRKkMxPo/v-deo.html

  • @ronaldjones9429
    @ronaldjones9429 9 років тому +23

    Do a video on the surviving members from "Banging on Wax"...that would be interesting

  • @yayomartinez1644
    @yayomartinez1644 9 років тому +3

    alonso knows how to blend in im not gona lie lmfao, and broooo let me find out, he has mad hops i didnt know he be hoopin it up, he kan ball!

  • @p2a0p2e0r1
    @p2a0p2e0r1 9 років тому

    Great series Alonso, would love to see more segments that focus on the historical side.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +1

      Ed Dawse thanks, i will try to do more historical videos

  • @johnflores5590
    @johnflores5590 4 місяці тому

    Keep up the gudd words bro, Been checking you out from Sac, for a minute.

  • @Cinnamon535
    @Cinnamon535 9 років тому +57

    When I was an Elementary I used to have an Irish teacher I always found it weird how he used to live in El Sereno where it's like 90% Mexican now I understand He's probably one of those old Irish people that never left when all the other Irish left.

    • @gamer4lifecod
      @gamer4lifecod 9 років тому

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    • @Scamp2x
      @Scamp2x 9 років тому

      Wow well you learn something new everyday

    • @jaydoe5055
      @jaydoe5055 9 років тому +1

      I live in Sereno never seen no Irish but I'm sure there may b some? u are Hella cute Lil fyi

    • @jaydoe5055
      @jaydoe5055 9 років тому +1

      I live in Sereno never seen no Irish but I'm sure there may b some? u are Hella cute Lil fyi

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому +1

      Karine Santana what school did you attend?

  • @R1Salv1
    @R1Salv1 9 років тому +3

    Great work on this documentary, very interesting; but it didn't even feel like 10 gangs... let's take it atleast ten more down and see what happens from there...? Top 20 Oldest Gangs in L.A. Pt. 3 and 4

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  9 років тому +2

      SALVI i stayed with the popular "top ten" but I could have easily did 15 or 20.

    • @-los-7291
      @-los-7291 9 років тому

      True, is more to it than just these 10

    • @OnAComeUpChea
      @OnAComeUpChea 4 роки тому

      StreetTV do more of this they’re interesting

  • @goldiesob
    @goldiesob 8 років тому

    Great documentary !!!

  • @Livinlife818
    @Livinlife818 9 років тому

    Great video by the way man ✊

  • @diogallardo6505
    @diogallardo6505 5 років тому +19

    i was living in dog town in the late 70's i went to ann street elementary and it was rare to have a shooting during the week but when the weekend came we had shootings for sure. i actually saw dog town gangster having shoot outs with cops and we had some brutal murders in the projects. walking to school you would actually see brains and blood on the side walk from a killing the night before. people say los angeles got crazy in the 90's when crack came in but that's a lie, los angeles has always been crazy. 💙

    • @mendez.3239
      @mendez.3239 5 років тому +2

      Crack came to La in 84 but you are correct La has always been active since the zoot suiter riots which sparked up alot of gangs

  • @smileygee9700
    @smileygee9700 8 років тому +33

    you should 818 gangs starting g from glendale with toonerville & west side locos & in burbank elmwood street gang & WS plays boys to sun valley Vineland boys to Pacoima & San Fer to north hollywood & so on..lots of history thru the 818 hoods..

    • @xZoogiiee
      @xZoogiiee 6 років тому +3

      valley gangs are lame asf lmao

    • @anadeleon86
      @anadeleon86 6 років тому +1

      Canoga Park

    • @TheTruelakersfan
      @TheTruelakersfan 6 років тому +4

      Naw valley gangs are gay lol

    • @evilganglocote6953
      @evilganglocote6953 5 років тому +3

      Fuck the valley SUR CENTRAL

    • @ssbigtonysoprano5961
      @ssbigtonysoprano5961 5 років тому +2

      Vineland boys are 1970’s or 80’s not that old. The OG Neighborhoods gangs are San Fer, Canoga Park, Pacoima, and Reseda

  • @808singlefin
    @808singlefin 9 років тому

    Great work! Cool videography with the digital maps. With all of the gentrification in these old neighborhoods, where have the original residents moved to?

  • @ceelowscaliboy
    @ceelowscaliboy 8 років тому

    Great video

  • @psychobillynumbnuts1
    @psychobillynumbnuts1 8 років тому +10

    Cool. My home town Lincoln Heights is here

    • @silll
      @silll 8 років тому

      Same!

    • @bluechucks8666
      @bluechucks8666 8 років тому

      +Silviaa Martinez what's your kik

    • @dakken74
      @dakken74 7 років тому +2

      Silvia Martinez same,,,I grew up on East Ave 28

  • @miguelnieves432
    @miguelnieves432 8 років тому +3

    you forgot to mention el sereno if some of you guys reading this comment didn't know el sereno is one of the first communities founded in Los Angeles

    • @am9868
      @am9868 7 років тому

      Miguel Nieves Communities , not Gang , El Sereno Rifa itself is a fairly new gang compared to others

  • @SC_XOLOs
    @SC_XOLOs 8 років тому +1

    Great information

  • @lourdesbeltran3225
    @lourdesbeltran3225 3 роки тому +2

    Very cool! - grew up in East LA - hollenbeck jr high school , and Roosevelt.. you learn very quickly how to read the graffiti and territory- great job 👍

  • @FelipeAPina
    @FelipeAPina 4 роки тому +37

    Technically the Mexican were there before the European came because this was Mexico and we still here

    • @FelipeAPina
      @FelipeAPina 4 роки тому +2

      @Daphne Lynne same thing we got conquered so we still hear

    • @FelipeAPina
      @FelipeAPina 4 роки тому +2

      @Daphne Lynne mexica

    • @senorlopez2564
      @senorlopez2564 4 роки тому

      @@FelipeAPina come on amigo We all know that the mexicas were only the Aztecs, the rest of the Mexican population was not Mexicas, neither those of the north nor those of the south who descended from the Maya if anything.
      South from Yucatan, Chiapas hasta El Salvador was mayan territory.

    • @FelipeAPina
      @FelipeAPina 4 роки тому +1

      @@senorlopez2564 they was probably mix ain't no way we now how far the territories wear for the both and Mexicans can also be mix with the native Americans so we are all mix but Mexico as a country they are so they are Mexican

  • @jimrutherford2773
    @jimrutherford2773 3 роки тому +8

    The Italian area extended all the way through Chinatown, over the LA River into Cypress Park, and Glassel Park. There are some Italians still living there today. Over 100 years ago the Chinese neighborhoods grew and pushed many of the Italians out. Cypress Park and Glassel Park areas are mostly Mexican and Philippino today. A Philippino gang called Santanas and Mexican gang called the Avenues ruled those areas.

  • @JenkEy13
    @JenkEy13 9 років тому +1

    Great video. Wanted to ask for a song title when the lincoln heights section started. (Who maDe that beat?)Thanks for shedding some light on the true old school L.A gang culture.

  • @juliusduvell4269
    @juliusduvell4269 7 років тому +1

    Very informative.

  • @senordelar9099
    @senordelar9099 5 років тому +3

    I've always been interested in the LA gang's since I was 8 years old I'm from Dallas tx appreciate the history

  • @tootsdollaz2307
    @tootsdollaz2307 9 років тому +23

    Are you going to cover the oldest Bloods and Crips neighborhood and their territory next? *****

    • @daronboyd8131
      @daronboyd8131 9 років тому

      PAUL FAISON tragniew PARK COMPTON crips , Venice shoreline crips , park VILLAGE COMPTON crips .

    • @pozestcom
      @pozestcom 7 років тому

      TOOTS DOLLAZ That's a good topic/area to cover.

  • @jcm_studios_
    @jcm_studios_ 9 років тому

    AWESOME video Alex!!!

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 9 років тому

      Juan Martinez thanks Juan for checking out the channel

    • @jcm_studios_
      @jcm_studios_ 9 років тому

      Your welcome Alex!

  • @ccastillo36540
    @ccastillo36540 9 років тому

    Great video prt 1 & 2 u probably know more about this varios then the members in them