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HG: An interesting variation in rounded letters. | ||
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The piece on the left appears to be dated '62. Photographed near General Hospital in East Los Angeles. | ||
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HG: Apparently a variation on "Vikings". The "W X S" indicates West Side and is a reference to the local area rather than the entire West Coast, as in the vernacular of today. | ||
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HG: Though the lettering is in the gang style the "Brown Berets" were a political activist group, not a gang. Chicano political graffiti was rare at the time. | ||
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HG: Rancho San Pedro is in the Los Angeles Harbor area. | ||
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HG: El Sereno is in the hills just north of downtown L. A. | ||
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HG: Strange as it may seem, "Locos" (meaning crazy) is actually a self declared, desirable state of being. | ||
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HG: A venerable old East Side gang. | ||
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HG: While not all lowriders are gang members, it can be said that the lowrider is the preferred mode of transport for most Mexican gang members. That is reflected here, along with the car club name, "The Reflections". Interestingly, most Chicano car clubs use English names, sometimes proceeded by a double "e" "Thee" for added emphasis. | ||
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