Back in the seventies one of the places the homeboys used to kick back was in the crazy alley behind Mc Donalds on York. We were / are a close knit barrio and if you didnt belong in that alley you didnt go there (chasing the bitches Musky and Crow home everyday). There were always homies there getting locote smoking yesca, sniffing glue and pintura, and initiating new homeboys into the hood (you had to show you had corazon and throw down toe to toe against four or five other homies). Thats also where you went if you wanted a firme tattoo (ACHE ELE PE!). That alley used to be covered with crazy ass Highland Parque placasos everywhere. There were a lot of roll calls and a couple of huge murals of Speedy Gonzales. I remember one mad dog mural of Speedy blowing smoke out of his nostrils with crazy eyes looking all evil and down for war!......The alley behind Mc Donalds was just one of the many places where the homies from thee used to kick it back in the day. The homies were also deep on Baltimore St., Hub St., Granada, Irvington St., 50 and Monte Vista and all through out the hood......In the early eighties crazy cliques were coming up like the notorious Strickland Boys - PWL'S (Conejo, Chavo, Rascal, Sleepy, Wizard, Farmer y mas), 50 Street Locos, Chicos, the Dukes y mas. Does anyone remember the crazy times at the Villa Imperial apartments on 50 back in the day? Crazy shit was always going down in the hood and gang activity was at an all time high. A lot of work was being put in and many, many, battles were being fought. This still holds true today for the new generations putting it down for the varrio. A lot of dedicated soldiers passed away back then (R.I.P.) and many others got locked up behind bars. Hopefully these homeboys and homegirls, past and present, will never be forgotten. Fuck noodles and all of our enemigvs!!!......There used to be a lot of history (placasos) on the walls, in all of the alleys and the riverbed from different generations from the sixties, seventies, eighties, and even farther back. The original gangster graffiti from this period was pure with emphasis on artistic form. These pieces could last for years in the days before the city instituted aggressive graffiti removal programs in the ninties that quickly removed them from view - often overnight.....Dedicated to some of the older HL'P homeboys from the 70's and 80's: Apache'Largo'Silent'Frenchie'Mosco'Groucho'Smiley'Smokey'Tor ito'Joker'Rojo'Cappy'Negro'Cyco'Pro'Huero'Blanco'Jojo'Gato'J uni'Champ'Cowboy'Wino'Chato'Cobra'Silent2'BoyLoco'Lefty'Pewe e'Payaso'NiteOwl'Shorty'Crow'Crazy'Boxer'Spooky'Santos'Wimpy 'Droopy'Topo'Cyclone y mas...
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