Tag ID
So, a quick 'case closed' to the Tagged wall.
Ask and ye shall receive - I learned what the wall's tags were.
Here is an image of the breakdown, properly ID'd.
Thanks to the people at knowgangs.com
Frogtown is evidently an area about two miles from here by the Los Angeles River. Though I had never heard of it, I guess there's enough pride about it to have a Gang.
As one person online wrote - the name "Frog Town Boys" would be amusing if they weren't such a damn nuisance. Their graffiti seems to be an annoyance throughout the entire area.
PS - the wall is still nice and shiny white.
Hi! I never knew there were sites that deciphered graffiti. Shouldn't it be Barrio(neighborhood in Spanish) instead of Varrio? Here in Spain you can always tell when someone is not so educated because they always confuse the "b" and the "v" but "barrio" is such a basic word that it makes me think it might have been done on purpose or they didn't want to say neighborhood.
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Yes, you're right about the b/v thing.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that the word "Varrio" is a gang thing. Who knows why?
I did read somewhere that rival gangs won't use letters from other gang names - Bigarette vs Cigarette is a Bloods/Crips example.
Here's the Barrio entry in wiki.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrio
Thanks for asking. Yes, I'm feeling better though I still have a bit of a cough.
Varrio Frogtown goes back to the 60s. It's membership peaked during the 80s (50 active) when it was a varrio that all other north east varrios learned to steer clear of. In those days Frogtown was notorious for it's formidable knuckle-game and renowned for the numerous lowriders and bombas that were a central feature of the Frogtown micro-culture. Evidence of which can still be glimpsed in driveways and garages scattered between Figueroa and Fletcher Drive. During the 90s, D.A. and LAPD crackdowns, which included false imprisonment and murder finally diminished this tight and proud varrio to the "nuisance" that Stefan ignorantly disparages today. However, rival varrios still can't claim or encroach on traditional Frogtown turf with impunity and the Frogtown brand is known, well-respected, and well-represented throughout the Cali penal system. Btw, the "V" in spanish is pronounced like an english "B" and SoCal Chicanos are educated to read, spell, and speak in english not spanish, which is also not an influence that SoCal Chicanos seek to emulate or glorify.
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