Time Magazine photos of Watts California from 1966

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Time Magazine photos of Watts California from 1966

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Unread post by alexalonso » March 30th, 2017, 2:43 pm

Amazing pics. All these teenagers in these pics, if they became active with gangs, are quadruple OGs today, but look at them, just lost teens. That pic of them all sitting around at the bottom of the Watts Towers, just lost souls with nothing to look forward too. Wish we knew their names.

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alexalonso wrote:Amazing pics. All these teenagers in these pics, if they became active with gangs, are quadruple OGs today, but look at them, just lost teens. That pic of them all sitting around at the bottom of the Watts Towers, just lost souls with nothing to look forward too. Wish we knew their names.
I know right

Look at that blood graffiti.

Thats probably literally the first bloods ever in history who wrote that. (Not the kids in the shot obviously) but whoever wrote it.

The magazine article said the owner wrote that on there to let the watts rioters know it was black owned.

Shit maybe that's where "bloods" came from.

I know bone mentioned "blood brothers" in the bastards of the party documentary...

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Unread post by alexalonso » April 10th, 2017, 3:11 pm

that "Blood" graffiti is not gang graffiti. It says "Blood Brother" which was not a gang reference I don't think. What corner was that pic?

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alexalonso wrote:that "Blood" graffiti is not gang graffiti. It says "Blood Brother" which was not a gang reference I don't think. What corner was that pic?
I have no idea it doesnt say the location in the blurb

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Unread post by DrFunky2 » April 10th, 2017, 9:36 pm

this is the blurb, you can tell its mad old, the language is SUPER dated
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Unread post by OziHomie » December 6th, 2018, 4:47 am

these photos belong in a book.. these really are great they not only tell a story but are so well taken.. they really bring you into the times before i was even born .. hats off .. i want to see more of this historical stuff.

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