Design and Architecture
Gang borders in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, streets, freeways, train tracks and the LA River form boundaries that many of us aren’t aware of. These are the boundaries of gang territories. Back in the 1970s through the ‘90s, just wearing red or blue was contentious.
By Frances Anderton • • 1 min readIn Los Angeles, streets, freeways, train tracks and the LA River form boundaries that many of us aren’t aware of. These are the boundaries of gang territories. Back in the 1970s through the ‘90s, just wearing red or blue was contentious. It could have even made you a target.
Alex Alonso, gang researcher and founder of StreetGangs.com. Photo credit: Avishay Artsy.
