Chicago Logan Square Gangs: Palmer Street Gaylords

Chicago's Logan Square section was known for its Greaser Gangs. From the 1950's until 1990, greaser gangs fought turf wars against each other and then against the influx of Latino Gangs such as the Spanish Cobras, Imperial Gangsters, Maniac Latin Disciples, Latin Lovers, Latin Stylers, and all Folk Nation gangs. By the late 1980's, greaser gangs like Chi-West, Simon City, Cortland Stacies, Bel_Airs, Taylor Street Jousters and the Playboys, no longer held turf in Logan Square.

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The last of the White Greaser gangs to hold turf in the Logan Square section
area was the Palmer Street Gaylord's. Palmer Street held the area of Palmer Square, Palmer Street and California, respectively. Palmer Street, unlike other Gaylord sections, wore the colors black and gray, and were responsible for starting the Cleveland School, Seeley and Ainslie, and the Hamlin and Wilson Gaylord's. Tripp and Armitage was another spin off of Palmer street in 1969-70-71. Pictures taken from the 1970's and into the early 1980's.

Pictures include:

Palmer Puds - under 13 year olds
Midgets 13 to 15
PeeWees 16 to 18
Juniors 18 to 20
Seniors 21 and older

Today, a few Latino gangs hold turf in Logan Square, but for how long? The neighborhood is fast becoming gentrified and streets that were once considered a slum area are being brought and renovated by business people working in the Loop.

R.I.P. Mike
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R.I.P. Chango

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[DroppinKkrowns]

its funny how bangers look lyke neutrons back in the day lol Aztecas LA street Jefferson parkk...

[ChicagoJoe57]

@DroppinKkrowns Yes, the colors became more important as time went on. There we a lot fo gangsters that looked so much like neutrons when they ended up shot no one could believe they were in a gang.

[wasteofwebspace]

People today have no perspective on gangs and drugs. The middle class, who have never had to worry for anything and have always had jobs and safety nets waiting for them to fall into, look at criminal activity and see people who aren't trying hard enough, because they believe the myth that anyone can make it in America. The gangs themselves are the results of poverty and class warfare - of a neighborhood that people have forgotten about.

[girondi1]

my dad was a gaylord he used to control dunham park

[MoneySide100notesJP]

It figures most of these guts would judge a book by it's cover cause they can't read lol. Just cause a nigga don't look all thugged out don't mean he is soft. Don't ever judge a book by its cover. A real hard nigga doesn't try to show off and act the hardest, a real nigga will blend in the back round, and be a quiet killer

[finalsolution14]

nice half-shirts.

[BarrioAztrologist89]

yea um latino gangs have way more credibility and longevity to this day. Im not a gangbanger

[chicagoDemon1]

@CROSSisBOSS712 shyt fuk it if they go extinct then othr niggaz finna take it ovr

[CROSSisBOSS712]

@chicagoDemon1 OAs are bout as active in Logan Square as the Latin Lovers. Both those gangs are on the virge of extinction. Funny thing is both those gangs are washed up n only war with each other LOL.

[chicagoDemon1]

ahhhafuk the fagots aint on shyt enymore. shyt az far az i kno them OA'z be posted in Logan Square. and whyt gangs no longer exist in ChiTown its all latinos and blacks ovr here nigga

[ShortdogdaOG]

Them kats look super soft,im jus sayin,dam,this look silly