Frogtown Revealed
who knew amoeba records has a blog in which they cover los angeles neighborhoods? more power to them for getting to the bottom of why elysian valley is called “frogtown”
“The community was first known as Gopher Flats around 1900, when it was established for railroad workers. It got its nickname of Frogtown in the 1930s. Back before the river was flood controlled, there were thousand of toads (not frogs) that invaded the neighborhood, with the last wave occuring in the 1970s. In the same decade, the name Frogtown ended up becoming associated with the local gang, Frogtown, who then numbered 3,000 members. The graffiti suggests they’re much diminished now, with most of the heavy tagging done by Echo Park gangs.”
they say gangs, i think it’s mostly tagging crews
via ameoblog
