Growing up in LA by Compton AVE on 52th street. Living there was okay we all had fun playing out side with our neighbors. But one thing we had to watch out for gang-members. When the night hit we can hear drive-byes and helicopter around of our neighborhood or even in our neighborhood. One of the things I tell people that I left on the age of 13 to Nebraska. I guess that was a good thing of leaving LA. I see my cousin they are gang-member and they always watching their back how can they live like that. One of them got shoot on a drive-by. He got luck, but living there is no joke.
This picture was my uncle property with all of our family living there.
This picture was my uncle property with all of our family living there.
No joke indeed! Glad you moved to Nebraska :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is insane I could not imagine that happening at night.
ReplyDeleteIt's very sad how innocent people living in these areas have to suffer from that.
ReplyDeleteI for sure relate to all that.
ReplyDeleteLife in Cleveland isn't too great either so I can definitely relate to wanting to get out.
ReplyDeleteThat's so scary you made a smart decision.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine the PTSD that you and your family must go through because of living in LA.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in LA as well. As a kid we played a game called "Drive By". Somebody would yell Drive by!! and you had to hide from the car. If you didn't you got shot. Its horrible when you really think about it, but at that time it was our reality.
ReplyDeleteI can relate, born and raised in Brooklyn New York
ReplyDeleteI was born in LA as well.
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