The scene wear the young "Pachucos"were seated on the ground without their clothing was in front of the then Carmen Theatre located at 718 N. Figueroa. The building still remains today under a different name. This is located in the Bunker Hill neighborhood and was the "flashpoint" of the "Zoot suit" riots of the early 1940s.
Ummm... this style in one way or another has informed my wardrobe since my teens in the eighties. I still will choose these shillouets, details, haberdashery...the works...just with a modern twist in fabrics, colors and patterns....,
Hey, this is great! I'm working on a short documentary about Lowriders with some students. We are a nonprofit that teaches filmmaking in Taos, New Mexico. Wondering where you got all this footage and the photos. I'd love to use some for our documentary. Let me know if this would be possible. Thanks!
@johnmanning4339 Nothing of the kind whatsoever. You sling labels carelessly. Al Capone was no way a Pachuco anymore than Pachucos were mobsters. Your description is not apt at all about the cultural Other, and you resort to guesswork. Your data base on culture is small, and warped. If you have self respect you will show more respect. Your comment labels you as of the Era of the "Mexican Bandit" stereotype, which continues noticeably. You see us as crooks. Get over yourself.
