FYI - Origin of J-Flats many folks thought the J meant Japanese, Japanese Flats but it not, during the late 1950’s the neighborhood’s Asian street gang was called the Black Juans consisting of Japanese Americans and Filipino Americans teenagers many of them living on J uanita Ave. The gang broke up early 1960’s due to a gang fight and shooting with another eastside Japanese gang at Shatto Park
FYI - Origin of J-Flats many folks thought the J meant Japanese, Japanese Flats but it not, during the late 1950’s the neighborhood’s Asian street gang was called the Black Juans consisting of Japanese Americans and Filipino Americans teenagers many of them living on J uanita Ave. The gang broke up early 1960’s due to a gang fight and shooting with another eastside Japanese gang at Shatto Park
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