Clanton 14th Street – 1st Hood Westside

Clanton 14th Street – 1st Hood

Clanton 14th Street is among one of the oldest Hispanic gangs in Los Angeles, beginning during the early 1920s on the Eastside of Los Angeles. It’s early history would not be characterized as a street gang in the modern sense of the term, but by the 1940s, members were self identifying as gang members. The neighborhood was named for an east-west street, Clanton, that undergone a name change to 14th Street during the 1940s, hence the term, Clanton 14th Street.

Westside Clanton 14 barrio formed in the Pico-Union from Hoover Avenue (west) to Figueroa (east) between Olympic (north) and the Santa Monica Freeway (south) during the late 1950s or early 1960s. The construction of the 110 Freeway was not completed yet and many of the streets that were demolished as a result of the freeway and then later in 1970 the construction of the LA Convention Center were a part of this section of Clanton. For example, Georgia Street, which runs right through the LA Live Complex was once a residential street with families from Clanton.  The buiding 916 Georgia Street, which was built in 1912 is one of the last old residential structures remaining from this street.

916 Georgia Street, Los Angeles

916 Georgia Street, Los Angeles, 2020 

916 Georgia Street, Los Angeles

916 Georgia Street, Los Angeles, 2023

During the mid 1960s, new members attempted to start a click called Clanton 18th Street, which most Clanton 14 members rejected. This new identity created a division between Clanton 14 located east of Hoover Avenue and the new teenagers living west of Hoover. Rather than dropping the 18, these new members decided to drop Clanton, becoming a separate identity; 18th Street.

As a result of this split, 18th Street began to spread its influence in the Pico-Union area, and by the late 1970s, Clanton had lost half of its 1st westside neighborhood and by the early 1980s Clanton was losing it’s influence in the Pico-Union area.

During the 1970s, the apartment on 11th Street and Albany was a Clanton hangout commonly referred to as the White House.

Today, the old Clanton neighborhood is occupied by two different 18th Street neighborhoods, Burlington Street Locos, Crazy Riders, The Orphans, Witmer Street, Rockwood and Wanderers. Even though the first hood of Clanton is now defunct, there are several veteranos still around from this old neighborhood.

The clicks from this neighborhood included the Cutdowns, Midgets, Pee Wees, Pico Union Dukes and Tiny Locos.

Clanton 4th hood in North Hollywood and Clanton Eastside hood of South Los Angeles still remain active.


Other Clanton neighborhoods in Los Angeles

Eastside Clanton 14th Street: in the area from 14th Place and Central south to Santa Barbara Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr Blvd)
Clanton 14th Street 2nd Hood: in the Mid City section of Los Angeles along Western Ave between Pico & 3rd Street.
Clanton 14th Street 3rd Hood: in Hollywood around Normandie & Melrose
Clanton 14th Street 4th Hood: in the North Hollywood area in the San Fernando Valley


Westside Clanton 1st Hood deceased members

  1. Rudy “Big Chino”
  2. Big Country
  3. Big Dragon
  4. Ernie “Gato” Guillen ( – July 5, 2010)
  5. Jap ( – 2006)
  6. Jimmy “Lobo” Palacios ( – 2009)
  7. Big Lucky
  8. La Negra
  9. Corwin “Sloppy” Elmore, (1952 – 1991), an original member of this section that was inducted into the Mexican Mafia during the 1970s while in prison. He fell out of favor with La Eme when he engaged into a homosexual relationship in prison. He eventually died of AIDS related complications at the age of 39 in Solano prison.

81 Comments for “Clanton 14th Street – 1st Hood Westside”

  1. Kenny Jimenez

    My uncle Joe Jimenez was a Clanton St. member from the original neighborhood.. My aunt Orti still keeps in touch with some of the people from there and she told me that they still have neighborhood dances. It would be nice to hear from anybody that remembers my uncle.

    • clanster

      what was his placaso?

    • Oakwoodst

      Black diamond 13 f
      Calsones size14

      • Cljoker

        Budlive digger u all don’t even have a hood.Your family live in one building and you sleep in the xloqest u ebt/wich child

    • LIL NETO

      ay u pendejo..can i knw were u live??? u mite as well tell me since u burning yo self out

    • Joseph

      To clarify, Clanton Street is now called 14th Place. That’s the corner his family lived on. It really sucks that the entire area now is all commercial buildings. It would’ve been cool to see the neighborhood they grew up in.

    • Joseph

      Kenny, my grandfather was a Clanton Street member. His family lived in the heart of the neighborhood, if I remember correctly from all the stories we were told growing up about those days, his family lived at the corner of 14th and Paloma Street. Regardless of the house’s location, everyone pretty much knew everyone back in those days. At least I can say that about my grandfather.

      I remember him taking me to the Clanton dances in the 70’s and went to a few in the 80’s and 90’s. Having gone to all those dances, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that I’ve been introduced to your family, or to hear that my grandfather knows your uncle, and/or people that directly know him. Including your aunt Orti.

      I’ll share this with my grandfather and get back to you. I’ll also ask when the next dance is. I’m sure he’d like for his great-grandchildren to check it out.

  2. bbyboy

    my toi bago 4rm da eastside still around kepping it G NOW im from clanton gang

  3. 4CUATRO UNERO1

    CALSONES!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Joseph

    To clarify, Clanton Street is now called 14th Place. That’s the corner his family lived on. It really sucks that the entire area now is all commercial buildings. It would’ve been cool to see the neighborhood they grew up in.

  5. jrmx3

    F#@K CALSONES VARRIO JRMAFIA GANG CX4k

  6. CLANTONERO

    THE EAST SIDE IS NOT THE 5TH HOOD ….THE EAST SIDE IS THE ORIGINAL BARRIO …THE PICO UNION IS THE “WEST SIDES” FIRST HOOD AS THEY LATER BECAME CHAPTERS IN CLANTONS HISTORY.

    • OG SWEEPY WS DFS 13 JKS

      THEY BECAME CHAPETES.
      DFS PICO UNION NOW!!
      COME N GET U SOME….

    • CDS

      If clanton takes back there weside hood I”ll have respect for them but it will never happen cus 18st took over pico union but yeah that will be cool but I still respect there easide hood cus they got many hits but they still fight back they don’t give up.

      • OG SWEEPY WS DFS 13 JKS

        CALZON IS DEAD IN PICO UNION
        FAKES TOO. WAJAKS N RATS.

      • faketeen killa

        I was incorcoran 4B2R with my homeboy bigDragon from the first.Im from the es CLANTON, and asked him why didn’t the hood flourish in the WS.? He specifically stated” We don’t get in people who don’t talk English.And the war in el I dont likeen Salvador I dont likeed up our requiorting efforts. Short story if you cannot talk English you are from 18st. Or play boys. Not from CLANTON. And pico union area is pradomatlycerotes. 18st. Concist of 80% cerrotes &20% blacks. Ur a disgrace. I dont like 18st. Even in the pin you fools are ostriside. There’s a ws car. And then there’s a ws 18 car. Your like 36st.in the es you fools don’t count.

      • airbornejumper

        alot of the clantoneros & clantoneras of pico/union, they would be about in their late fifties on to their 60’s to this day,alot of them just got older and fadded away,life is short, we just got to enjoy what’s left of this vida, c14 will never return to to this area ever again,it’s too overpopulated,who’d want to live here? it’s not what it used to be..

  7. i just dont get tht why the f they k-ing kids just sayn

  8. MTY.MOUSE 1st.w/sCLANTON varrio FOURTEEN street DUKES

    CLANTON IS A PART OF HISTORY AND ALOT OF THESE NEW VITAMIN WATER GENERATION POOTBUTTS ARE NOT EVEN A SPECK IN OUR SHADOW SO INSTEAD OF HATING JUST REALIZE !!!!!! ..CLANTON..

    • Dreamer es CXIVst.

      Mighty M. How many times we put them fools to rest.Big Dreamer VC14st. I miss you home town big TOSS fool C14

    • dodger

      Mightymouse dont talk too much ish remember the lil homie capone from BLACKDIAMONDS put the iron to your maceta and you broke that ish down on the berendo dead end.fing lame !!!

    • LIL STRANGER

      COME ON HOMES f CLASONES THEY AINT NADA! V. LA MIRADALS

  9. ROCKWOOD STREETER

    fing dead, non-active hood. Melsrose and Kingsley is dead! Venice and Western is dead! You fools are extinct and got no youngsters.

    You wanna see their hood, go watch the movie “I Am Legend.” Extinct hood… ha ha ha.

    Bluuurw…

    Calle Rockwood 213

    • LIL STRANGER

      f A lollipopWOOD AINT NADA! V. LA MIRADA LS Y QUE!

      • CDS

        shut upp homie you ain’t from la mirada cus your hood ain’t on that area so shut upp and quick false claimimg chick ass net banger!

      • C14 Vet

        41ST YOU LAMES ARE WACK, JRMAFIA YOU GUYS AINT 13 ANYMORE SO shut up YOU BUSTER FOOLS, lollipopWOOD LEARN TO RESPECT A REAL FKEN VARRIO WITH CLASS. LA MIRADA FULL OF ROTTEN TOSTADAS.

        JUST KEEP IT REAL ESE YOU CAN’T BE CLANTON STREET AND NEVER WILL WE BEEN AROUND FOR 100 YEARS AND YOU LAMES THINK YOU GOT ish ON US HAHA OUR HOODS ARE NOT DEAD WE SPREAD AROUND THE STATES AND GOT NEW CHAPTERS NEW AND BETTER AREAS FOR BUSINESS. GET WITH THE BUSINESS PERROS.

  10. lil girl

    wow..the picture of the clanton with R.I.P tripper was in memory of my little brother Nazario “Jr” ..he was from the 1st hood…lived from Dec1980-June 2007..a short life n left two small children at the time..doing what he did best, defending a younger brother of a hommie..he lost his life for a varrio that still thrives..my father, Flace from the 1st hood aslo “Nazario” lived on feb 2010 because of the loss of my brother..he also ast his old age ran the streets…i can still remeber as a child hanging out on trinity n 30th at frankies house every weekend with my mom n dad n the other vets partying the weekened away..at times the party was at, now closed, behind the wine factory, a little picnic area..lol…or on 32nd at Big Red house…Good times, but because back then when it was “on n popping” they would run out to the streets n a purrooooo Poo buhtsos…some would come back all mest up n some would win…but the point is that they would live to see another day to do it again..a “REAL MANS” ways..now at days farts r quick to pull a trigger because they “KNOW” they wont last toe to toe…i will not play the part that i did not run the streets also…i have the tats to prove who n what i am…a CLANTONERA de primera..n do i get hit up at my old age still…yup…do i mind..no..it is what it is n will be what it will be…i love my hood for what it made me…a stronge woman that runs n owns her own business..n i LOVE to see high end people with money that mommy n daddy left them eat, shop,live,hang out n drive the same things i have…i LOVE to see their faces when i walk in the room with my arms,legs,back full of tats n the varrio written on me for the whole world to see n r shocked,shocked to see n hear that this 2nd gen high school drop out married at 18 tatted up looks ghetto as hell girl can have a same level converstion n the same things they do..n i thank MY hood for all of this, because it made me want to prove to smart guyed ass people that just because u r ghetto doesnt mean ur smart…n most people tend to forget that stay stuck in the neg..but the hood has also done me durty..n not by ANY means do i dis it but because it has taken the two most important MEN in my life whom also like me was doing good..but like me still, i go back to the hood, kick it, go crazy, not knowing if that one night of crazyness will be my last since most haters are to chicken ish to really handle thier business like men n need a peace of steal to do it..with this all said, i guess my point is that regardless if u fart ass hating varrios talk alllllll ur masa, I AM PROOF that MY VARRIO even thru that hard times,drama, bulish IS BETTER..N i make my money the CLEAN WAY..so i dont have to worry about them picking up MY LAND ROVERS N 700 BMW when ish hits the fan…keep hating chavalitas…this hood still out shines urs… ;p

    • Central Ave BK

      RIP Rocky, Cow and Larry from the ES

    • kidd

      Your insight is valued and appreciated. Its good to hear a positive outlook with an unmistakable feel of genuineness. My names Kidd, and if ever i could touch base with you id like to meet you at your convenience. I talk with a few scattered vets from the fourth and third, and its always an honor to get a sense of value when i can shake the hand of those who set roots to this culture ive embraced since i actually WAS a kidd. If i never do touch base wit you, pues te mando saludo. CLANTON GANG

  11. Duende(608)

    Clanton prifa form the 213 to the 608 to the 414

  12. eighteen street gang

    funny thing is the first click of eighteen street was called the midgets ( rocky glover, mark glover, cowboy, chat loco, Hershey, etce etc ) than the second click the pee wee locos, u never hear about these clicks anymore. as the 60’s and 70’s came to an end they formed into newer clicks

    • airbornejumper

      did you know the other Rocky from 18 ? he drowned in san dimas lake in 1968,his buddy was Dopey “ray” hershey,satch, forgot alot of the names, this was back in the 60’s I remember alot of w/s 18 streeters and alot of w/s clantoneros My self,I was into the Chicano movement, Raza unida but went through jr.high and high school with the whole bunch.very few of those ppl around anymore, some of them went to Vietnam..

  13. airbornejumper

    hardly any one from w/s Clanton & w/s, 18th st. ,1960’s – 70’s Era is still around, Time marches on !

  14. airbornejumper

    what ever happened to Mama China ? does anybody know ?? she was a w/s Clanton gang mom. circa 1960s-70s

  15. bobo echo park

    what ever happen to la lonely tiny nena osita and to snoopy lil man choco negro negrito soupy chief beaver snake chito big alfred louie and last but not least mama china

  16. VARRIO NUEVO ESTRADA X3 GANG

    f calsones I beat the ish out of you lames all the time in EAST l.a fools cant even fight lame asses VNE GANG

  17. LA MUGZY

    WELL CLANTON 14 IS THE BIGGEST GANG AND 18 STREET WAS THE HOLLYWOOD CLICK

    • OG SWEEPY WS DFS 13 JKS

      f CALZON
      HUEVOS ARRASTRADOS
      LA MAMADA
      el morroS
      HERPYS
      Poo buhts BARATAS
      MECOS
      CHEESEE RIDERS
      AND THE REST NOT WORTH MENTIONING.

  18. VARRIO NUEVO ESTRADA X3 GANG

    LA MUGZY IF THAT REALLY HAPPEN TELL ME WHERE DID YOU GET THEM UP AT? WHAT STREET? OR WHERE AT? CAUSE IM SURE WE DON’T HAVE RANKERS IN MY HOOD WERE NOT KNOWN FOR THAT MATTER OF FACT I KNOW SOME OF UR HOMIES THAT KNOW ME THAT RANK IT ON ME TO I COULD NAME THEM IF YOU WANT YOU FOOLS ARE chickES AND YOUR HOMEGIRLS ARE HOODRATAS I WAS DATING UR HOMEGIRL PLAYFUL THAT chick A HOE f CALSONES THIS WACKY FROM EASTSIDE VNE 3CE GANG TINY LOCOS WASSUP LAMES

  19. VARRIO NUEVO ESTRADA X3 GANG

    LA MUGZY IF THAT REALLY HAPPEN TELL ME WHERE DID YOU GET THEM UP AT? WHAT STREET? OR WHERE AT? CAUSE IM SURE WE DON’T HAVE RANKERS IN MY HOOD WERE NOT KNOWN FOR THAT MATTER OF FACT I KNOW SOME OF UR HOMIES THAT KNOW ME THAT RANK IT ON ME TO I COULD NAME THEM IF YOU WANT YOU FOOLS ARE chickES AND YOUR HOMEGIRLS ARE HOODRATAS I WAS DATING UR HOMEGIRL PLAYFUL THAT chick A HOE f CALSONES THIS WACKY FROM EASTSIDE VNE 3CE GANG TINY LOCOS WASSUP LAMES

  20. ES CLANTON 14ST JKS

    f ALL MY ENEMIGAS AND f THIS ENCHILADA
    CAN’T f WITH THE BIG BAD VARRIO CLANTON 14ST GANG NUMBER 1 ESE

  21. VARRIO NUEVO ESTRADA X3 GANG

    f YOU CALSON JUST ASK YOUR HOMIES N BIG HOMIES WHO KICKED THEM OUT FROM EAST LOS THE BIG VNE GANG DID!

    • El comodine

      You’re poor ass punk who’s whole family is on ebt and wic.You’re on your rug rat kids computer meant for school cuz you can’t afford one.Get a job and become a productive member of society you low life.

  22. eddie wsC14st

    I knew lobo met him back in68 he was a good homie down for the hood he will be miss RIP homie

  23. jennie alvarado

    just wondering if anyone here remembers my uncle BIG STEVE not sure what generation he fell in but would love to hear stories or even get in contact with some if the homies that came together for the car washes to lay my uncle to rest! I never had the opportunity to thank any of you for your contributions and would like to do so. I now live in dallas and havent been in touch with any of his homeboys like porfie, big speedy, neto and big country. Please message me! Also i remember one of the lil homies that helped out his name was looney from c14 if any one knows him please have him contact me…thank you! Much love and respect to you all!

    • Richy CLANTON 1st Hood

      I miss my Homeboy your uncle Steve. He was a good Homeboy to have at your side.
      I remember when you used to run around your grandma Virgie’s house. And your dad Ricky ‘walrus’ and your mother Cindy

    • Payaso

      Wessup Jenny,I’m Payaso from Clanton 4th hood (NH).The homie Looney is on FB.Although I won’t give you his info, if you like,give me your FB info and I’ll pass it on the homeboy.

      • Mosco

        Hey Payaso this is Mosco from CXL do u have any info of Looney from 3rd hood on Melrose i used to hang put with the the Clantones on Lemon Grove Park with Dreameer ,Ace, RIP HEFTY and Mousie RIP.

      • Jennie Alvarado

        Here is my face book info to pass on
        Just pull it up by my name jennie garcia-alvarado
        Hope all is well and much respect!

  24. david bobo chacon

    what ever happen to la lonnely and to la osa her name was Gloria they werefrom 1st hood this is bobo from EchoPark want to say a big q vo

  25. Moses Ramos

    I’m big MOSES. XVIIIST I WAS TALL CRAZY NUT FROM 1977 to 1995 went through generations bangin I got love from homies I knew them all . Rocky glover was on mercy griffin show on gangs may 1977 that’s Rocky glover see him on old me TV griffin show may 1977 on gangs in la

  26. ophelia

    What ever happened to Dopey from westside clanton dukes

  27. OLDTIME CLANTON STREET

    WEST SIDE CLANTON 14 STREET VALLE GANGSTERS. TO THE DUMB fS ALL YOU LAMES ARE NOTHING BUT EIGHTEEN ST DROP OUTS. I REMEMBER WEN YOU CAME OUT IN 85 HANGING ON THE PGS NUT SUCK GET WITH THE BIZZ LOPS. TO THE LAME FROM VNENCHILADAS CAGADAS. I SEE YOUR FROM A VARRIO OF TESTIFYING RATS LIKE YOUR chick MADE HOMIES MUNDO N SAILOR . IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO REPRESENT. I SEEE YOUR ALL OVER THE NET DDISRESPECTING DIFFERENTVARRIOS F#@KEN LAMES. IF WE ARE CALZONES GET USE TO IT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE UP ALL IN YOUR ASS. fEN RATS.

  28. BLACKDIAMONDS

    F#@K calsones And its chester members

  29. Moses Ramos

    MOSES west side
    EIGHTEEN STREET
    1976- POR. VIDA
    WE STOOD ALONE
    AS UNDERDOGS

  30. Moses Ramos

    XVIII
    Is
    For HOMICIDE

  31. Moses Ramos

    Moses XVIII
    ORIGINAL 1977
    3rd & Columbia

    • Sarten

      My Older homies would have cut me down for making this remark pero con todo respeto..f ese Moses You know what’s up if you been from .Pocho that long you know the truth no ferry tales here…U fs say U took out alot of my homies TRUE!!! But that doesn’t mean we didn’t!!!I will need my hands and your” 3 time wet train hopping hands to count how many of my homies are doing VIDA!!! So that you’re fing homies that of course you don’t even know can keep their MICA!! Ese, Since day one the big homies knew what was up with you all…And I praise them for that..U know Ese starting with your founder Rocky & his Carnal Hershey RATAS!!!Period…not to mention your click Columbia lcs you think you are all hard and true G’s because they slapped The RICO act on your Savi asses…When the truth is all of CLCS where pointing fingers at each other and ratting their First born and Grandma!!!Again to keep their Green Card…My older homies school us not to f with enemies if they were with Familia,Girlfriend,Jefa..You fs didn’t…You know Moses Great Empires have come to an end..But is Also about the Vatos that stay Solid…I knew all of homeboys Solid!!! Can you say the same? CLANTONE FOREVER FOREVER CLANTONE!!!!!!!!

  32. TTP

    Ayye wassup with big booty mousey from Clanton St? She used to love this big fat long thick Ni66ah lollipop when she was locked up with me in central. Damn that chick knew how to suck and take lollipop. Anyone know her Facebook or number now ? I’m trying to clap them cheeks again tell her this RonRon From Tree Top Piru

  33. Mousey

    Omg RonRon cochino !!!! Of course I remember you papi. You fed me so good when we were in the twin towers together like what 2003? your the reason I love black men now. You fed me so good daddy you had me shaking the first time you shoved that lollipop in me papi I never orgasmed like that before Perro my papi negro gave me that good d#$k baby . Hmu sometime baby I need some chocolate if you know what I mean daddy ? I still remember you making me soap up your big powerful black body in the showers baby f your so sexy daddy hmu hmu hmu !!!!!

  34. PDL

    Yo this Talik from PDL , I gotta piece of that phat ass back in the day too mousey don’t forget me now ! Used to be a mission going to yo hood just to get a piece of that Latina sissy booty but f was it worth it get back at me sometime lil ho

  35. BIG MOSES WS 18ST

    MOSES WEST SIDE 18 ST HANG OUTS 6TH /UNION , 3RD WITMER ,6TH BONNIE BREA,
    WITH CHALO R.I.P, INDIO R.I.P, HAPPY R.I.P CRAZY MOUSIE R.I.P RASCAL. LOCO TAVO, FLACO
    THE GOD MOTHER & DAUGHTERS CHELA & CHRISTINA AND 100 MORE HOMIES

  36. GBZ 27st LKS

    chapete k putoz hahaha in yo varrio foo );:))))

  37. santos

    Black diamond 13
    f xalson

  38. 48st

    the 5th clanton hood is in panorama city. Is that a C14 hood from back in the day or is that a newer clique

  39. Lorie

    I grew up surrounded by Clanton in the 80’s-90’s in South Central LA. My uncle was Spider – was well known in the neighborhood (he was executed in a Texas border town in 2009-10). The people I saw when I was growing up were Wimpy (his mom Dona Esperanza – nobody messed with Dona Esperanza – LOL), Cyclone and so many others whose names I forget now. The memories get faded out – it was a while ago now.
    When I saw this post and it just took me way back and I felt compelled to write a little something of who I know back in the day.

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