Bridgetown Rifa 13

[Asesino]

Play this one loudly...

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BRIDGETOWN RIFA 13

THE BRIDGE

Under the bridge was always the place to party and kick-back with the homeboys, in the riverbed just outside of Mirror Park... far away from the madness in South Los, the spot was nicknamed "Bridgetown". In the late 1970's East Vinewood's traditional cholo gangs began to lose popularity as the "Stoner Gang" culture evolved within Hispanic youths. Under the bridge linking East Vinewood & Mirror Park was the melting pot for the Stoner era, it was a place for the stoner gangs to earn a reputation and put their cliques mark in the Los. Traditional cholo gangs like Mirror Park Trece saw the Bridgetown as a place of recruitment for their dying reputation, only to be ran out by stoner gangs such as; The Rifa, The Crazies, Head Hunters, and Big Top Locos. Most of the traditional gang members from these old unpopular barrios were washed-up vatos strung out on heroin(tecatos) or serving harsh prison sentences for dirt they've done in the calles. The Stoner gangs saw the older barrios as deadbeats and wanted to originate a new generation of cliques... but it wouldn't be long until new blood picked-up the tecatos old habits.

 

 

THE STONER GANG ERA

 

Stoner gangs formed up weekly and would settle disputes the old school way "A puros trancasos" (proving yourself with your fists), homies would get stoned, trip out on LSD, pop pills, and get wasted on beers to pass the day under the bridge. There was so much space & privacy under the bridge; parties and gang rivalries wouldn't be broken-up until the ambulance was called... or somebody almost died from being so wasted. A particular stoner gang that went by "The Rifa" were the original clique to get wasted under the bridge, a nickname given to them by street vendors around Mirror Park that had positive run-ins with the group. The Rifa's main enemies were: Mirror Park Trece, The Crazies, Big Top Locos, and The Head Hunters. Although Mirror Park 13 was The Rifa's biggest enemy, due to the two gangs dominating presence in numbers. The two gangs began to have heated rivalries, eventually casualties were caught on both sides of the cliques.

 

 

THE RIFA

 

The Rifa began to pack pistols and stab Mirror Park members when parties cracked off at Bridgetown, The Rifa made it clear to the rest of the stoner gangs that Bridgetown was theirs and only theirs... changing their name officially to Bridgetown Rifa(B.T.R.). Stoner gangs such as The Drifters and The Winos were swallowed up by Bridgetown Rifa and joined it's ranks, with over 100+ active members B.T.R. began to evolve into a traditional Chicano gang. With the dominate presence of Bridgetown Rifa, Mirror Park swallowed up the left over stoner gangs... members from each side of Bridgetown and Mirror Park began getting involved with slanging drugs, pulling off grand theft autos, robbery, and homicides. As B.T.R. members began to do hardcore crimes to combat Mirror Trece, many B.T.R. members ended up in the penitentiary system doing hard time... many of the homeboys earned their treces and "X3" tatted after their original Bridgetown tattoos, legitimizing their varrio under the Sureño car.

 

 

 

BRIDGETOWN RIFA 13

 

By the time the 1980s hit, Mirror Park was stricken with hardcore gang crime. The calles weren't as safe back in the '70s with the stoner gang era, most of the stoner gangs disappeared with only B.T.R. and Mirror Trece as the only Sureño gangs. With most of the East Los gangs denouncing The Mexican Mafia stepping in to organize the barrios, Bridgetown was largely outnumbered by the Maravilla barrios to the east and were easy targets for green-lighters. The decrease in numbers due to imprisonment and deceased members of B.T.R. brought the gang into a long inactive state in Mirror Park, therefore Mirror Trece took most of the responsibility for representing Sureños in the town... taking the spotlight off B.T.R. Trece throughout the 1990s. Bridgetown Rifa kept their dues paid throughout the prisons across San Andreas, staying in good relationship with The Mexican Mafia from San Andreas Penitentiary. Remaining old timers from B.T.R. laid low in the calles (some moving out of state for a better life) and the few youngsters who were left weren't any competition for the big and bad Mirror Trece.

 

 

THE COMEBACK

 

Recently with the murder of Mirror 13 shot-caller "Kapone" and the mysterious disappearing of Manuel "Creeper" Trejo the Mirror 13 leadership became non-existent and has left the gang defunct. Various Sureño gangs now struggle to make Mirror Park their domain along with other warring Sureños. The history is old and aged for a new set of bangers to start the new generation of Bridgetown Rifa. Many Hispanic youths seduced by the Sureño lifestyle who were rejected by Mirror Trece due to personal reasons or family history can now be apart of something. Most Bridgetown Rifa members live on the westside of Mirror Park - the neighborhood closets to the bridge, steadily making their presence known again in numbers... aiming their way back into the empty lots and calles of Mirror Park.

 

Edited May 17, 2021 by Asesino

[Mobz]

[Phantom.]

We are on, gentlemen.

[Evontae]

nice

[TrophyCollecter]

oh my

[PeterPergo]

👌

[xdthe]

Fire 

[DoomedAmerica]

Faction has been improved by the grime lord himself, Normal.

[Portz]

Damn, Creeper Trejo must of ran back to Gallows Hill.

Edited May 13, 2021 by Portz

[MickeyO]

Best of luck.