MacArthur Park is a park dating back to the late 19th century in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. In the early 1940s, it was renamed after General Douglas MacArthur
Looking towards Downtown Los Angeles, August 2001
The image "Early view of Westlake Park" is from the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection, part of the Security Pacific National Bank Collection, dated 1892
Postcard view from the 1900s
Postcard, circa 1930 to 1945
Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants
MacArthur Park
…weeks in October 2021. The area surrounding MacArthur Park, one of the poorest areas of Los Angeles, has widely reported crime rates. Considered to be MS-13 territory, many poorer locals of the area, especially those doing illicit business in the park, are forced to pay a "tax" to the gang in exchange for…
An MS gang sign and tattoos
Sinaloa Cartel hierarchy in early 2008
MS-13 gang member with back body tattoo