Vernon is a city five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, California, the nearest separate city to downtown Los Angeles. The population was 112 at the 2010 United States census, the least of any inco
Aerial view of Vernon
The Battle of La Mesa was the last battle fought between the Americans and the Californios during the Conquest of California.
Jack Doyle's bar, Vernon, California (George Rice & Sons printers, Los Angeles, c. 1916)
Memorial to the Battle of La Mesa
The 38th Street Gang is an American criminal street gang in Los Angeles, California, composed mainly of Mexican-Americans. The 38th Street Gang is one of the oldest street gangs in Los Angeles and has
Vernon, California
…Jimmy Murphy (1894–1924), racecar driver and 1922 Indianapolis 500 champion 38th Street gang Green Island, New York…
38th Street graffiti, 2011
Two members of the 38th Street Gang, c. 1993.