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This photo was sent in by Dan O, son of his father Dan - a 24th and Whipple Gaylord, who is in his late 80s in 2018. This photo was taken around 1961. The 24th and Whipple Gaylords stuck around 24th and Whipple for a few more years. Then they migrated over to 18th and Western and formed a section.
This Gentleman is Mr.Dan O. who Founded the Little Village Gaylords either 1950-51. According to his Son Steven he served 27 years in Prison in and out and 2-Murders under his belt Killed a Latin King and a Outlaw .I personally Talked to Mr.Dan Osborne while in the Nursing Home and told me some tid-bits about His Gaylord Days and the Major Rumbles with the Outlaws M.C Since many Gaylords rode Motorcycles and they had a Motorcyle Shop across the Street from the Outlaws Clubhouse Just stating the Facts that was relayed to me and what I got 1st hand from Mr.Dan O. R.I.P .
The Gaylords Defeat the Outlaws in a basketball game 58 to 56, which caused a gang fight between the two teams. The gang fight started when 50 Outlaw supporters appeared for the fight. Eight persons were arrested. Some of the people arrested were armed with pipes and other weapons.
In the mid to late-50's, South Lawndale had a section at Spry School. The Gaylords in South Lawndale were made up of mostly Polish and Bohemian members. Their rivals were, the Vice Lords, Roman Saints, and Egyptian Cobra's.Spry Elementary School is located at 2400 South Marshall Blvd.
A retired 24th and Whipple Gaylord (Little Stew) had this to say about his section: Our section was active from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, when most of the members left to serve their country, as most of us were in the Harrison High School's ROTC program. We controlled from 21st to 26st Street, and from Whipple Street to Western Avenue, the Harrison High School area. Our colors were blue and gray, and our jackets had big "G"s for Gaylords. We hung out in front of the book store across from Harrison High School, and at 25th and Rockwell, in a garage where we fixed up and rode Cushman and Whizzer Motorbikes, eventually we got into Harleys.
We had around 60 members. We defended our neighborhood against the Satan Disciples and the Latin Kings. Our neighborhood was made up of mostly Polish and Irish.
There were Gaylords on Oakley Street, between 21st and 26th Streets, during the sixties.
