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The party’s @sweet.nothin.rocknroll @buenamesarv @wheresthepartyla @wheresthepartydowney @downey_wood by @downey_wood

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In the early 1930s, when Downey was still mostly farmland and dirt roads, the area became connected to a violent episode tied to the Los Angeles underworld.One of the central figures was Jack Dragna, who would later become the head of the Los Angeles crime family. During this period, rival factions were fighting for control of bootlegging, gambling, and other rackets around Los Angeles County.During the mob conflicts of the early 1930s, a gangland-style killing occurred in the rural outskirts near Downey. Victims linked to organized crime were found murdered along quiet roads that at the time were surrounded by farmland and citrus groves.Authorities suspected the killing was tied to power struggles between rival Italian-American crime groups operating across Los Angeles, Long Beach, and surrounding communities.Because Downey was sparsely populated then, it became a place where criminals believed they could dump bodies or carry out hits without witnesses.These kinds of murders were part of the violent transition period when organized crime in Los Angeles was consolidating power. By the late 1930s and 1940s, leaders like Dragna helped turn the LA underworld into a more structured organization.Eventually that same network would later be run by Frank DeSimone, the mob boss who quietly lived in Downey decades later.Voice: @a_cool_house_ by @downey_wood

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Cesar from the Blues Boys gave us a little bit of information about himself last night @dipiazzas_live Last nights event was brought together by Mike @malonalgas, to raise money for Randy Rufino. by @downey_wood

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There’s just something about Downey.New artistic beginnings #2026Artist @rafaelreyesart Musical Artist @rocketstonowhereband by @downey_wood

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7 months ago

Epic Lives’ 20th Anniversary featuring Britains Finest, December 27th & 28th. Thank you to the owner of Epic, David Devis for bringing this venue to the city to help show case the voices of the community. by @downey_wood

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7 months ago

@epiclivedowney with the voices @britainsfinestband by @downey_wood

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@britainsfinestband @epiclivedowney by @downey_wood

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@epiclivedowney by @downey_wood

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