Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Ok this is a spinoff of the dirtbikes thread. I know it is very popular in the West Coast especially Los Angeles and lots of rap videos by West Coast artists feature them, but I wonder if Low Rider Culture will grow outside of the West Coast.
Any large Mexican dominant city has a low rider scene. Chicago has a sizeable population and it has a decent scene.
Japan has the most interesting scene to me. Cultural appropriation at its finest. It's Cool stuff, YouTube it.
Too many potholes in New England to have much of a low rider scene. You see the occasional slammed Civic with the huge chrome exhaust tip and fart can exhaust.
Any large Mexican dominant city has a low rider scene. Chicago has a sizeable population and it has a decent scene.
Japan has the most interesting scene to me. Cultural appropriation at its finest. It's Cool stuff, YouTube it.
If you want a huge lowrider scene, go to New Mexico. Albuquerque is good, and Santa Fe punches way above its weight for its size. Española (just outside Los Alamos) has a big lowrider scene, too.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
44,550 posts, read 81,117,303 times
Reputation: 57750
When we lived in California there were some in San Francisco and Oakland, but nothing like the L.A. area. Here in the Seattle area I have seen maybe a dozen of them in 28 years, and mostly just at car shows. Back in the 1990s we had a lot of what were known as "Ricers", especially on the Eastside, Bellevue and Renton. We still see them around, but some are German cars now, so the (racist) moniker doesn't always fit.
Definitely Albuquerque. Every Sunday night Downtown Albuquerque is the place to be and be seen as a lowrider. From classic cars to modern. The lowrider community in Albuquerque also often organizes special cruises throughout the city, especially along other parts of Central Avenue, Montgomery Boulevard, and 4th Street in the North Valley and Barelas. San Jose/South Broadway and Martineztown are other areas where cruises are organized and popular.
When I was little, Central Avenue west of the Rio Grande was the popular cruising spot. Cars would cruise up Nine Mile Hill and turn back at the edge of the city to come back down the hill. Pat Hurley Park was the place to park and chill with the view of the city. Montgomery Boulevard became popular in the mid-late 90s into the early 2000s. The stretch of Central Avenue in Downtown Albuquerque became the popular cruising spot in about the last 15 years.
Below are some pics of the cruising scene in Downtown Albuquerque from posters on Instagram, including a link to the cruisingthe505 and doublebarrelphotography Instagram accounts, who both do a great job of documenting the cruising and lowrider scene in the city.
When I was little the lowrider scene was tied into the gang scene and lowriding and cruising could be dangerous, especially if you looked at people wrong or "mad dogged" them. Lowriding had a bad reputation then and was under the heavy scrutiny of law enforcement. Nowadays it has become fully mainstream in Albuquerque and is a much more family-friendly and wholesome scene. Even the Albuquerque Police Department has a lowrider nowadays.
Here's a YouTube channel that usually livestreams the Sunday cruises in Downtown Albuquerque. Below are the two most recent Sunday cruises from the channel.
Here are a couple of other YouTubers showing the cruising and lowrider scene in Albuquerque.
Years ago, on a visit to Tokyo, I saw low riders driven by Japanese men. I took a “double take”. They were American cars (Cadillacs & Chevy cars mainly.) It was a shock to me to say the least. But, the cars were artistically done and rather impressive.
Quote:
Originally Posted by dontbelievehim
Any large Mexican dominant city has a low rider scene. Chicago has a sizeable population and it has a decent scene.
Japan has the most interesting scene to me. Cultural appropriation at its finest. It's Cool stuff, YouTube it.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
