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The Gangs of Toronto, Ontario: Part 2

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Strange North

Strange North

Күн бұрын

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@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I haven't been able to make videos for awhile but I'm back at it and I have a whole bunch of different videos coming up! There was a lot of trouble with the audio in this one, and there are some parts of the narration I had to redo - they are quite noticeable as the tone is a bit different but that's how it turned out this time. Thanks for watching!
@Crosbie85
@Crosbie85 Ай бұрын
🤝 appreciate the video
@coolwaterBLUE
@coolwaterBLUE Ай бұрын
Just one thing bro that I have to mention. You keep saying Bernie's last name wrong...the start of his name sounds like twin but with a G obviously. Pronounced more like "Gwindin"
@mark10108
@mark10108 18 күн бұрын
Do one about all the Italian organized crime here, the Portuguese gangs of st Clair aka st Clair boys, Wallace park, Oakwood Boys... Recent Russian Bratvas and Cartel members coming here.
@frakismaximus3052
@frakismaximus3052 Ай бұрын
Bro! What a fantastic overview! I actually have a pretty good grasp of the 90s/00s biker wars in eastern Canada... but you definitely deepened my knowledge here. Moreover ... Toronto area gangs of the mid-19th century? A very welcome surprise, i was not expecting anything of the like! You really knocked this one out of the park, man... seriously, you do a great job collating info in your videos. I'd give 1000 thumbs up if i could 😅
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching - it was interesting learning about the gang history in Toronto. Lots I didn't get to yet, part 3 is going to be even more of a condensed overview. My gang videos aren't high quality like the ones by channels like Hood Chronicles but I think they provide a decent summary of the major groups. Cheers
@davidhill4141
@davidhill4141 Ай бұрын
My grandpa was a business man in Toronto and Windsor in the early 1900 ‘s and he said when they heard the purple gang was around , they took off ! I’d like to know more about them . This history is amazing , thanks !
@mattysquizzato7094
@mattysquizzato7094 Ай бұрын
Wasn't The Purple Gang based out of Detroit?
@davidhill4141
@davidhill4141 Ай бұрын
@ probably. He had business in the coin operated machines ; juke boxes and slot machines , and I remember ( reading his memoirs) him saying the purple gang were feared.
@mattysquizzato7094
@mattysquizzato7094 Ай бұрын
@@davidhill4141 If it's the Purple Gang out of Detroit, he is 100% correct. I live in Windsor, so it's not hard to believe they had ties here.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, Toronto definitely has a lot of gang history. Honestly I haven't heard about that one, I'll look it up. There are some Ontario based groups that I didn't cover in the Toronto videos that I'm going to get to in future videos. CHeers
@marahallstewart2883
@marahallstewart2883 Ай бұрын
Interesting videos keep them coming.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
@LETSGOPLAYRC
@LETSGOPLAYRC Ай бұрын
I truly hope you do a long form version on the Paradise Riders , it's a very important club in Canadian history probably more so then most people will ever know " Keep The Dice Rolling"
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, yeah I didn't really go too much into them. Or the Vagabonds for that matter. I may do another video down the road where I cover some of those other clubs. Definitely a ton of interesting biker history in Ontario. Cheers
@tellhowwackareyou
@tellhowwackareyou Ай бұрын
I grew up in Regent Park from 81 - 2006. I have to say. It was truly crazy. The gang wars with in the project and crack / murders / was over the moon. Was a very dangerous place. The amount of biker gang club houses in the same area was crazy
@royanderson3478
@royanderson3478 Ай бұрын
Grew up across the bridge 🌉. HA club on Eastern Ave, one club was near Don Mount Court Regent residence, whom many went to high school with were good kids. The problem with the area was the outside people selling Crack. I'm 60 now, i remember playing sports with the Regent Park kids. 😮😊 Hope the kids got a good job with the City or Post Office 🏤 and ❤️ enjoyed their lives. Staying healthy and quitting smoking 🚬 🚭 and drinking 🍸, you should have no problems getting up at 6 am😊.
@terrysullivan4700
@terrysullivan4700 Ай бұрын
I remember the 80s and lived a cpl blocks from the club on Eastern Ave. I actually grew up with some of them.
@terrysullivan4700
@terrysullivan4700 Ай бұрын
When I left the city I ended up working for another club north of Markham. The business was legit. All the gents treated me well 😊
@solkinar
@solkinar Ай бұрын
​@@terrysullivan4700I seem to remember a Para dice clubhouse in that area or am I wrong?
@kevinmilley7541
@kevinmilley7541 Ай бұрын
@@solkinar Correct, the P.D.R. patched over and became H.A.
@DigitalJeremy
@DigitalJeremy Ай бұрын
Nice work; interesting and well presented as always. I worked with a former member of Satan's Choice in the late 80's...he had some stories :)
@wayneshotlander-c8z
@wayneshotlander-c8z Ай бұрын
OF the Satans choice the PRES of MTL was taken out for NOT paching over to the HAs And his dody in in the LAURENTNS some place face down !
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 27 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching - I bet he had some stories! Cheers
@7SoulLight
@7SoulLight Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thank you very much!
@jamesstuart3346
@jamesstuart3346 Ай бұрын
Well done and very informative!
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I appreciate it, glad you got some value out of this one! Cheers
@AnthonyYoung-n7b
@AnthonyYoung-n7b Ай бұрын
Thanks for the hour.
@royanderson3478
@royanderson3478 Ай бұрын
Hells angels on Eastern Ave? Is 81 on Carlaw ave the same affiliation ? In Toronto.
@FeldwebelWolfenstool
@FeldwebelWolfenstool Ай бұрын
18:25 ...Bernie commanded a local Satan's Choice outfit in N.Ontario. The clubhouse was right across the street from me. The neighbourhood was much quieter and way less cRaZy back then...
@aidanjohnston1940
@aidanjohnston1940 Ай бұрын
Very well documented, a little 2 well.
@lanabethmorrison6584
@lanabethmorrison6584 Ай бұрын
The bikers of today are NOT the same!! These loyal bikers of yesterday would never see canada 🇨🇦 toronto,ont overcrowded n disrespectful burning of our canadian flag 🇨🇦 the fact trudeau is allowing this evil to continue tells me we canadian born NEED SUPPORT 😢
@arthurrlambert4825
@arthurrlambert4825 Ай бұрын
Great video! One correction, last execution by hanging in Toronto was 1962 at the Don Jail, my grandfather was the Toronto Sheriff at the time!
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching - and I appreciate the correction, I read that it was the last hanging but those reports can often be wrong. I bet your grandfather has some interesting stories! Cheers
@hermitsgrotto3812
@hermitsgrotto3812 Ай бұрын
very nice work tks
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
@JonBonZombie
@JonBonZombie Ай бұрын
I Liked Part 1 man... I actually saw one person in that last one I met on the inside ,,, Freaked me out
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - hope things are going well for you bro! Cheers
@chrismcguinness5405
@chrismcguinness5405 Ай бұрын
Nothing on The Vagabonds MC? C'mon!
@johnwinnerdz1
@johnwinnerdz1 Ай бұрын
I heard from a friend there were many smaller biker clubs some gangs in Ontario that mostly got along like the Vagabonds. Then the HA started making enemies in the states and quebec and then HA started to absorb or patch over smaller clubs. Some older bikers retired from clubs and became just enthusiasts. Some stories told seemed like satans choice didnt want to be HA from the 1970 til 1999 which kept the HA out of Ontario .After the 1990's bike clubs changed from just wandering partiers who like to brawl when to drunk , to OC motorbike enthusiasts. To the best of my memory from stories from ziggy. Just another bit in late 1980's early 1990s the cops looked to break up these smaller bike clubs, and it seems they did. Alberta and BC didn't have as many riders or bike clubs as Eastern Canada back in 1970 or 1980 but the HA seemed to be growing on the coast..lol
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching - fair point, I could have covered that group better in this one. Cheers
@arthurrlambert4825
@arthurrlambert4825 Ай бұрын
Great to see North Bay Nugget articles, im from there!
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
Actually over time I've used a bunch of North Bay Nugget articles in several of my videos, great to find articles from outside of the GTA. Cheers
@arthurrlambert4825
@arthurrlambert4825 Ай бұрын
@ well great job please keep it up, love’em. You from Toronto? I was born there and went to University there long time ago. However left the country to work many years, now in BC.
@terrysullivan4700
@terrysullivan4700 Ай бұрын
Excellent ❤❤
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@johnjayne8225
@johnjayne8225 Ай бұрын
You never mentioned one outlaw MC gang ....here is the story look it up. The Vagabonds MC from Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1962 by Ed "Edjo" Leslie, the club remains in existance to this very day, making it the oldest Canadian outlaw motorcycle club still in operation.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching - yeah fair point, I didn't really go into that club in this one. Cheers
@Firestone1
@Firestone1 Ай бұрын
Is Cisco Frank Lenti still around, or is he retired? I hear Jimmy Raso still is.
@robertmurphy229
@robertmurphy229 Ай бұрын
I was there for it all with support to S.C & H.A. in the whole 90's great times ineed ....
@wayneshotlander-c8z
@wayneshotlander-c8z Ай бұрын
In the late 60s the Pres of the MTL of the Satans choice was taken out for NOT patching over to the HAs his bod is someplace up in the Laurencens .his name was Doogy danials and was from the Point, ANY one remember him..
@relicreapers571
@relicreapers571 Ай бұрын
Just a tid bit. My step dad used to bartend Bernie and the Satans Choice MC at the Knob Hill hotel. He gave Bernie $50 once cuz he was short. He was supposed to get me a ride on his bike but never panned out.
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 9 күн бұрын
Sorry for the delay - my channel has grown faster than I thought it would and I've missed a bunch of older comments. I bet your stepdad has some interesting stories! I think a lot of people are surprised at how much underworld history there is in Canada, it's an interesting part of our history and I think they should cover it more in history education. Cheers
@relicreapers571
@relicreapers571 9 күн бұрын
@@strangenorth I agree, whatever happens is still history and truth is truth. Yes "Sonny" my step dad had a lot of great stories. I still laugh even though is been gone for years. That's the mark of a true man. Funny to this day me and Sagitarious always seem to get along well. One thing I didn't mention was some of the members were razzin my step dad one day a bit with hollars of " hey tar bender, give us a drink lol. Bernie apperently quickly interviened and was never anymore of that. Lol. Another usual patron was, are you ready? Uncle Bobby from the Uncle Bobby Show lol. He used to give handfulls of pens my stepdad would bring from him. Maybe it was payment for a drink I don't know 😁. Oh I still have his Knob Hill bar tending aprin and beer opener I kept when he passed over. My step dad used to spar in the same gym same time as George Chuvalo in Cabbagetown 60's. Manager asked Sonny if he wanted to spar with him one day. Response? Nooooope. Lol Sonny makes 2024 and social media. More fealress than I could want to be. 👊🤍👊 eliam dj
@TribeManagement
@TribeManagement Ай бұрын
How you mention Satan's choice but not BD black diamond riders, also Toronto home to 3 letter gangs
@solkinar
@solkinar Ай бұрын
He did mention Black Diamond Riders
@colettephilcox231
@colettephilcox231 Ай бұрын
Paradice riders?
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 9 күн бұрын
Sorry for the delay - my channel has grown faster than I thought it would and I've missed a bunch of older comments. I definitely could have covered that group more, I may do another video down the road. Cheers
@TimFordOfficial
@TimFordOfficial Ай бұрын
i believe my dad was among some of these fellas he was a street kid around this time
@jasonberezny1710
@jasonberezny1710 Ай бұрын
4:13. Is that a ufo ?
@strangenorth
@strangenorth Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching - I'm not sure, that's a free stock video clip I sometimes use. It would be cool if it was! Cheers
@mattsnell7707
@mattsnell7707 Ай бұрын
How could you not mention the grow the angels got busted for that was in the old Molson brewery when talking about Toronto hells angels? 😂
@mikego3346
@mikego3346 Ай бұрын
Barrie Ont
@AnthonyThomson27
@AnthonyThomson27 Ай бұрын
Look into the DO boys in Parkdale lots of history there.
@gingerkid1048
@gingerkid1048 Ай бұрын
This takes me back big time-my mom dated a guy who rode with Pair o Dice when they & Satan's Choice were fighting for HA attention. I was young then but I remember things like being "babysat" with my mom because her BF owed money on a coke deal. Was a scary time.
@gvks135
@gvks135 Ай бұрын
Paradise Riders
@Getithowyouliveit
@Getithowyouliveit Ай бұрын
Here is a list of actual Toronto street gangs and crews that you should research. These are actual Toronto crews. Bikers have NO real history in our gang culture. They Run all of small town Ontario. The dirty tricks gang is way more of importance to our gang culture than bikers. Here is a list of some others crews you should look at. Versace Boys, Christie Boys, Project Originals, L.A. boy, Boys in blue, La Familia, Fred Hamilton Boys, Mc Cormick,Boys, True Portuguese Bloods, Ill Kids, Vice lords. Tiny toons, Looney toons, Gators, Tretheway Ganster Killers , Wrinkles crew, And Smooth crew. Here is some more- New born Crips, M&M's, Point Blank Soldiers And Young Bloods Generations. I am sure if I really think of it, there are a coupe more that I cannot remember right now. As far as I am concerned, Bikers are not "gangs" they are more of an organized crime such as the Mob of various ethnicities, that control their area of the city/town.
@johnwilliams6063
@johnwilliams6063 Ай бұрын
KR Boys?
@Getithowyouliveit
@Getithowyouliveit Ай бұрын
Not sure of them, but I know there are a lot of hoods in Toronto that have their own crews. They are not Crips, bloods or bikers. Crips,bloods and bikers just became a thing in the early to mid 2000’s. Only Rexdale, who have been Crips since 90 and because they are so close and always fought with Rexdale. Ardwick became bloods in the early 90s. Other than this, there was no blood and crip history in Toronto. It just became a thing with these new kids that are in our city.
@johnwilliams6063
@johnwilliams6063 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the response. I was going out on a limb hoping to find a friend that I haven't heard from since he disappeared from my life almost 40 years ago
@Tikillah
@Tikillah Ай бұрын
Eglinton West Crips & Vaughan Road Bloods (formerly V.R.Troopers) have probably one of the most back n forth beefs and bodies since mid 90s. (Being pretty much connected/beside each other.) 5PG aswell. Ran Weston Rd from 90s onwards.
@Getithowyouliveit
@Getithowyouliveit Ай бұрын
@@Tikillah Yes, you are correct.!!! You are making my point for me. Every hood in Toronto has a crew back in the 90’s. Eglinton west was not crips. It was Spengler’s crew and bullby crew. Two of the baddest Jamaican crews to be in Toronto. Crips became later in the 2000’s with the younger generation. And yes 5 point generals but I thought it was in the video, so I did not mention them again. They are not Crips.
@cageycretin7357
@cageycretin7357 Ай бұрын
30:41. The club was called simply Popeye not the Popeyes
@sean367
@sean367 Ай бұрын
Ouch
@johnmcalpine9473
@johnmcalpine9473 Ай бұрын
The good old days
@burningatthetrailhead
@burningatthetrailhead Ай бұрын
DawnBrooks is still a thing aka BBG
@TimFordOfficial
@TimFordOfficial Ай бұрын
in toronto, you should do something about the gangs in london ont we are way worse that toronto lol whitehills crw EOA HA lots of them here if you can get a story from them or photos , none of my crew exist im last one alive
@strangenorth
@strangenorth 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching - I was thinking of doing something like that down the road, I have a lot to learn about that area though. Cheers
@DavidBale-vn4op
@DavidBale-vn4op Ай бұрын
Vagabonds running Rochdale college. Hilarious
@_416_
@_416_ Ай бұрын
From what I hear they were definitely there but so were other clubs
@wayneshotlander-c8z
@wayneshotlander-c8z Ай бұрын
TE Vagabonds HUNG OUT IN YOURKVILLE 'AND THEY WERE A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS'LIKE LOOSER HE WAS A VERY FRIENDLY GUY HE AND 5 OTHERS AND I HUNG TOGETHER if ANY OF YOU WERE THERE THEN you MAY REMEMBER A GUY NAMED Spider WELL THAT WAS me ,fun times with you all ,I just have to laugh as I remember YOU looser and your SMELLY JEANS I DO NOT need to SAY why as every one knew why too HA HA HA !
@wayneshotlander-c8z
@wayneshotlander-c8z Ай бұрын
ALSO TERE WAS THE BDRs ALSO NICE GUYS TOO !
@wayneShotlander-zw6wb
@wayneShotlander-zw6wb Ай бұрын
They also hung around Yorkville Looer was a fun guy to hang with as were some of the others I thik I was the only Èhippy that would do so and They liked that i did the vages were a good bunch of guys ,to me any way .
@wayneshotlander-c8z
@wayneshotlander-c8z Ай бұрын
@@wayneShotlander-zw6wb What I ment in THEY ALSO HUNG AROUND YOURKVILLE IN THIS I MENT LOOSER not LOOER !ok?
@PlaysBad.38
@PlaysBad.38 Ай бұрын
"First racially motivated killing in Ontario" like my entire ppl don't exist lol
@darrylmckenna5062
@darrylmckenna5062 26 күн бұрын
All you are talking about are motorcycle clubs
@DanielIvan707
@DanielIvan707 Ай бұрын
Why don’t they talk about all the gay stuff these bikers do? It’s really interesting
@frakismaximus3052
@frakismaximus3052 Ай бұрын
That would be a 10 part series 😂
@cageycretin7357
@cageycretin7357 Ай бұрын
As in...
@BrigidSamhain
@BrigidSamhain Ай бұрын
The Leather Chaps?
@chaccotv7713
@chaccotv7713 Ай бұрын
First racially motivated murder? Ask an indigenous person about that.
@sampicano
@sampicano Ай бұрын
Ask them about scalping Europeans...dirty racist natives
@DavePerry-h5r
@DavePerry-h5r Ай бұрын
As if indigenous tribes were not killing each other for centuries?
@bradmcginn7576
@bradmcginn7576 Ай бұрын
Meant white people then yes buried under schools smh
@Iambetterthanyouanduknowit
@Iambetterthanyouanduknowit Ай бұрын
Indigenous people were getting attacked by the government not regular civilians.
@chaccotv7713
@chaccotv7713 Ай бұрын
@@Iambetterthanyouanduknowit genocide is still murder
@Andy-ty6gv
@Andy-ty6gv 24 күн бұрын
Soon y’all will have the liberal gangs from the United States !!! They will leave once trump back in the White House again 😂
@wrecktitudemedia6514
@wrecktitudemedia6514 Ай бұрын
Oh yeah, when I'm in Toronto nowadays I'm worried about getting robbed by the Brookes gang lol
@hittingdasauce
@hittingdasauce Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@cantkillcliffrose
@cantkillcliffrose Ай бұрын
Shout out Satan's Choice. I've had the pleasure of talking with alot of old timers. Good dudea, backed hard.
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