The final destruction of the Northern Rebels' outlaw biker club house made the front page of my hometown paper, The Palo Alto Times, in 1968, with all of the damage being blamed solely on the Rebels. The article happens to mention the battle between the Rebels and Hells Angels that took place a few weeks earlier, which is actually when nearly all of the destruction to the historic house happened. The article says the chimney was "torn from the roof" - but what do they know? It was dynamited. My mom and stepdad were the ones who originally rented the house, then they sublet it to Danny, who sublet it to one of his club members.
Great article. I am curious who took the pictures?
A similar scenario played out in the Yukon, maybe in the 90’s. The local bike gang The Tundra Tramps were “invited” to join the Hell’s Angels or disband. They chose to retire their colours and disband. No dramatic ending like blowing up their clubhouse!
Great story Jon. My first girlfriend's mom lived up on Bernal Heights right next to an Angels clubhouse. Back in the mid-eighties, Bernal was still pretty sketchy, and they kept an eye out for the girls. I used to ride my own first motorcycle up there and park it on the sidewalk in from of their place, a little jumpy because my Honda XL350 enduro didn't exactly fit in with the hogs, but they never gave me any trouble, and Natasha and her mom said they were nice guys.
The final destruction of the Northern Rebels' outlaw biker club house made the front page of my hometown paper, The Palo Alto Times, in 1968, with all of the damage being blamed solely on the Rebels. The article happens to mention the battle between the Rebels and Hells Angels that took place a few weeks earlier, which is actually when nearly all of the destruction to the historic house happened. The article says the chimney was "torn from the roof" - but what do they know? It was dynamited. My mom and stepdad were the ones who originally rented the house, then they sublet it to Danny, who sublet it to one of his club members.
Great article. I am curious who took the pictures?
A similar scenario played out in the Yukon, maybe in the 90’s. The local bike gang The Tundra Tramps were “invited” to join the Hell’s Angels or disband. They chose to retire their colours and disband. No dramatic ending like blowing up their clubhouse!
Great story Jon. My first girlfriend's mom lived up on Bernal Heights right next to an Angels clubhouse. Back in the mid-eighties, Bernal was still pretty sketchy, and they kept an eye out for the girls. I used to ride my own first motorcycle up there and park it on the sidewalk in from of their place, a little jumpy because my Honda XL350 enduro didn't exactly fit in with the hogs, but they never gave me any trouble, and Natasha and her mom said they were nice guys.