- Post date
- 20 Mar 2019
- Caption
- Here’s a flyer from the O.G. Our House in Lynwood for a late December 2001 gig shared by @destrutionmadesimple featuring Backside from the Inland Empire, Destruction Made Simple, Tijuana’s own Los Kung Fu Monkeys, the Frustrated and more!
You might have noticed the “Our House Productions” moniker in the flyer for shows a The Allen Theater in South Gate. While one might think that the title Our House was a reference to a mythological place that only existed as a figurative place, this is far from it. Our House actually existed.
Yes, there was once an actual House in Lynwood, first envision as a youth community center of sorts. There were punk, metal, then shows for a then emerging new genre ska. Every weekend! All for people between 13 and 18 only! *Well, they did let a few of us olds in every once in a while.* The site itself was a former house that would get packed, and also sweaty hot. Most South East L.A. bands played in this first iteration of Our House between 2000 and 2002 when the site closed and the Our House Team subsequently moved to The Allen Theater in South Gate. Currently the former Our House is an empty lot in front of Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park in Lynwood. There are definitely gaps in this Our House historical account, so please do share what you know/remember about Our House in Lynwood.
Again Thanks to Destruction Made Simple for sharing this flyer and for keeping at it to this day!
- Location
- Lynwood, California
- Type
- flyer
- View on Instagram
- https://www.instagram.com/p/BvQW-3uBNVC/