Grove Street Families

by gtaadmin on 27/03/09 at 11:11 pm

When we meet them in 1992, Grove Street Families are at an all time low and have broken into several factions.

Our main focus is "Grove Street Families", but the "Temple Drive Families" and "Seville Boulevard Families" are sets that used to be part of the same gang as Grove Street. The all still wear the same green colours, but aren't necessarily friendly. Collectively these sets are known as "The Families".

Featured in: GTA: San Andreas

Known Members:
Sean "Sweet" Johnson,
Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris,
Lance "Ryder" Wilson,
Carl "CJ" Johnson,
Mark "B-Dup" Wayne,
Barry "Big Bear" Thorne.

Jeffrey "OG Loc" Martin would also considers himself as a member, but he's more of a childhood friend that hangs around and want's to play "Gangsta".

Hangouts:
Mainly in the gang members' homes in Grove Street.

Vehicles:
Greenwood, Picador, Perennial, Glendale, Savanna, Voodoo.

Dress:
Mostly cheap casual clothing. Gangs show their allegiances by wearing their gangs' colour. The 'Families' colour is green.

Known Associates:
Kendl Johnson, Cesar Vialpando, Madd Dogg, Reece, Emmet.

Enemies:
Ballas, Vagos, C.R.A.S.H.

Information:
Note: Pre-release publicity and in-game graffiti refers to "Orange Grove Families".
I have 2 explainations for this. Neither is confirmed. This is just speculation.

1. Orange Grove Families was the name of the gang before it split into 3.
   or more likely -
2. There are also references to the main members of Grove Street Families not wearing green. These can be seen in early publicity photos, and imagery within the final game. It may be that the Green Uniform of the Grove gang was a late addition. At this point it could have been decided to drop the "Orange" from the name to avoid confusion.

Grove Street Families History

By Street gang standards the Grove Street Families were once big players in Los Santos. In recent years (early 90's) they have been weakened by internal arguments and the growing influx of drugs to the area. Sweet Johnson was adamant that the Families wouldn't get involved with the drugs trade, but this has seen them lose ground, control and wealth to the nearby Ballas and Vagos gangs. As a result the once mighty gang have split into 3 opposing factions.

Sweet is a firm believer in staying true to his roots and doing what's best "for the Grove". He believes that if only he can get the old gang to reform then all their lives can be made better.

Unfortunately other members are only out for themselves and no longer feel the solidarity of the gang's past. Even his own sister, Kendl, is dating a member of a rival gang.

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