3 youths, one masked, crossing an Englewood street

My latest urban exploration jaunt brought me to West Englewood on Sunday. But to get to West Englewood you from the Dan Ryan Expressway you have to cross the notorious Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

The other Englewood is almost as dangerous.

Here are three young males, one of them masked, crossing 71st Street. I'm not an expert on Chicago street gangs but red and black are Vice Lord colors, which are a much greater criminal presence on the West Side.