Market Street Commandos
Encyclopedia
The Market Street Commandos was a motorcycle club
that, in 1947, along with the Boozefighters
and the Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington
, participated in the highly-publicized Hollister incident
(later immortalized on film as The Wild One
). In 1954 the Fontana
Hells Angels merged with the Market Street Commandos to become the San Francisco
chapter of the Hells Angels.
Outlaw motorcycle club
An outlaw motorcycle club is a type of motorcycle club that is part of a subculture with roots in the post-World War II USA, centered on cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals celebrating freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the...
that, in 1947, along with the Boozefighters
Boozefighters
The Boozefighters Motorcycle Club is a motorcycle club, formed in California just after World War II. Today, the BFMC has chapters across America with its national headquarters located in Ft. Worth, Texas. The first European Chapter was founded in France in 2006...
and the Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington
Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington
The Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington was a motorcycle club that, in 1947, along with the Boozefighters and the Market Street Commandos, participated in the highly-publicized Hollister incident ....
, participated in the highly-publicized Hollister incident
Hollister riot
The Hollister riot occurred during the Gypsy Tour motorcycle rally in Hollister, California, from July 4 to July 6, 1947. The event was sensationalized by yellow news reports of bikers "taking over the town" and staged photos of public rowdiness....
(later immortalized on film as The Wild One
The Wild One
The Wild One is a 1953 outlaw biker film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is famed for Marlon Brando's iconic portrayal of the gang leader Johnny Strabler.-Basis:...
). In 1954 the Fontana
Fontana, California
Fontana is a city of 196,069 residents in San Bernardino County, California. Founded in 1913, it remained essentially rural until World War II, when entrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser built a large steel mill in the area...
Hells Angels merged with the Market Street Commandos to become the San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
chapter of the Hells Angels.