MYSTERY OF THE 6 P's, the logo for The City of Pomona.
(this is the continuation of a conversation from a group that our senior administrator, Elaine Griffin, participated in)
The politically correct answer is that those 6 P's represent the 6 council districts for the city. Which has accomplished nothing but to keep the city divided.
But there is a deeper symbolism to those 6 P's................ and the originators knew what they were doing. Further entrenching Pomona in a culture that is close to 100 years old.
Take your pick, but someone definitely had an agenda for The City of Pomona......
1. Pomona Red Hearts
2. Pomona Red Dragons
3. Pomona Sharkies
4. Pomona Cherryville*
5. Pomona Vikings
6. Pomona Lancers
*off-shoot of Sharkies
THE ORIGINAL 6....
http://youtu.be/dOC2L1VdBlc
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Elaine did a little test in a couple of FB groups to find out if some of the younger Pomonans know about the symbol, the logo of Pomona, the 6 P's, that they so proudly wear and tatoo on themselves. As suspected most of them have no idea about the history and culture of Pomona or what the 6 P's actually represent. Heck many of the adults between 30 and 49 didn't even know, although many hinted at it.
If we want to effectively represent The City of Pomona, we first have to know it's history. If we do not know our history, how are we going to ensure the validity of a safe future? If we do not know our history aren't we doomed to repeat past mistakes?
(this is the continuation of a conversation from a group that our senior administrator, Elaine Griffin, participated in)
The politically correct answer is that those 6 P's represent the 6 council districts for the city. Which has accomplished nothing but to keep the city divided.
But there is a deeper symbolism to those 6 P's................ and the originators knew what they were doing. Further entrenching Pomona in a culture that is close to 100 years old.
Take your pick, but someone definitely had an agenda for The City of Pomona......
1. Pomona Red Hearts
2. Pomona Red Dragons
3. Pomona Sharkies
4. Pomona Cherryville*
5. Pomona Vikings
6. Pomona Lancers
*off-shoot of Sharkies
THE ORIGINAL 6....
http://youtu.be/dOC2L1VdBlc
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Elaine did a little test in a couple of FB groups to find out if some of the younger Pomonans know about the symbol, the logo of Pomona, the 6 P's, that they so proudly wear and tatoo on themselves. As suspected most of them have no idea about the history and culture of Pomona or what the 6 P's actually represent. Heck many of the adults between 30 and 49 didn't even know, although many hinted at it.
If we want to effectively represent The City of Pomona, we first have to know it's history. If we do not know our history, how are we going to ensure the validity of a safe future? If we do not know our history aren't we doomed to repeat past mistakes?
I was in the 5th grade (which is about 35 years ago) and took a filed trip to the library and the 6P's symbol is on the concrete floor on the walk way up the civic center. This has been around that long even before Pomona had the 6 council districts. Back then I believe there was 4. So yes, the mystery depends. I can strongly say it has nothing to do with the some of the gangs you mention. Why would the city even want to mention the gangs...Lame!
ReplyDeleteThe civic center was completed in 1969 and was supposed to house 12 buildings but ended up with 6. The story states that the designer BECKETT handled every aspects of the project.
https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/pomona-civic-center
Well maybe you should talk to some of the old timers from some of these gangs.The city just screwed up by not looking into where this design came from, I use to hang out in 12 St. Sharkey Park on grand and also at Cherryville had a lot of friends and cousins that lived in those hoods. This was back in the 1960's before you were born.
ReplyDeleteThats crazy I never knew that lol.
ReplyDeletePeople act as if the City of Pomona is not Deeply represented by the Gangs of our city think why does those that don't know act and talk as if they do.12 st been the tops of them all Cherryville is second then it goes down the line from there.not to mention do they even know the meaning of Pomona?
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