Northside Insane Popes
Larkin President of Almighty Popes
Larkin: President from 1973 - 1975
Larkin Ruled the Popes from 1973 through 1975. Larkin had natural leadership ability and was responsible for the tremendous growth that the Popes experienced in the early 1970’s. Larkin stood over 6’ tall and weighted over 200 lbs. He was big into weight lifting and health.
Independence Park Insane Popes
Larkin's Name
Larkin got his name while hanging out at Six Corners when he took a hit off of a cigarette and choked. The other Popes that were with him at the time started to call him Larkin after the Lark cigarette. The name stuck with Larkin from that day forward.
Southside Royal Insane Popes
Larkin's Sections
Larkin was responsible for starting the sections: Kolmar, Jefferson Park, Independence Park, and Dickenson Park. He had a great influence in the starting of the Southside Insane Popes through visiting his cousin "Donny" who lived on the Southside of Chicago in the area of 50th & Leclaire. Under Larkin’s rule: the Popes became the Insane Popes years prior to the People/Folk alliance.
Larry "Larkin" Morris RIP Patch
Southside Insane Popes
The Southside Popes started out as the Diablo's which used w/ Black and Pink as their color's. That did not fly. A short time later they became the Royal Insane Pope's. That's how R.I.P. as the initial's came to be. The Royal was added because of the Affiliation with the Simon City Royal's of the North Side. Donny was responsible for starting the Popes on the Southside.
Kool City Popes
Kool City was the area: Pulaski to Kilbourn and 47th to a few blocks past Archer Avenue. In that area there was two sets: Archer-Pulaski (Archer Park) and the original Kool-City. Side Tracks was 51st and Kilpatrick. The Vittum Park POPES were across Cicero. Then by Normandy Park from 51st to 63rd was Popes. By Hale School (63rd Normandy in Oak Park to 83rd Street) was a neighborhood shared by the Popes and 12th Street Players which rode with the Kool-City name.
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