The Chicago Gaylords, one of Chicago's oldest street gangs, was a club founded by World War II veterans and the majority of the original members were Italian, Irish, and Greek Americans. This ethnic makeup reflected the population of the Grand and Ogden area at the time, that was known as one of Chicago's "Little Italies." The gang was founded when gay meant happy or cheery, and might have been named after an Italian singing trio at the time called the Gaylords. There were many such clubs in Chicago during the post World War II era, and had their own clubhouses and baseball teams. The Gaylords' clubhouse was on the corner of Ohio and Noble Street.