From Mexican American and Chicano barrios in the American Southwest to the halls of the Smithsonian on the National Mall and even the streets of Japan, lowrider culture has become part of mainstream car culture around the globe.
The U.S. Postal Service is joining the club with a new series of stamps dedicated to the low and slow rolling works of art. The stamps — complete with pinstriping — were unveiled on Friday during a celebration in Logan Heights.
Starting at 11 a.m. at the Logan Heights Library, 567 S. 28th St., Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale, of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, will dedicate the stamps featuring lowriders, “rooted in 1940s-era Mexican American and Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest,” a USPS statement read. The ceremony is open to the public…