MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's lowrider culture has grown larger than ever before, with car shows like El Grito drawing hundreds of vehicles and fostering a tight-knit community that spans generations.

"(I've been) lowriding over 20 years. I actually see my car family or my lowrider family more than my blood family," Rafa Hernandez, a member of the car club, LoLo Blvd, said.

Hernandez has been passionate about lowriding since childhood. He would see people driving lowriders, and knew he wanted to have one when he grew up.

"The customization of the cars and you can personalize it to yourself, and I think that's always something that caught my eye," Hernandez said.

Lowriders originated in Southern California after World War II as an expression of Mexican-American identity. It was an artistic re

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