Ivy: Do you keep those Gambino quotes saved on your computer? I think you've used them a hundred times on this board
Yeah, they always come in handy when I encounter the many posters who have read a couple books on the mob and are under the impression the Gambinos were always top dog.
Not sure how powerful the Gambinos are today, but it's uncommon for a family gaining power under a shared leadership. Usually that means a lack of a strong individual ready to step into the head position.
The Gambinos are what they have always been - a strong #2. Well, except for the time they were #1A.
The Gambinos as well. I speculate that as of today the Gambinos have the strongest links to Canada, notably Ontario.
Why do you say that?
What happened in the late 1950s that suddenly made the Gambinos rivaling the Genoveses for the number one spot? Just because Carlo took over all of a sudden they became a force to be reckoned with? I think both families as rivals goes back to the days of D 'Aquila and Masseria. So if you have to choose a timeframe I'd say the 1920s to the early 1990s.
I think the Genovese was the most powerful from the earliest days up to the late 1950's, with the Gambinos being a strong #2. Around that time, you had Vito Genovese indicted and convicted, not just Carlo Gambino taking over. I don't think the Gambinos started to rival the Genovese overnight but one could argue the Gambinos began to rival them (being #1A) in the 1960's...through the 1970's and 1980's...and to the early 1990's.
