This is what I thought the board was for, I asked this question thinking New York was always tops, and then Giacomo came with the detroit knowledge, and I felt like I learned something...
To me, its a key thing overlooked when understanding the commision politics of the time period.If Detroit was the biggest in one of the if not THE biggest moneymaker, and they are allied to Profaci, and he is allied with Bonnano, and He is allied with Maggadino, and detroit is close to families in St. Louis, ect...
Like taking all this into consideration, WHO WAS ACTUALLY THE STRONGEST BOSS IN THE 30S-40S? Can we really say Lucky? Is it Costello? Or the Brooklyn click of Profaci, Bonnano, Mangano?
What Giacomo said, besides yet being unproven, is debatable to say the least. And even if it were true, it wouldn't automatically mean Detroit was the biggest money maker or change things in NY. The Genovese family has always been considered the most powerful family by most people in law enforcement and mob experts. No point in indulging on revisionist history based on little or nothing.
And NY has always been the center or ground zero for all things LCN. That's just a fact. And the size of the families and the area they operate are major factors, whether people recognize it or not.
