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Re: Elmwood Park Crew 1930s to 1970s
[Re: Faithful1]
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07/24/13 02:10 AM
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I think you should stick with made guys, especially when you're talking about Chicago, you have a smaller more elite Group.
1) Forget: Joe Lombardi (Elmwood's uncle was not made.) 2) Forget: Levin 3) Forget: Benevento 4) Forget: DeJohn
A couple of these guys might be way too old for me to remember.
Before 1950, there was no Elmwood Park Crew. they were called the Grand Ave Crew way back in the 1930's and 1940's.
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Re: Elmwood Park Crew 1930s to 1970s
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07/24/13 03:32 AM
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Lombardi was a collector in the Elmwood Park Crew under Willie Messino. After He and Willie had a big falling out, Jack ordered Lombardi to work under Mikey Cataldo. Willie blackballed Lombardi from ever getting made and running a franchise. Lombardo was a juice collector and that was it. The Elmwood Park guys respected him that he went to jail and never said anything, but aside from him being honorable and a good collector, he was very difficult and argumentative. The fact that he disrespected his Boss, Wilie Messino, was never overlooked.
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Re: Elmwood Park Crew 1930s to 1970s
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The Outfit guys, at least years ago, were real good at reading people. They would ask a few questions or have another man ask a question and they would read a guy's body language while listening to his answer. That was one of the first things they would do with a guy working in a crew. They would test him and see what kind of character he had as a man. A BIG RED flag would go up if the guy already started to undermine his Boss, a made guy, who was bringing him into the picture. If that immediately started happening, then the guy doing the undermining would not be trusted and would probably never move up to be made. The Outfit respected loyalty, especially if you were trying to defend someone who might be wrong. If your Boss was wrong, you had to be CAREFUL how you expressed that opinion. The Outfit guys were always testing people.
Last edited by Chicago; 07/24/13 04:12 AM.
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Re: Elmwood Park Crew 1930s to 1970s
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07/24/13 02:53 PM
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