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Re: Top Ten Families...Outside of New York and Chicago
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I agree with your listing and as you know I'm partial to Pittsburgh. However after Cleveland lost the Mahoning Valley to Pittsburgh I would place them ahead of Cleveland but still behind KC:
7. KC Family 8. Pittsburgh Family 9. Cleveland Family
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Re: Top Ten Families...Outside of New York and Chicago
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08/02/17 02:24 PM
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It's hard to determine which family is higher than another and some are a toss-up, but anyways this is what I came up with:
1. Detroit family - Zerelli era (Commission seat + very strong union ties) 2. Magadinno family - Old man's era (Commission seat + very large territory) 3. Philly family - Bruno's era (Commission seat) 4. New Orleans family - Marcello's era (Huge territory + national importance) 5. Trafficante family - Santo jr's era (Very affluent + national importance) 6. New England family - Patriarca's era (Strong leader + very stable organization) 7. Cleveland family - Scalish era (strong presence in Las Vegas) 8. KC family - Civella era (strong presence in Las Vegas) 9. Pittsburgh family - LaRocca's era (Big territory, but not very significant on national level) 10. Bufalino family - Russell's era (Wealthy family but small in size) Honestly, I believe New Orleans and Tampa were very small time, so I might move New England higher. As soon as Marcello and Trafficante died their families essentially died wih them. I mean, there was some small time stuff after but pretty insignificant. I'm not doubting that they could sit down back in the day with bosses of the Five Families, but if the NOLA and Tampa families were really that powerful they wouldve continued to thrive long after Marcello and Trafficante. The truth is neither group had that many members. If they wouldve kept making members they might've lasted longer. Surprised some of the made guys in New Orleans didn't get involved in Cocaine and Heroin during the 60's-80's. The Zips should've setup a branch down south.
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Re: Top Ten Families...Outside of New York and Chicago
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You're cheating, Furio! No Chicago!
Wasn't Phily heavily involved with fight fixing in the 1940s, too? Some people think "Tommy Como" in Raging Bull is partly based on both Frankie Carbo and the Philly guy who was into boxing, forget his name.
Anyhow, thanks for responding, Furio. Why not ? Chicago controlled most of the Las Vegas casinos,ruled on the West coast and had strong union ties and is still strong even had only 30-40 made men.
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Re: Top Ten Families...Outside of New York and Chicago
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You're cheating, Furio! No Chicago!
Wasn't Phily heavily involved with fight fixing in the 1940s, too? Some people think "Tommy Como" in Raging Bull is partly based on both Frankie Carbo and the Philly guy who was into boxing, forget his name.
Anyhow, thanks for responding, Furio. Why not ? Chicago controlled most of the Las Vegas casinos,ruled on the West coast and had strong union ties and is still strong even had only 30-40 made men. Madonna mia!!! Sometimes you just hand these guys their ammunition on a silver platter Fur
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Re: Top Ten Families...Outside of New York and Chicago
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It's hard to determine which family is higher than another and some are a toss-up, but anyways this is what I came up with:
1. Detroit family - Zerelli era (Commission seat + very strong union ties) 2. Magadinno family - Old man's era (Commission seat + very large territory) 3. Philly family - Bruno's era (Commission seat) 4. New Orleans family - Marcello's era (Huge territory + national importance) 5. Trafficante family - Santo jr's era (Very affluent + national importance) 6. New England family - Patriarca's era (Strong leader + very stable organization) 7. Cleveland family - Scalish era (strong presence in Las Vegas) 8. KC family - Civella era (strong presence in Las Vegas) 9. Pittsburgh family - LaRocca's era (Big territory, but not very significant on national level) 10. Bufalino family - Russell's era (Wealthy family but small in size) I'd switch Buffalo with Detroit. Magaddino was far more significant nationally than Zerilli. What he did with Bonanno Zerilli could have never done. Magaddino had more pull within the Commission and he was also the overlord of Italian organized crime in Ontario plus most of the province of New York. I also place Los Angeles on the same level as Cleveland.
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Re: Top Ten Families...Outside of New York and Chicago
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There actually was a significant Italian population in LA and in all of California in the early 20th century. The gangsters among this population were connected to the black hand mobs, and the syndicate, i.e,, Luciano, Lanskey, et al, didn't want anything to do with them. Jack Dragna was a black hander that the syndicate didn't want to work with. His family was only recognized by the commission because of John Roselli. If I'm not mistaken, San Francisco and San Jose were straightened out at the same time, considering some bay area and LA guys were related by marriage, and I believe Tommy Luchesse was related to one or two LA and bay area guys by marriage as well. If not for John Roselli and Tommy Luchesse, I doubt the California families would have ever existed. The black hand mobs there would have likely been wiped out by NY and Chicago if they got in the way of the rackets NY and Chicago sought there. Ironically enough, California ended up being Chicago and NY's turf anyway. Now it's just pretty much Gambino, as Furio points out. The remaining Dragna guys are either legitimate, or answering to the Gambinos.
Last edited by OakAsFan; 08/04/17 02:37 PM.
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