Hey Ville I agree with you. I think as long as the North End still exists the way it does now, then the Patriarcas will be around for a long time in one form or another. I think Providence could come back but it will be an uphill battle I do not think they can win.
I think you nailed it on the head when you said the Patriarca's will soon be a totally Boston based organization (I include Revere and Medford when I say this) In other words they will be, for the most part based solely in Massachusetts. I think anyone who is indicted as the "Boss" will be nothing more than a front. There are plenty more morons like the Dinunzios that the old timers can use. This is just my two cents from what I have learned from guys like Ville and Joe as well as lawyers who know many of these guys.