It was Tommy Luchesse that made the Garment Center what it was. After Lepke got the chair, it was kinda his until he " GAVE" it to Tommy Gambino as a wedding present?!!! (The Luchesse guys must have lost their minds, lol...) I've read that he started " knockdown" loans there.

Trash I thought was Squillante's brainchild?? The Gambino guy, Anastasia guy? No?


I want someone here to correct me, I'll make an assertion; ( This is most likely 100% wrong, I'm all ears to others with better info..)

Pre 1970s, the Bonnano family was the biggest in construction. I base this on the closeness of Bonnano bigwigs to Genneroso Pope, he was close to Garafolo, I think.
Genneroso Pope had the largest Italian owned construction company in the US I think at the time..... I'm just throwing some shit out there to talk about....

I think it was the Colombos who initially controlled the construction unions, the larger families just muscled in....