Hey,
I have some questions regarding the Decavalcante Crime Family upon which the Sopranos are partly based:
1) When would you say the peak of this family was, and how influential/respected was it at that point?
2) The Sopranos are called by the New York Family they're associated with nothing more than a "glorified crew." Would such a statement have ever been accurate of the Decavalcantes?
3) At their height, how much freedom did they have?
4) Lastly, at their height, how many made guys approximately did they have?
There have been a few “golden ages†of the mob. You could really say from the 30s-50s was their golden age or from the 60s-mid 80s.
I do not think the Decavalcantes were a glorified crew but they did seem like an extension of Brooklyn crews in a way. They had a lot of connections there. I’m not sure how many made guys.
