That's because of the passing from one generation to another. I worked there very briefly during the early 1980's, as a hostess during the San Genaro feast. At the time, it seemed to have been just moving from the older (2nd generation) guys to their children who were about my age. I remember there were two brothers, in their mid-late 40's who were definitely the ones in charge. Older brother was nice, younger was very tough & impatient. Anyway, the older brother died suddenly of a heart attack which understandably stunned the whole place. I didn't stay very long after that, but get the feeling as the years went by it became more & more commercial and not even sure if it's still in the hands of that Family (and I mean Family) I worked for. Sort of similar to the Corleones, where the style and character of the earlier generations became lost as the years went on.

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