JCB , got your back on this one . Theres no need for all the slurs . If people would read the posts as they come, they would get the whole story @ not jump at one post .Remember this , they say more italian rats , but not true . For some reason every cop and fireman are irish . With all irish cops protecting their own , info was given to them bout italian crews , so they could do their business just like green .With co. prosecutors. judges & such who are irish , well they stuck it to italians .Look. @ irish flag- its green , white & washed out red , old italian flag we gave you cuz wr felt bad ! Irish = I rish I were Italian !

Ill jump on whatever thread i read and see you mention Boston. Ethnic slurs, are you shitting me buddy, Irish and Italians call eachother mics, paddys, ginnys, ginzos and so on. Your the one dogging the Irish on this thread so dont cry when someone says something back to you. I sound like I belong in a special home, Im on a cell phone pal, i dont need to type all proper for you smart guy. And Spadine if you dont know why the Irish were politicians, cops, firemen and union heads and members, then you dont understand the origin of organized crime.

Again, if you read my statement, you'd see I was referring to "Whitey's gang" as well as the Westies. Got no beef with the other crews around the Boston area. Plus, I referred to them as the Irish, never threw out any disrespect to Irish people...hell, they have given this country St. Patty's day, a great excuse to act like drunk idiots for a day. But Southie was filled with rats...PERIOD!

Yes , I do know why . Im not correcting your spelling either, mine ain that great & i use abbreviations . As to my post , i was speaking about the inner workings in cleveland . And as to the portrayal specifically about bulger & green , no others . For some odd reason they madee them out to be like some kinda hero or folklore person.You can check some recent articles in cleve papers & such as to the cuyahoga county scandal which is still ongoing . I believe JCB posted some links prior . The guy is good at what he does & his posts are based on factual research . Which most i know to be true as to my dealings . You dont have to agree , we all have opinions & that is what keeps the thread going .There was a witch hunt on the Italians conducted by the Irish here in cleveland & allowed irish crews to continue their business . Mcmahon has friggin a whole cpd in his pocket along w/ some judges & aldermen . As i say , the cleve lcn wasnt afraid of green , he was a thorn in their side & because they were greedy & cheap - well you know the outcome .In fairness some of the biggest rats were italian in frattiano & lonardo - and its a friggin shame

Anyway, let's keep this thread to memories and stories of the Holiday House in Pittsburgh.

AMEN!!!

The Irish have given this country a ton, you really want to turn this into a history lesson. Saying the Irish gave us St. Pattys day is another shot at them. Id love for you to meet some real people up here JCB. You guys all think Whitey and Winter Hill are synonymous, but they arent. Winter Hill was the Somerville Irish and Italians . Southie does have plenty of stand up fellas, but because the ones that did rat were all over the news it makes Southie look worse than it is. Howie Winter wasnt considered the number 2 man in New England next to old man Ray for no reason. We dont look at Whitey the same way the media,portrays him. He was very,powerful during his reign, but we know the truth when it comes to that whole story. Theres plenty of serious Irish players still around up here and its got nothing to do with Southie. Ill let you guys get back to the Holiday House, but just respect what I have to say cause its fact and if you were a,part of this life in Boston, then you know the real story and how it was.

Listen Ville, I wasn't taking a shot at the Irish regarding St. Patty's day. I was serious. One of my best friends is Irish to the kilt, so I have no beef with the Irish. I can't say the same thing about some of my family (as they are old school), but I got no issues with Irish people. I made a statement about Southie being filled with rats, and I am one of millions who would say the same thing. I realize how Boston had more Irish immigrants than Italians and I've said a thousand times that the real power in the New England underworld came from Providence, not Boston. Regarding LCN, it certainly appears that the bosses from Boston can't stay out of prison for whatever reason, or turn states evidence. I agree with you that the Irish in "Boston" were as strong if not stronger than the Italians in Boston, but no where near as strong as the Providence faction, especially when Ray Sr. was in charge. Before you accuse me of having a bone to pick with the Irish, I will make it known that I have never had a problem with Irish people and I know for certain that Boston has long been dominated by the Irish crews around the cities. I will also make it known that I have no respect for Whitey or his crew and it makes me want to vomit seeing this fuckstick get the media attention he gets. I feel the same way about Danny Greene, Mickey Featherstone and Jimmy Coonan, so there is no bias. You know and I know that Boston Italian Organized Crime has been a "clusterfuck" at best for many years, going back to Angiulo, Frank Salemme and the cheese eating fat fucks known as the DiNunzios. To be honest, I hope the Irish wipe those idiots off the face of the planet.

Will someone/anyone please explain to me how this Post, "Pittsburgh's Holiday House", got so far off topic?

Because a Boston native chimed in on the Irish after a mention of Danny Greene and Whitey Bulger...we're back on track as of now.

Thank you ;-)

I just found this thread from 2014, great stuff!
JCB - can you reshare that pic of Genovese coming out of the Holiday House? The link is a bad one now.
It would be great to see those wedding pictures from that reception!

Wow, how time flies. I believe this was not only my first post here but on any one of these"Mob" sites.
I'd love to see whatever you might have of the actual wedding pics. Maybe spot some of my old friends :-)