This is a little off, there were 2 crime family's in the area. And still making moves up to the late 90s , every 2000s. And even now a small faction exists. If ya know then ya know.
@bobbi85342 жыл бұрын
It's very off. My great uncle was John Torquato. There was more than gambling here. Lol. You're right.
@jagalasso Жыл бұрын
No doubt
@gregquinn78178 ай бұрын
My dad knew all those guys. Used to play the lotto through them even in the 80s and 90s because they paid for than the state.
@willbygosh48872 жыл бұрын
In the 2020 census Johnstown had a population of around 18,500 down from it's peak of around 67,000,so Johnstown must have been a hopping place back then.
@DrQuagmire1 Жыл бұрын
well the Steel factories provided tons of work and opportunities back there, hence the booming business during that period
@loadedfun47646 ай бұрын
Yeah… three floods might play into it being called “flood city”
@paulmercuri81082 жыл бұрын
Why calling Johnstown PA Central PA? It's more western PA
@TheRhNegative Жыл бұрын
It is Central PA
@jagalasso Жыл бұрын
@@TheRhNegative No, no it is NOT
@DelbertGrady2024 Жыл бұрын
Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown are Western PA. Harrisburg, Carlisle, and York are Central PA.
@DrQuagmire1 Жыл бұрын
@@DelbertGrady2024 technically Erie is Northwestern PA, but yeah, you're right
@gregquinn78178 ай бұрын
Geographically it's close to either but I always considered it "culturally" more western.
@loadedfun47646 ай бұрын
All I can say about flood city is “M’s” subs is the best thing that side of Pittsburgh.
@professorjake83692 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bring back the wonderful memories.
@Ricopolico2 жыл бұрын
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@bobbi85342 жыл бұрын
John Torquato was my great uncle. Look up John Torquato versus Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
@jimlong5272 жыл бұрын
Oh the real stories….my family lived through it all, a great city of little crime at that time.
@lionessDanielleАй бұрын
The MOB never dies
@Ricopolico2 жыл бұрын
I've always been led to believe that there is no statute of limitations on murder, Yet, with all the new insights which have been unfolded by "Smalltime", the JPD keeps DiFalco's murder at the bottom of the unsolved file. Johnstown Mentality, I guess.
@gregquinn78178 ай бұрын
Anyone who did it is probably 100% dead. I'm sure these insights were known to the cops back then. But knowing something and proving it in court are too different things. And that would only be harder now
@jagalasso Жыл бұрын
Very interesting look.... Not accurate. But interesting.
@gregquinn78178 ай бұрын
Not trying to rude but how do you know?
@rodneybender686510 ай бұрын
Grew up in Johnstown pa my mother told me stories of the Blackhanders who were dominating in conemaugh borough. Pepe Di Falco was murdered in the early 60s.
@brkschmergins299323 күн бұрын
Now all the murder is done by opiods, brought by section 8 philthadelphia jags.
@hightops779 ай бұрын
The current members are in city hall right now . F johnstown
@brkschmergins299323 күн бұрын
Jtahn is western PA, not central PA, ya jagoff.
@1989bccclasmate2 жыл бұрын
thats my uncle joe and aunt millie!!!!
@phaedrabacker2004 Жыл бұрын
Central PA? really?
@markantony3875 Жыл бұрын
Johnstown is closer to Pittsburgh (mileage and culture) than to rural central PA. Pittsburgh was a major mafia city, so it does not surprise me they had an operation in Johnstown. Besides, all those factory workers and miners loved playing the numbers racket because the payoffs were far better than the PA Lottery. The Pittsburgh mafia made huge amounts of money off of illegal gambling.
@Paladin708 ай бұрын
@@markantony3875 There was no PA lottery until 1971, this story was several years before that.
@nednoname9722 Жыл бұрын
If you think it ended then, think again. Explore trials and grand juries in Ebensburg.
@commandosolo_1932 жыл бұрын
the best part you never told... they refused to bring in prostitution because the wives said not in our towns. lul, thanks for the memories
@nednoname9722 Жыл бұрын
There have always been prostitution in Johnstown on Frankstown Rd