Smaller Crime Family Mobsters' Homes

[JCB1977]

3244 Lynn Rd Beaver Twp, OH- Joey Naples (Youngstown Boss, Pittsburgh Family) He was assasinated while standing in the driveway while the mansion was being built by a sniper in a cornfield across the road.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandho ... 2677-43908

From this Youngstown guy, this whole thread is great stuff JCB, thanks for the research. Since Naples was gunned down before this house was finished, do we know if his wife or any other relative actually ever occupied this home? Naples had lived the majority of his adult life in a house on a quiet dead-end street on the north side of Youngstown--Carlotta Drive I believe. Do you have an image of that property?

And what about Vincenzo "Briar Hill Jimmy" Prato's residence on the outskirts of Poland. Wasn't it a non-descript 2-story structure that at some point had also been used as a commercial establishment? With a blacktop front yard (former parking area) and fenced in? It would be interesting to see it if it's still standing.

Any images of the three Carabbia brothers' residences, I believe they all lived in Struthers.

Joey's wife Joan never moved in to the home, a Doctor purchased it unfinished. Joey was on Carlotta Drive in Liberty Twp on the Northside.

Prato lived in the apartment above the bar, called the Starlight Cafe/Lounge out on SR 224 near Struthers Rd. The structure is still there, it still has the fence around the property.

Point of clarification -- Carlotta Drive is in the city of Youngstown, not Liberty Township (although it's close).

From reading Prato's FBI/DOJ files that you've posted elsewhere here, the eating/drinking establishment on the first floor below Prato's residence was known at various times, likely under different management but also likely just "fronts", as the Starlight Café, Lennie's Lounge, the New Dutch Inn, Guisseppi's Bar & Restaurant, and the White Kitchen.

A fellow I knew operated a Country - Western dance club on the first floor where Jimmy lived on RT.224.
I was told the crowd at the club got so noisy one night that Jimmy came down carrying a shotgun and told everyone to be quite.
The Starlight Cafe was directly across the street and I'm sure that was one of Jimmy's laundromats

Correct. Additionally, just East of Jimmy Prato's House/Bar on the same side of the road there was a small plaza where Tony Romeo had his dance studio. Tony was the youngest son of Paul Romeo Sr and his wife Mary Trimble Romeo. The plaza had been razed within the last 10 years. It was at the SW corner of SR 224 and Struthers Rd, diagonally across the road from the historic Little Red Schoolhouse

[JCB1977]

574 12th St., Campbell, OH- Paolo "Paul" Romeo Sr- Longtime Calabrian Boss of Youngstown (1930's-Early 1960's) **Godfather to John Bazzano Jr of Pittsburgh

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/574- ... /?mmlb=g,0

[JCB1977]

256 Coitsville Rd., Campbell, OH- Michele "Mike" Romeo Sr.- Brother of Paul Romeo Sr., one of the leaders of the Calabrese Organization in Youngstown

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/256- ... 7898_zpid/

[coldshoulder]

Joey was on the North Side of Carlotta Drive while the other part of Carlotta Drive, part of the neighborhood anyway was Liberty Twp. Not sure where the exact line was separating North Side from Liberty Twp

JCB you've proven to be an expert on all this stuff, but respectfully, you are incorrect here. No part of Carlotta is in Liberty Township.

I'm a nobody compared to you, but I do know my geography and I spent most of my life as a resident of Liberty.

Gypsy Lane, which runs east and west, is the dividing line between Liberty Township (north of Gypsy) and the city of Youngstown (south of Gypsy). Carlotta Drive is about 4 blocks away from Gypsy on the Youngstown side, and it also runs east and west. You may be confusing Carlotta with nearby streets in Liberty that have a somewhat similar sounding name--Cardinal Drive, Belmar Drive, Barth Drive, or Goleta Ave. which runs north and south both in Liberty and Youngstown.

[JCB1977]

514 Clearmont Ave., Youngstown, OH- Joseph Pieri, Youngstown- (Brother in Law to Joe "The Wolf" DiCarlo of Buffalo)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/514+C ... -80.671229

[JCB1977]

2462 Elmdale Rd., South Euclid, OH- Dominic Lonardo (Brother of Angelo)

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2462 ... /?mmlb=g,0

[JCB1977]

2589 Norfolk Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH- Pierino "Pete" Di Gravio- Cleveland, Major Shylock

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2589 ... /?mmlb=g,0

[coldshoulder]

Bernard "Bernie the Jew" Altshuler's former residence. He was a long-time right-hand man for the last Youngstown boss Lenny Strollo.
386 Colonial Drive, Liberty Twp., Trumbull County, Ohio.

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[coldshoulder]

Charles "Charlie the Crab" Carabbia's former residence. Along with brothers Ronnie and Orly was a long-time Youngstown-area mobster tied to the Cleveland faction.

https://www.zillow.com/homes/144-E-Wils ... 7716_zpid/

[JCB1977]

6572 Kingswood Drive, Mayfield Heights, OH- John De Marco- Capo, Cleveland

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6572 ... 1810_zpid/

[JCB1977]

373 Central Parkway, Warren, OH- Tony "The Dope" DelSanter, Cleveland Capo Warren OH rackets

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/373- ... 0934_zpid/

[JCB1977]

2033 W Alexis Rd., Toledo, OH- Anthony "Whitey" Besase- Cleveland Member, former Detroit member of Licavoli Gang, ran the Toledo Rackets

https://www.trulia.com/p/oh/toledo/2033 ... 2097169248

[JCB1977]

16615 Throckley Ave, Cleveland, OH- Angelo Amato- Former Mayfield Rd Gang Member and close associate of Frank Milano

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1661 ... 9910_zpid/

[JCB1977]

4465 Woodridge Dr., Austintown, OH- Jasper "Fats" Aiello- Youngstown, #1 Lieutenant of Joe DiCarlo in the 1940's

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandho ... 6257-24485

[JCB1977]

577 Hidden Valley Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH- Leo "Lips" Moceri, former Cleveland Capo/Underboss and original member of Detroit Purple Gang, closely aligned with Licavoli Gang in Detroit and Jack White in Cleveland.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/577- ... 7901_zpid/