Some Old Timers

[bronx]

even a ,john was called jack, like damico, calogero is called lilo, ,carmine also, vincenzo is called jimmy .

[HairyKnuckles]

The picture is from the late 1950s or very early 1960s. Brewster Sr was born in 1921 and he looks to be in his 30s possibly early 40s in that picture. Torregrossa Sr completely bald so that is not him in the picture but his son Torregrossa Jr who was around 35 at the time of that picture. Here´s another picture of Torregrossa Jr from around the same time:



Brewster was later made into Gaggi's crew and if we should believe what DiLeonardo said about the closness between his grand father and Carlos Gambino, then those four could very well have been members of either Castellano's or Gambino's crew.

[B.]

There is a definite resemblance, but there is no way the man in the photo is only 35-years-old.

[Lupara]

The guy second from the left doesn't look Italian at all.

[felice]

even a ,john was called jack, like damico, calogero is called lilo, ,carmine also, vincenzo is called jimmy .

in the Usa a lot Rosario's are called "Sal" because americans don't get the phonetic difference between "Saro" (diminutive of Rosario) and "Sal"

[TommyGambino]

Looks closer to 60 then 35

[johnny_scootch]

Some serious sleuthing over here. Bravo.

[AlexfromSouth]

The picture is from the late 1950s or very early 1960s. Brewster Sr was born in 1921 and he looks to be in his 30s possibly early 40s in that picture. Torregrossa Sr completely bald so that is not him in the picture but his son Torregrossa Jr who was around 35 at the time of that picture. Here´s another picture of Torregrossa Jr from around the same time:



Brewster was later made into Gaggi's crew and if we should believe what DiLeonardo said about the closness between his grand father and Carlos Gambino, then those four could very well have been members of either Castellano's or Gambino's crew.

Why do you say that HK? Wasn't Dileonardo and the other guy part of the Garofolo/paulie zac crew? I think DiLeonardo was even capo at one point, I belive I read it here somewhere.

[Sol]

Solai, his name was Vincenzo "Jimmy" DiLeonardo. Italians named Vincenzo often Americanized their names to James more often than Vincent. On top of my head, one famous example was James Demory AKA Jack McGurn (born Vincenzo Gibaldi).

Thanks for clearing that up for me Antiliar. It's him then, no doubt. So we have from left to right, Torregrossa Sr (HK it's Sr like B., and Bronx said), Vincenzo "Jimmy" DiLeonardo, Unknown, and Joe "Brewster" dedomenico Sr. 3 down 1 more to go, can we find out who the last guy in this photo is? B., I tip my hat off to you for putting that together, amazing work man. Also thanks to JD for finding and posting that passport picture up.......Soliai

[AlexfromSouth]

Solai, his name was Vincenzo "Jimmy" DiLeonardo. Italians named Vincenzo often Americanized their names to James more often than Vincent. On top of my head, one famous example was James Demory AKA Jack McGurn (born Vincenzo Gibaldi).

Thanks for clearing that up for me Antiliar. It's him then, no doubt. So we have from left to right, Torregrossa Sr (HK it's Sr like B., and Bronx said), Vincenzo "Jimmy" DiLeonardo, Unknown, and Joe "Brewster" dedomenico Sr. 3 down 1 more to go, can we find out who the last guy in this photo is? B., I tip my hat off to you for putting that together, amazing work man. Also thanks to JD for finding and posting that passport picture up.......Soliai

He really looks like James Squillante to me, the last one

[Sol]

Solai, his name was Vincenzo "Jimmy" DiLeonardo. Italians named Vincenzo often Americanized their names to James more often than Vincent. On top of my head, one famous example was James Demory AKA Jack McGurn (born Vincenzo Gibaldi).

Thanks for clearing that up for me Antiliar. It's him then, no doubt. So we have from left to right, Torregrossa Sr (HK it's Sr like B., and Bronx said), Vincenzo "Jimmy" DiLeonardo, Unknown, and Joe "Brewster" dedomenico Sr. 3 down 1 more to go, can we find out who the last guy in this photo is? B., I tip my hat off to you for putting that together, amazing work man. Also thanks to JD for finding and posting that passport picture up.......Soliai

He really looks like James Squillante to me, the last one

I just saw a post about B., saying the same thing. Do we have or is there a picture of James Squillante out there? So we can compare to this one. Also is James Squillante a Brooklyn guy? Since everyone else in this photo seems to be Brooklyn guys.......Soliai

[Cheech]

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[HairyKnuckles]

The picture is from the late 1950s or very early 1960s. Brewster Sr was born in 1921 and he looks to be in his 30s possibly early 40s in that picture. Torregrossa Sr completely bald so that is not him in the picture but his son Torregrossa Jr who was around 35 at the time of that picture. Here´s another picture of Torregrossa Jr from around the same time:



Brewster was later made into Gaggi's crew and if we should believe what DiLeonardo said about the closness between his grand father and Carlos Gambino, then those four could very well have been members of either Castellano's or Gambino's crew.

Why do you say that HK? Wasn't Dileonardo and the other guy part of the Garofolo/paulie zac crew? I think DiLeonardo was even capo at one point, I belive I read it here somewhere.

You´re right, Jimmy DiLeonardo was a captain very early on but by the time of the 1960s he wasn´t any longer. JD identified him as being under Garofalo later on. No info on who he was under in between. After a closer look, these four could all have been in Jerome D´Aquila´s crew when this photo was taken.

So we have from left to right, Torregrossa Sr (HK it's Sr like B., and Bronx said),

Actually I insist it´s Torregrossa Jr. He looks older because he´s bald. It´s not his father. Compare the photo with the one in the FBN book. Not same individual. Then compare the photo with the second one of Toreegrossa Jr I posted. The resemblance is striking.

[stevan tod]

Here is some photo material with Torregrossas.Aparently there is also mysterious doctor Mario Tagliagambe on photos.

[stevan tod]

Another one