Ravenite Social Club Origins

[willychichi]

Great finds Cheech thanks for posting them

[Cheech]

your welcome WC. happy new year to you

[willychichi]

your welcome WC. happy new year to you

Have a happy new year Cheech

[Antiliar]

Interesting Cheech. So it goes back to at least 1947. That's a lot earlier than what most sources give. For tax purposes the Ravenite may have had to provide names, such as who was its president, secretary, etc. There should be an entity in New York that has that information. Wonder if Dellacroce's FBI file has any additional information.

[Raven]

Thanks Cheech. That is pretty cool that we now know it was in existence in 1947.

For 1958 the name Frank Lofaro is listed. There was a Profaci Family soldier named Frank Lofaro. He is in the FBN mafia book and Bill Feather has a paragraph written on his website about him:

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[Raven]

I was trying to find more info on Michael Cirelli, whom with his wife Nettie lived in the apartment that Gotti used above the Ravenite. I found this on MF and apparently Cirelli owned a restaurant in the same building as well? There is a Joseph Cirelli in the FBN Mafia book, whom I'm pretty sure is his brother. I'm trying to find more info on this guy. I've read books that say Cirelli was an associate of the Gambino's and others say he was a member. On GBB I know HairyKnuckles had a post with placed him in the Dellacroce crew.



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