#26: Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara Sr., The Man Behind Apalachin (Part Two)

The Gangland History Podcast: An Organized Crime & Mafia History Podcast

In this episode, we again discuss Joseph Barbara Sr., the mobster who famously hosted the ill-fated Apalachin Mob Meeting in Apalachin, New York.

In this second of a three-part series, we discuss:

• Barbara's move towards legitimate business and establishment of several bottling companies including the Endicott Beverage Company, the Mission Beverage Company, and the Canada Dry Bottling Company
• Barbara's ascension within the Northeaster Pennsylvania and Southern New York mob
• The changes in leadership of what would become the Bufalino Crime Family
• Barbara's relationship to top Pittston mob leaders Santo Volpe, Russell Bufalino, Anthony F. Guarnieri, Emanuel Zicari, as well Pat and Sam Monachino
• Barbara's issues with the State Liquor Authority (SLA) that nearly drove him out of business in the early 1950's
• The 1956 meeting between Barbara, Joe Bonanno, Frank Garofolo, John Bonventre, and Carmine Galante in Binghamton, New York

Part Three will cover the events leading up to the disastrous Apalachin meeting in 1957 and the fallout.

Part One: https://youtu.be/NGHgoGlYOgw