Little Italy
Little Italy of New York: "Dancing of the Giglio"
Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. The concept of "Little Italy" holds many different aspects of the Italian culture. There are shops selling Italian goods as well as Italian restaurants lining the streets. A "Little Italy" strives essentially to have a version of the country of Italy placed in the middle of a big city. This sort of enclave is often the result of periods of immigration in the past, during which people of the same culture settled together in certain areas. As cities modernized and grew, these areas became known for their ethnic associations, and towns like "Little Italy" blossomed, becoming the icons they are today.
List of Little Italys
Canada
- Little Italy, Montreal, in Quebec
- Little Italy, Ottawa, in Ontario
- Little Italy, Toronto, in Ontario
- Little Italy, Vancouver, in British Columbia
- Little Italy, Winnipeg, in Manitoba
- Little Italy, Windsor, in Ontario
United Kingdom
United States
Arthur Avenue in the Bronx
- Several Little Italies exist in New York City, including:
- Little Italy, Manhattan
- Italian Harlem
- Little Italy, The Bronx
- Morris Park, Bronx
- Country Club, Bronx
- Pelham Bay, Bronx
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
- South Brooklyn
- Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
- Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn;
- Howard Beach, Queens
- Ozone Park, Queens
- Astoria, Queens
- Middle Village, Queens
- Rosebank, Staten Island
- Many Staten Island neighborhoods (44% of Borough Residents claim Italian ancestry)
- Little Italy, Chicago, in Illinois
- Little Italy, Altoona, in Pennsylvania
- Little Italy, Baltimore, in Maryland
- North End, Boston, in Massachusetts
- Little Italy, Bridgeport, in Connecticut
- Franklin Avenue, Hartford, in Connecticut
- Little Italy, Buffalo, in New York
- Little Italy, Cleveland, in Ohio
- Little Italy, Connellsville, in Pennsylvania
- Little Italy, Kansas City, Missouri- Now defunct and mainly inhabited by South East Asian migrants.
- Little Italy, Los Angeles- a defunct neighborhood now part of New Chinatown
- Wooster Square, in New Haven, Connecticut
- Little Italy, Omaha, in Nebraska
- Little Italy, Paterson, in New Jersey
- South Trenton, New Jersey
- South Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Federal Hill in Providence, Rhode Island
- The Hill Little Italy in St. Louis, Missouri
- Little Italy, San Diego, California
- North Beach, San Francisco, in California
- Little Italy, Schenectady, in New York
- South End, Springfield, in Massachusetts
- Little Italy, Syracuse, in New York
- Little Italy, Waterbury, in Connecticut
- Little Italy, Clay County, West Virginia
- Little Italy, Randolph County, West Virginia
- Little Italy, Wilmington, in Delaware
- Brier Hill in Youngstown, Ohio
Republic of Ireland
Sweden
Other Italian neighborhoods
Some Italian neighborhoods may have other names, but are colloquially referred to as "Little Italy," including:
Australia
South Africa
Brazil
Mexico
- Chipilo, Puebla
- Colonia Manuel Gonzalez, Veracruz
- Colonia Roma, Mexico City
- Gutierrez Zamora, Veracruz
- Colonia Diez Gutierrez, San Luis Potosi
- San Pedro (Monterrey), Nuevo Leon
- Nueva Italia, Michoacán
- Lombardia, Michoacán
- Arandas, Jalisco
- Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Canada
- Little Italy, Montreal
- St. Leonard, a borough of Montreal with a large Italian population
- LaSalle, a borough in Montreal with a large Italian population
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, another borough of Montreal with a prominent Italian population
- Corso Italia (Toronto) and Little Italy, Toronto, prominent Italian neighbourhoods in Toronto
- Vaughan, Ontario, A city in just north of Toronto with a high population of Italians
- Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario[1]
Chile
United Kingdom
United States
- North Beach, San Francisco, California
- Little Italy, San Diego, California
- Spaghetti Hill, Monterey, California
- Thompsonville (Enfield), Connecticut
- Town Plot in Waterbury, Connecticut
- Wooster Square in New Haven, Connecticut
- Taylor Street Archives, Chicago, Illinois The port-of-call for Chicago's Italian Americans
- Heat of Little Italy, Chicago, Illinois
- Little Sicily, Chicago, Illinois
- Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois
- Dunning, Chicago
- Indy Little Italy, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Des Moines, Iowa, South Des Moines is an Italian neighborhood
- Independence, Louisiana
- Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
- North End, Boston, Massachusetts
- Columbus Park, Kansas City, Missouri
- The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri
- North East, Kansas City, Missouri, formerly Columbus Square
- Little Italy, Omaha, Nebraska
- Seventh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
- Varick Street, Utica, New York
- Dominick Street, Rome, New York
- East Rochester, New York, referred to as "Little Italy of Rochester" although discussions are to officially label Midtown as "Little Italy"
- North Side, Buffalo, New York, though "Little Italy" used to be considered the West Side of the city
- Schenectady, New York, proposed "Little Italy" from Hillary Clinton, to run through sections of downtown.
- Utica, New York, East Side considered to be city's "Little Italy"
- Brier Hill, Youngstown, Ohio
- Italian Village (Columbus), Ohio
- Italian Market (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania
- Bloomfield (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
- Easton, Pennsylvania
- Roseto, Pennsylvania
- Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
- Johnston, Rhode Island has the highest percentage of Italian Americans of any municipality in the country.
- Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.
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