Little Italy
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Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.
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[edit] List of Little Italys
[edit] Canada
- Little Italy, Edmonton, in Alberta
- 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
[edit] United States
- See also: List of Italian-American neighborhoods
- Little Italy, Altoona, in Pennsylvania
- Little Italy, Baltimore, in Maryland
- North End, Boston, in Massachusetts
- Little Italy, Bridgeport, in Connecticut
- Little Italy, Buffalo, in New York
- Little Italy, Cleveland, in Ohio
- Little Italy, Chicago, in Illinois
- Little Italy, Connellsville, in Pennsylvania
- Little Italy, Los Angeles, a defunct neighborhood now part of New Chinatown
- Wooster Square, in New Haven, Connecticut
- Several Little Italies exist in New York City, including:
- Little Italy, Manhattan
- Little Italy, The Bronx
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
- Howard Beach, Queens
- Rosebank, Staten Island (44% of Borough Residents claim Italian ancestry)
- Little Italy, Omaha, in Nebraska
- Little Italy, Paterson, in 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, Wilmington, in Delaware
- Brier Hill in Youngstown, Ohio
[edit] United Kingdom
- Little Italy in Bedford
- Little Italy, Hoddesdon, in Hertfordshire
- Scotland Road in Liverpool was known as Little Italy
- Clerkenwell in London was known as Little Italy
- Ancoats in Manchester was known as Little Italy
[edit] Republic of Ireland
[edit] Sweden
[edit] Other Italian neighborhoods
Some Italian neighborhoods may have other names, but are colloquially referred to as "Little Italy," including:
[edit] Australia
- Little Italy, Melbourne
- Norton Street: in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt.
- Ramsay Street: in the Sydney suburb of Haberfield
- Campbelltown/Athelstone, in South Australia
- New Farm, Brisbane,QLD
- New Italy, New South Wales
[edit] South Africa
[edit] Brazil
[edit] Mexico
- Chipilo, Puebla
- Colonia Manuel Gonzalez, Veracruz
- Gutierrez Zamora, Veracruz
- Colonia Diez Gutierrez, San Luis Potosi
- San Pedro (Monterrey), Nuevo Leon
- Nueva Italia, Michoacán
- Lombardia, Michoacán
- Arandas, Jalisco
[edit] Canada
- Regional Municipality of Niagara, an area in Southern Ontario
- Città Italiana, incorporating the entire district of St. Leonard (borough) in Montreal, Quebec
- Via Italia, Montreal
- LaSalle (borough), a district in Montreal with a high population of Italian ancestry
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, another prominent Italian district in Montreal
- 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
[edit] Chile
- Capitán Pastene, northwest Temuco
[edit] United Kingdom
- Clerkenwell, London
- Ancoats, Manchester
[edit] United States
- See also: List of Italian-American neighborhoods
- 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
- 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
- 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.
[edit] Other uses
- Maggiano's Little Italy
- In Little Italy, a 1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith
[edit] External Links
- Taylor Street Archives: A time, a place and a people that were and will never be again.==External links==
- The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri's "Little Italy"
- New York City's Little Italy
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