Italian Harlem
Appearance
Italian Harlem is a neiborhood in East Harlem, formerly inhabitated by a large Italian American population. Today Italian Harlem is called Spanish Harlem because of its large Latino population. In the late 1800's and early 1900's a huge wave of Southern Italians and Sicilians moved around Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem.
Today
Today East Harlem still has a small existing Italian American population. Few Italian vestiges remain from the old days including a Barber Shop, a Bakery and Rao's. Most of the Italian American population has left and replaced by Puerto Ricans, although their is still a small thriving Italian American population.