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, Edmonton in Alberta . This ethnic enclave shares its community with a Chinatown .
Little Italy, Montreal , in Quebec – this city also has a Chinatown and a Little India .
Little Italy, Ottawa , in Ontario .
Little Italy, Toronto , in Ontario – this city also has a Chinatown and a Koreatown .
Little Italy, Vancouver , in British Columbia – this city also has a Chinatown and a Japantown .
Little Italy, Windsor , in Ontario.
Little Italy, Winnipeg , in Manitoba .
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 in Hartford, 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
North Providence, Rhode Island (small town with high number of Italians; about the size of most Little Italies in big cities).
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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