Little Italy

Little Italy is the catch-all 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 large non-Italian city. This sort of enclave is often the result of periods of Italian immigration, during which people of the same culture settled or were ostracized and segregated together in certain areas. As cities modernized and grew, these areas became known for their ethnic associations, and ethnic neighborhoods like "Little Italy" blossomed, becoming the areas they are today.

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List of Little Italys

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Australia

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, Windsor, in Ontario
Little Italy, Winnipeg, in Manitoba

New Zealand

Island Bay, Wellington, is often nicknamed "Little Italy"^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

United Kingdom

Little Italy in Clerkenwell, London.
The area around Wardour Street and Old Compton Street in Soho, London used to be known as Little Italy.^[5]
Ancoats in Manchester used to be known as Little Italy.^[6]
The area around Scotland road in Liverpool used to be known as Little Italy.^[7]
The area around Fazeley Street in Digbeth in Birmingham used to be known as Little Italy.^[8]

United States

Several Little Italys exist in New York City, including but not limited to:
Philadelphia, home to the second-largest Italian-American population in the United States, also has several Little Italys:
- South Philadelphia – largely Italian
  - Bella Vista
  - Central South Philadelphia
  - Girard Estate
  - Italian Market
  - Marconi Plaza
  - Packer Park
  - Passyunk West
  - St. Richard
  - Whitman
- Overbrook/West Philadelphia
- Areas of Kensington
- Sections of Northeast Philadelphia
  - Mayfair
  - Tacony
- Sections of Southwest Philadelphia
- Areas of West Kensington
New England:
- Little Italy, Millinocket, Maine
- North End, Boston, in Massachusetts^[13]
- Little Italy, Bridgeport, in Connecticut
- Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
- Little Italy, Waterbury, in Connecticut
- Wooster Square, in New Haven, Connecticut^[14]
New York:
- Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York
- Little Italy, Schenectady, in New York
- Little Italy, Rochester, New York
- Little Italy, Syracuse, in New York
- Little Italy, Poughkeepsie, New York
- Little Italy, Troy, New York
- Mansion Hill, Albany, New York
Pennsylvania:
- Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Little Italy, Connellsville, in Pennsylvania
- Little Italy in Erie, Pennsylvania^[15]
- Roseto, Pennsylvania
New Jersey:
- Chambersburg and South Trenton, New Jersey
- Little Italy, Paterson, New Jersey
California:
Other:

Republic of Ireland

The Italian Quarter, Dublin
Little Italy, Dublin. An Italian migrant quarter that existed in the vicinity of Werburgh Street.^[18]^[19]

Other Italian neighborhoods

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Some Italian neighborhoods may have other names, but are colloquially referred to as "Little Italy," including: