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Little Italy San Diego

The Little Italy street sign, erected in 1999, on India Street between Date and Fir identifies the neighborhood that serves as the heart and soul of San Diego's Italian American community. Little Italy in San Diego is different. A stable ethnic business and residential community since the 1920's, Little Italy today represents Downtown San Diego’s oldest continuous neighborhood business district. At one time, more than 6,000 Italian families lived in Little Italy and toiled to build San Diego into the center of the world tuna industry. Little Italy, San Diego is serving as a model for the handful of Little Italy’s remaining throughout the country. Italians, primarily from Genoa, Italy and Sicily were drawn to California by the climate and the geographical similarity to their homeland. San Diego's historic waterfront district is making a comeback after years of setbacks. Anthony, Gr. 8

 

 

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