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Really? I think DC has an awful lot of European influence and plenty of european residents all over. It's actually one of the things I like a lot about the area -- where else can one so easily make friends with people from Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, etc? Perhaps I missed your point.
That's interesting.
Actually I was just thinking that I don't know ANY city in the US that has a bunch of 1st generation european residents all over the place.
But DC with the UN, Embassies and universities...seems like a possibility.
If I were to think of ONE spot...I'm thinking maybe Miami. But not to any large degree.
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I've often thought it's a bit strange that the US makes it so difficult for Europeans to live and work in the States. Reciprocially, the European Union makes it almost impossible for an American to live and work in Europe. (Whereas Canadians/Australians/Kiwis/South Africans are 'commonwealth' and can live and work in UK for 2 years with no visa hassle as long as they are under a certain age - I think 27 or 30 or something). But it makes it that European countries have large Australian communities, etc. Canada has very large British communities and other Europeans. Australia and New Zealand have an enormous amounts of 1st generation Brits and other Europeans everywhere in large pockets.
The U.S....nah. We've excluded ourselves from that. Always wondered why.
There was once a thriving Italian community in Washington, DC in the Judiciary Square area. Its where the old Italian church and cultural center still stands, Holy Rosary / Casa Italiana. The old Italian neighborhood is long gone, half was wiped out by the building of the 3rd Street tunnel. The priest who turned to the White House to ask that the church be spared during construction, Jackie Kennedy stood up for Holy Rosary and save it. Park View and upper Columbia Heights and the Petworth neighborhoods were once Italian many years ago, but as Italians assimilated and "moved up and out", in combination with white flight, they scattered to the inner suburbs of Maryland and Northern VA. No Italian enclave currently exists in DC. The church is the only testament standing as the center of the community long long ago.
There was once a thriving Italian community in Washington, DC in the Judiciary Square area. Its where the old Italian church and cultural center still stands, Holy Rosary / Casa Italiana. The old Italian neighborhood is long gone, half was wiped out by the building of the 3rd Street tunnel. The priest who turned to the White House to ask that the church be spared during construction, Jackie Kennedy stood up for Holy Rosary and save it. Park View and upper Columbia Heights and the Petworth neighborhoods were once Italian many years ago, but as Italians assimilated and "moved up and out", in combination with white flight, they scattered to the inner suburbs of Maryland and Northern VA. No Italian enclave currently exists in DC. The church is the only testament standing as the center of the community long long ago.
Im just the curious type and want to know what you were thinking when you were researching Italian neighborhoods in order to pull up a 5 year old thread.
No agenda, I just like to know what people are thinking.
i ask because i want to visit your city, but i want to make sure there is an italian neighborhood. i REFUSE to visit any city that doesn't have an italian neighborhood (just not worth my while). i have to feel comfortable around people that know how to behave, are super repsectful, have delicious food, and live like honest good hearted catholics. if i like i will buy something in that great italian neighborhood. my grandfather started a got damfoccacia EMPIRE and kow we are looking to expand, if people are up on the level of enjoying high-end bread!
There was once a thriving Italian community in Washington, DC in the Judiciary Square area. Its where the old Italian church and cultural center still stands, Holy Rosary / Casa Italiana.
Drove over there yesterday on my way down to the Nats game. It was easy to find. Seems like the west side of Swampoodle was Italian in the early part of the 20th century while the east side was Irish. Easy to see how Union Station and 395 kind of blew both sides of the area up.
I remember visiting some Italian markets and restaurants back in the 1970s and '80s around 5th and 6th Streets NW between Mass. Ave and New York Ave. I have heard that this area was once DC's "Little Italy".
Drove over there yesterday on my way down to the Nats game. It was easy to find. Seems like the west side of Swampoodle was Italian in the early part of the 20th century while the east side was Irish. Easy to see how Union Station and 395 kind of blew both sides of the area up.
Oh that's really interesting info. Always thought all of Swampoodle was a mainly Irish neighborhood.
The only big US cities that still have Italian neighborhoods are: NYC, Philly, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore.
Baltimore definitely doesn't belong on this list with these other cities. Baltimore's little Italy is small and several other cities have more/bigger Italian neighborhoods than Baltimore.
Buffalo, Providence, New Haven, Pittsburgh, and smaller NJ cities all have larger Italian "neighborhoods" than Baltimore.
Even though Chicago has the 3rd largest Italian population by total numbers , as far as "neighborhoods" go, there's not too many left. Chicago's Little Italy is mostly restaurants/commercial, and while the Tri-Taylor area around Little Italy does have some small Italian enclaves/unofficial neighborhoods, they're not as large as what you'll find in the Northeast.
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