Little Italy (Bridgeport)
Coordinates: 41°11′N 73°12′W / 41.19°N 73.20°WLittle Italy is a neighborhood located in the North End of Bridgeport, Connecticut on Madison Avenue, near the and Central High School, with a high Italian-American population.[1]
History[]
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many European immigrants moved to Bridgeport to work in the city's many large-scale industrial facilities.[2] Many Italian arrivals during this time clustered together in the city's Central End and North End, particularly around Madison Avenue.[1][3]
Present day[]
The area around Madison Avenue is still referred to as "Little Italy", and remains home to many Italian restaurants.[4] However, in recent years, many of the neighborhood's Italian restaurants have moved to surrounding towns following the de-industrialization of Bridgeport.[4] The area now also has a significant Portuguese population.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Connole, Dennis (2018). America's "foreign legion" : immigrant soldiers in the Great War. Jefferson, North Carolina. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-4766-7543-5. OCLC 1076408625.
- ^ "New Neighbors: Immigrants of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries - Town of Fairfield, Connecticut". www.fairfieldct.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "How the Italian Immigrants Came to New England". New England Historical Society. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ a b "Bridgeport's 'Little Italy' not the same". Connecticut Post. 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
See also[]
- Italian-American culture in Connecticut
- Little Italys in the United States
- Neighborhoods in Connecticut
- Geography of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Portuguese neighborhoods in the United States