Little Italy, Wilmington

Little Italy, Wilmington

Little Italy is a neighborhood on the west side of Wilmington, Delaware.

Little Italy is bounded roughly by 4th Street to the south, Union Street to the west, DuPont Street to the east, and Pennsylvania Avenue to the north. Like other neighborhoods with the "Little Italy" designation, Little Italy in Wilmington has a large Italian-American population. There are several Italian-American owned and operated business, including restaurants, law firms, and photographers, located in Little Italy.

One of the central features of Little Italy is St. Anthony's of Padua Roman Catholic Church, which also includes a grade school and the Padua Academy, located outside of Little Italy but nearby on Wilmington's west side. St. Anthony's also hosts the Italian Festival, a week-long festival which takes place annually in June and celebrates Italian culture through food and music and features a midway with rides and games.

External links

*Little Italy Neighborhood Association http://www.discoverlittleitaly.com/
*St. Anthony's http://www.stanthonynet.org
*West End Neighborhood House http://www.westendnh.org/


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