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Little Italy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | Notes: In 2006 the City of Boston had a population of about 600,000; the population of "Greater Boston" which included the surrounding metropolitan area stood at 4.4 million. Many colleges and world-renowned universities can be found in the Greater Boston area, they include: MIT, Boston University, Boston College and Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.).
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Little Italy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: Curent | Notes: People of Italian descent account for 8.3 per cent of Boston's population, it is the second largest ethnic group (those of Irish descent make up 16 per cent of the population, the largest single white ethnic group in the city).
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Little Italy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | Notes: Many first-generation Italians lived in the North End at the turn of the last century. Nowadays, many second and third generation Italian-Americans have moved out of the area and now live in the suburbs. Italian-Bostonians often visit the North End when there is a saint's feast day or local festival of which there are plenty -- at least in the summer. Nowadays, the downtown core is populated by young professionals and international students who take pride in the area's rich history.
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Little Italy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | | Notes: A typical street in Boston's North End. | Contributed by: Julian Nemeth
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Little Ialy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | Notes: Italian flags and banners are very visible in the North End, especially during the Feast Day of Saint Anthony which takes place every August, drawing thousands of tourists.
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Little Italy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | Notes: Catholics make up Boston's largest religious community, most are of Irish and Italian descent.
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Little Italy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | | Date: Little Italy, Boston | Notes: A popular Italian church in Boston's North End.
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Little Italy, Boston, Massachusets, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | Notes: In the first half of the 20th century many Italians worked at Boston's waterfront. The North End offers access to Boston's waterfront, and is one of the reasons the area was the first stop for immigrants arriving in Boston. For more information visit: www.northendboston.com/history5.htm.
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Little Italy, Boston, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | Notes: North End, Boston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boston's North End is the city's oldest residential community, where people have lived continuously since it was settled in the 1630s. Though small (⅓ mi?), the neighborhood has approximately 100 eating establishments, and a variety of tourist attractions. It is known as the city's Little Italy for it's Italian-American population.
History
The North End was home to some of Boston's wealthiest residents and later to the first community of black people created by freed and escaped slaves.
In the early 19th century, the Irish began to migrate to the North End in huge numbers and dominated the neighborhood until approximately 1900.
The North End then became one of the centers of Jewish life in Boston; Hebrew inscriptions can still be found on several buildings.
On January 15, 1919, the North End was the site of the Boston Molasses Disaster.
The Skinny House, reported by the Boston Globe as having the "uncontested distinction of being the narrowest house in Boston," stands near the top of Copp's Hill within sight of Old North Church and Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge.
In the early 20th century, the North End became the center of the Italian community of Boston. It is still largely residential and well-known for its small, authentic Italian restaurants and for the first Italian cafe, Caffe Vittoria.
The construction of the elevated Central Artery (Interstate 93) in the 1950s divided the North End from the rest of Boston. With the completion of the Big Dig, the old elevated highway has been completely removed and the North End has re-joined the rest of the city.
Jane Jacobs, in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, used this neighborhood repeatedly as an example of a thriving community, even though the establishement in Boston at that time considered it a slum. She described the North End in 1959 in this way: The streets were alive with children playing, people shopping, people strolling, people talking. Had it not been a cold January day, there would surely have been people sitting. The general street atmosphere of buoyancy, friendliness, and good health was so infectious that I began asking directions of people just for the fun of getting in on some talk.
Architecture and landmarks
Although the North End is part of Boston's original area of settlement, the bulk of the architecture one sees there today dates from the late nineteenth to early 20th centuries (tenement architecture is especially prominent). The neighborhood has a mixture of architecture from all periods of American history, including early structures such as the Old North Church (1723), the Paul Revere House (1680), the Pierce-Hichborn House (1711), and the Clough House (1712).
The historic Copp's Hill is the site of Copp's Hill Burying ground, one of America's oldest cemeteries. The cemetery contains many graves dating back to the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries including Puritan divines Cotton and Increase Mather and Prince Hall, founder of Prince Hall Freemasonry. The Skinny House, the narrowest house in Boston, is across the street.
The Freedom Trail passes through the North End, making official stops at some of the sites mentioned above.
Inhabitants
The North End houses many of the city's Italian-American population. In recent times, many other cultures have settled in the North End.
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Little Italy, Boston, U.S.A. | | Date: Current | | Notes: The Skinny House, reported by the Boston Globe as having the "uncontested distinction of being the narrowest house in Boston," stands near the top of Copp's Hill within sight of Old North Church and Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. | Contributed by: Courtesy of Wikipedia
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