Little Italy (Bridgeport)

Little Italy is a neighborhood located in the North End of Bridgeport, Connecticut on Madison Avenue, near the Fairfield County Correctional Facility 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
  1. 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.
  2. "New Neighbors: Immigrants of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries - Town of Fairfield, Connecticut". www.fairfieldct.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. "How the Italian Immigrants Came to New England". New England Historical Society. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. "Bridgeport's 'Little Italy' not the same". Connecticut Post. 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

See also
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