Little Italy´s history includes the center of the tuna fishing industry as this neighborhood borders the waterfront. Once a predominate fishing town, Italian families have been establishing their families and businesses here since 1920. As a great grandson of an Italian immigrant and grandson of singer Perry Como, formerly a barber earning only a few cents a day, I can appreciate the hard work all the Italian families put into this charming neighborhood.
One of the many benefits of living in Little Italy is the Little Italy Mercato a Farmer´s Market held every Saturday from 9am-1:30pm with live music and an array of wonderful merchants. There are also public art displays throughout the neighborhood.
Little Italy has wonderful restaurants, creative art galleries as well as Amici Park which is dog friendly. There is a 1 mile walk throughout Little Italy to enjoy the charm this wonderful neighborhood has to offer.