San Diego's Little Italy
Quinney, Kimber M / Cesarini, Thomas J / Italian Historical Society of San Diego Italian immigrants settled along San Diegos waterfront in the early 1900s and formed the Italian Colony, a tightly knit community that provided refuge, shared culture, and heritage. Extended families, new businesses, and church traditions formed the foundation for a lasting social code. It was no coincidence that the area would become known as Little Italyit was exactly that for its inhabitantsa home away from their native land. But by the mid...