Neighborhood - Little Italy

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Little Italy San Diego

This neighborhood is a thriving community full of art and culture, warm coffee houses, authentic Italian restaurants, and shops overflowing with artesians and antiques.

Bells can be heard from the neighborhood church, and people can be seen both at work and play at any time of the day.

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Where we Live

1631 State Street	1631 State	1997	Apartment
350 West Ash	350 West Ash	2005	Condominium
Acqua Vista	425 West Beech	2004	Condominium
Allegro Towers	1455 Kettner	2005	Apartment
Aperture	1494 Union	2007	Condominium
Bayview Motel & Apartments	1835 Columbia	2008	Apartment
Bella Via	1608 India	2003	Condominium
Billboard Lofts	320 West Ash	2003	Live Work Loft Rental
Breeza	1431 Pacific Hwy	2008	Condominium
Camden Tuscany	1670 Kettner	2003	Apartment
Cedar Lofts	691 West Cedar	1997	Live Work Loft Rental
Columbia and Fir Lofts	602 West Fir	1992	Condominium
Columbia Elm Lofts	1805 Columbia	2001	Live Work Loft Rental
Current	1551 Union	2007	Apartment
Date Street Townhomes	343 West Date	2002	Condominium
doma Lofts and Townhomes	1750 & 1780 Kettner	2003	Condominium
Dutra Brown Building	680 West Beech	1998	Live Work Loft Rental
Ecco Lofts	1918 Columbia	2006	Condominium
Essex Lofts	1910 State	2002	Live Work Loft Rental
Finestra Lofts	1949 India	2007	Condominium
Harbor Arms	1502 India	1998	Live Work Loft Rental
Hawthorn Place	801 West Hawthorn	2004	Condominium
Il Palazzo	2040 Columbia	2004	Apartment
Kettner Row	1505 - 1595 Kettner	2001	Rowhomes
LaVita	300 West Beech & 1580 Union	2005	Condominium
Little Italy Lofts	1526 India	2001	Live Work Loft Rental
Lusso Lofts	1601 Kettner	2001	Condominium
Merrimac Building	640 West Beech	1998	Live Work Loft Rental
Porta d'italia	1970 Columbia	2004	Condominium
Portico	1435 India	2004	Condominium
Porto Siena	1601 India	2002	Condominium
The State	419 West Cedar	2000	Condominium
The Waterfront	941 West Hawthorn	2001	Condominium
Titan	1944 State	2003	Condominium
Victorian House	1632 Union	2003	Condominium
Villa Caterina	1654 Columbia	1989	Apartment
Villa Maria	1528 India	1999	Apartment
Village Walk	1501 India	2002	Condominium

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Where we Learn

Col Solomon Child Development Ctr (Private ages 2 thru 4 years)	1789 State St
Monarch High (Private homeless and at-risk 9 thru 12)	808 West Cedar
Monarch School (Private homeless and at-risk 2 thru 8)	808 West Cedar
Washington Elementary (Public preschool thru 5)	1789 State

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Where we Worship

Casa De Oracion Iglesia Cristiana	201 Fir
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church	1659 Columbia

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Where we are Entertained

ArtWalk

734 West Beech

Art festival throughout the streets of Little Italy in April

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Where we Enjoy

Amici Park	Date between Union & State
County Administration Gardens	East side of Admin Building on Pacific Hwy

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Where we are Inspired

2000 Chalk La Strada Mural	East side of India between Date & Fir
2001 Chalk La Strada Mural	West side of India between Hawthorn & Ivy
2002 Chalk La Strada Mural	West side of India between Date & Fir
	2003 Chalk La Strada Mural North east corner of India & Fir
2004 Chalk La Strada Mural	North wall of Bella Via, west side of India between Cedar & Fir
	Banners Lining Little Italy The Little Italy Association and Supervisor Ron Roberts are proud to honor Italian American Baseball Players and their contribution to the great all American sport of baseball. This is just one of the many banner programs that not only bring attention and identity to Little Italy, but celebrate the rich culture of the Italian heritage. The banner program will be installed by Opening Day (Monday, April 3rd) and will honor 50 different Italian American players.
	Celebrazione Little Italy At first glance, Celebrazione Little Italy San Diego created by artist Catherine Becker, draws one in by the vibrant colors and its animated and whimsical forms. Take a closer look. Celebrazione is full of life and rich culture. It depicts the history of our entrepreneurial spirit; the story of Little Italy. Young Italian families settling Downtown’s Little Italy neighborhood and creating an industry that provided employment opportunities vital for the very survival of our community. Continuing the theme of celebrating Little Italy’s history, Catherine delved into “how it all began, what the people lived like, and how they created the community.” The mural was recently mounted at the I-5 South freeway entrance on the corner of Grape and State. –Guest Writer Linda Mullen
	Corner Color Little Italy is about to be made, if possible, more beautiful. Throughout the month of November, street pots containing an attractive variety of plants and flowers will be placed on various corners throughout the neighborhood. There will be three pots per corner, starting on the north corners of Beech and extending to all four corners of Date and Cedar. The general concept is to improve the public right-of-ways and make it feel more like a neighborhood, as full of life as the residents within it. When people walk or drive through Little Italy, they should be left with an impression of beauty. -Feature writer Molly Maslak
Eredita Italiana - Art Mural 2004	Corner of Juniper & India
	Four Community Murals North side of Fir between India & Kettner. Due to new construction, mural may no longer be visible.
Guardian of the Waters	In front of County Administration Building on Harbor Dr
I Pescatori - Art Mural 2003	West side of India between Ivy & Juniper
Little Italy sign	India between Cedar & Date
Little Italy's past - Art Walk 2001	Northwest corner of India & Fir
Piazza Basilone	Fir & India
	Recipe for Friendship In Amici Park on Date between State & Union
The Immigrants	Union & F St
Urban Trees	Along waterfront esplanade on Harbor Drive between Hawthorn & Laurel
Whaling Wall	San Diego National Bank Building