Baltimore's Little Italy:
​Heritage & History of The Neighborhood

Table of Contents

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Prefazione (Preface)
Riconoscimenti (Acknowledgements)
 
Chapter 1. How Little Italy Evolved
   Before the Italians
Chapter 2. Saint Leo the Great Church: Anchor of “The Neighborhood”
   Saint Leo’s Firsts
   Restoration and Improvements
   Noteworthy Features
   Saint Leo’s Italian Orphan Asylum, 1913–1957
   Saint Leo’s School, 1882–1980
   Historical Parish Societies Still in Existence
   Earlier Parish Societies and Organizations
   The Ravioli Is Still Rampant
   Why Saint Leo’s Honors Saint Anthony with an Annual Italian Festival
   Feast of Saint Gabriel Italian Festival
   Reverend Oreste Pandola Learning Center
Chapter 3. Tough Times
   Bootlegging during Prohibition
   At War
   Visiting Italian POWs
Chapter 4. Notable Buildings
   Star-Spangled Banner Flag House (1793)
   President Street Station (1849)
   Tack Factory (1858)
   Canal Street Malt House(1866)
Chapter 5. The Friendly Little Italy Lodge (Sons of Italy)
Chapter 6. Pente, Pompa, Pelosi and Other Prominent People
   Tony DeSales, Little Italy’s Artist
   D’Alesandro Dynasty
   Mr. John’s Film Fest
   They Call Him “Mugs”
   Larry “Killer” Marino
   We Love Lucy
Chapter 7. Cristoforo ColomboArrives in Baltimore
Chapter 8. Bocce: Very Italian
Chapter 9. The Last Hurdy-Gurdy
Chapter 10. All in an Italian’s Day of Work
   Iconic Restaurants (1945–2002)
   Business Blurbs
Chapter 11. Tales and Tidbits
Chapter 12. Modern Little Italy
   ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out)
   An Era Erased
 
Bibliography
Index
About the Author and the Photographer