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Community Meetings:
Little Italy Association
1st Tues. of the month, 8:30 a.m.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 1659 Columbia St.
Contact: Marco Li Mandri
(619) 233-3898
Little Italy Residents Association
3rd Thurs. of the month Quarterly,
6:30 p.m.
1582 India Street
Contact: Rob Quigley,
(619) 224-1280
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San Diego’s Little Italy District, nestled in the middle of downtown on the North Embarcadero Waterfront, is home to one of the area’s premium business districts and an innovative residential community. A stable ethnic business and residential community since the 1920's, Little Italy today represents Downtown San Diego’s oldest continuous neighborhood business district.
Bounded by Laurel Street to the North, Front Street to the east, Ash Street to the south and the San Diego Bay to the west, thousands of Italian families have settled here since the early 1900s. Along with Mexican, Japanese, and Portuguese immigrants, they toiled to build a local tuna fishing industry that became a source of great wealth for San Diego.
Today, Little Italy is known for its pedestrian-friendly community that boasts rich culture and history. New Italian American and non-Italian business owners have helped attract some of the finest retail and residential developments in the region along its main commercial corridor, India Street. In addition, the Little Italy community continues to serve as a model for downtown neighborhoods and urban planning in San Diego and across the country.
Council Representative
Matt Awbrey
Phone: (619) 236-6622
E-mail: mawbrey@sandiego.gov
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