...Despite their twin positions as two of North America's most iconic Italian neighborhoods, South Philly and Toronto's Little Italy have functioned in dramatically different ways since World War II. Inviting readers into the churches, homes, and businesses at the heart of these communities, this book...

...South Philadelphia and Toronto's Little Italy are two Italian neighborhoods that offer intriguing sites for the consideration of urban community in the United States. At the close of World War II, both neighborhoods had grown out of the migration of millions of Italians to North American industrial...