5.1K views · 4.3K reactions | This rare glimpse of 1940’s East Harlem (Italian Harlem) showcases the everyday life of local people in their environments. #italian #italianamerican #throwback #italianharlem #1940’s #littleitaly #timecapsule #italianenclave #italianenclaves | Italian Enclaves | Facebook

In the 1930’s East Harlem was all Italian. East Harlem was America’s largest Italian Enclave by population density and sheer size until Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in the 1980’s. East Harlem still carries on the Giglio presented by the @east_harlem_giglio and the feast of Saint Anthony from the Italian National Parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. #LittleItaly #supportsmallbusiness #supportitalianamericanbusinesses #bakeries #restaurants #churches #storefront #oldschool #italianneighborhood #growingupita