Little ITALY in Vancouver BC Canada | Driving Commercial Dr, Victoria Dr | Phase 3 Reopen July 2020

Little Italy in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is an area in the eastern part of the city, in the Grandview–Woodland neighbourhood, often synonymous with the Commercial Drive area. Historically this area was an enclave of ethnic Italians and Italian businesses. Today, after a period of steady decline, it is again a multi-cultural, vibrant commercial centre. Prior to the 1930s, most Italian immigrants settled in what is today the Strathcona district; however, by the 1940s and 1950s most Italian immigrants to Vancouver settled in the northern Commercial Drive area, and were widely credited with revitalizing the neighbourhood. Most Italian Canadian businesses and cultural facilities located along Commercial Drive and, since Italians were in the majority in the adjacent residential areas, Little Italy became a true ethnic Italian enclave. Vancouver is in Phase 3 Reopening. Here is the online site for further info:
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