of Northern Italian immigrants. While Taylor Street goes by the popular Little Italy moniker, that designation once belonged to a stretch of decades-old ristoranti on the 2400 block of South Oakley, an area now known as Heart of Italy. North Harlem Avenue Perhaps the largest concentration of Italian businesses and residents in present-day Chicago is located along Harlem Avenue on the Northwest Side and neighboring Elmwood Park. Bridgeport The area from the river to the Dan Ryan, 26th to 39th (excluding the Wentworth Gardens housing project) has a large Italian population, specifically in the eastern portion near Armour Square Park. Located on Shield Ave in the Old Italian American Club, founded by Angelo La Pietra in the early 1980s. The neighborhood is home to several Italian churches, bakeries and restaurants. In fiction The 1980 novel Paper Fish by Antoinette "Tina" De Rosa takes place in Little Italy. See also Italians in Chicago Notes References External links Taylor Street Archives University Village Association Ethnic enclaves in Illinois Neighborhoods in Chicago Little Italys in the United States Italian-American culture in Chicago Restaurant districts and streets in the United States Sicilian-American culture