Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire , many Italian fishermen moved to San Diego . The construction of Interstate 5 in the 1970s split the neighborhood , with the area east of the Interstate becoming part of Bankers Hill . There is a sculpture dedicated to the cannery workers in Barrio Logan and a " Tunaman 's Memorial " statue on Shelter Island
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Little Italy, San Diego