page_title: Little Italy, San Diego
section_title: Development
hierarchical_section_title: Little Italy, San Diego / Development
caption_attribution_description: English: Our Lady of the Rosary parish in San Diego (CA) Italiano: La chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rosario a San Diego, California
context_page_description: Little Italy is a neighborhood in Downtown San Diego, California that was originally a predominately Italian and Portuguese fishing neighborhood. It has since been gentrified and is now a popular neighborhood full of Italian restaurants and grocery stores, home design stores, art galleries and residential units.
  Little Italy is one of the more active downtown neighborhoods, with frequent festivals and events including a weekly farmers market, also known as the Mercato. The neighborhood has low crime rates when compared with other neighborhoods in Downtown San Diego and is maintained by the Little Italy Neighborhood Association, which looks after trash collection, decorations, and special events.
context_section_description: There are multiple public improvements and high-rise and mid-rise buildings under construction or approved and scheduled for construction. The northern part of Little Italy is less densely populated than the southern part of Little Italy, which is mainly made up of high-rise and mid-rise buildings. Some older buildings have been renovated for new uses; newer buildings aim to duplicate the feel of the original establishments. The main street, India Street, features public art and plazas, street trees, galleries and antique stores, and numerous restaurants with outside eating areas.
caption: Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Barnabites fathers
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