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Article: Hill neighborhood imparts a taste of Italy in St. Louis
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- December 21, 2003
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Hill neighborhood imparts a taste of Italy in St. Louis
By AL DOYLE Special to the Journal Sentinel
Sunday, December 21, 2003
St. Louis -- Hundreds of big city ethnic neighborhoods have
disappeared since 1950, but this city preserves one special place
that still retains the atmosphere and historic charm of the past.
After -- or before -- seeing some of the other St. Louis
highlights like the arch, visitors can take I-44 to the southwest
side of the city, exit at Kingshighway or Hampton Ave. and spend some
time in a neighborhood known as the Hill. This densely populated area
has been a solidly Italian enclave for a century, and most of the
neighborhood's working-class bungalows and narrow ...