Bella Vista in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

"The Italian Market"

Photographed By Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

1. "The Italian Market" Marker

Inscription.
By 1915 a second generation of Italian Americans organized a business association due to competing nearby markets. The Association's officers' ancestries hailed from central and southern Italy, and eastern Sicily; other members also were Americans but of northern and eastern European. Lebanese and Asian heritage, Italian foods and products always dominated. This market is the foundation for the region's major Italian food manufacturers and purveyors.

Text & design by Celeste A. Morello, MS. MA in 2008.
The honored founding families: • Baldi • Bonuomo • Cappucco • DiBruno • Dicrecchio • D'Orazio • Esposito • Giordano • Giunta • Grassia • Jacovini • Maggio • Sarcone • Vellios

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 39° 56.311′ N, 75° 9.499′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Bella Vista. Marker is on South 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 903 Montrose Street, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Di Bruno Bros. (here, next to this marker); Christian Street Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); South 9th Street Curb Market (within shouting

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distance of this marker); La Festa della Repubblica (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Sinatra Weds Ava Gardner in Philadelphia (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bardascino Park (about 500 feet away); Ralph's Italian Restaurant (about 600 feet away); Giannini Family (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed By Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

2. "The Italian Market" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.