Little Italy
Little Italy is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and the cultural centre of Ottawa's Italian community. Situated in Centretown West, it is bounded by Albert Street to the north, Carling Avenue to the south, O-Train Line 2 to the west, and approximately Bronson Avenue to the east, while the neighbourhood's main commercial area is along Preston Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Earl Andrew, Public domain.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Little Italy, Ottawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gladstone Theatre and Corso Italia station.
Gladstone Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Earl Andrew, Public domain.
The Gladstone is a live theatre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Gladstone is "Ottawa's Home of Independent Theatre," housing productions by local indie theatre companies.
Corso Italia station
Railway station
Photo: Ottawatransitguy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corso Italia station is a station on O-Train Line 2 in Ottawa, Ontario. It services Ottawa's Little Italy neighbourhood. It was constructed as part of the Stage 2 O-Train expansion and opened on January 6, 2025, along with the rest of the reopened Line 2, which closed on May 3, 2020, for the extension of the line.
Dominion Observatory
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Dominion Observatory was an astronomical observatory and federal scientific institution in Ottawa, Ontario. It operated from 1902 until 1970 and played a central role in astronomy, timekeeping, geophysics, and surveying in Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civic Hospital and Chinatown.
Civic Hospital
Neighborhood
Civic Hospital is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward in central Ottawa, Canada. It is named after the Ottawa Civic Hospital, which is located in the neighbourhood.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Nndd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ottawa's Chinatown is located along Somerset Street west of downtown Ottawa. It runs from Bay Street in the east to Preston Street in the west. Signs for Chinatown continue along Somerset until Preston Street, and Chinese/Asian restaurants can be found even farther west.
Hintonburg
Suburb
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hintonburg is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located west of the Downtown core. It is a historically working-class, predominantly residential neighbourhood, with a commercial strip located along Wellington Street West.
Little Italy
- Categories: Little Italy and locality
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.40088° or 45° 24′ 3″ northLongitude
-75.70955° or 75° 42′ 34″ westElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
87Q6C72R+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 3594848245OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Little Italy” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Little Italy, Ottawa”
- Esperanto: “Eta Italio”
- French: “Petite Italie”
- German: “Little Italy”
- Italian: “Little Italy (Ottawa)”
- Italian: “Little Italy”
- Spanish: “Little Italy”
- Turkish: “Little Italy”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Italy”. Photo: Earl Andrew, Public domain.