Little Italy

Little Italy is a neighbourhood of , , Canada, and the cultural centre of Ottawa's Italian community. Situated in , its main commercial area is along Preston Street, with the heart of the community being at the corner of Preston and Gladstone Avenue.
Wikipedia
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.

Theater building
Photo: Earl Andrew, Public domain.
The Gladstone is a live theatre in , , Canada. The Gladstone is "Ottawa's Home of Independent Theatre," housing productions by local indie theatre companies.

Railway station
Photo: Ottawatransitguy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a station on O-Train Line 2 in , . 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.

Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The was an astronomical observatory and federal scientific institution in , . 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.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in in central , Canada. It is named after the , which is located in the neighbourhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nndd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
's 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 continue along Somerset until Preston Street, and Chinese/Asian restaurants can be found even farther west.

Suburb
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in in , , 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

Latitude
45.40088° or 45° 24′ 3″ north
Longitude
-75.70955° or 75° 42′ 34″ west
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
87Q6C72R+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3594848245
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
10400408
Wiki­data ID
Q6650472
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Satellite Map

Discover Little Italy from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Little Italy” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Little Italy, Ottawa”
  • Esperanto: “Eta Italio”
  • French: “Petite Italie”
  • French: “Petite-Italie”
  • German: “Little Italy”
  • Italian: “Little Italy (Ottawa)”
  • Italian: “Little Italy”
  • Spanish: “Little Italy”
  • Turkish: “Little Italy”
  • Urdu: “لٹل اٹلی، اوٹاوا”

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