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Real Estate: Bella Vista
Here
you can find various information about the Bella Vista neighborhood
in Philadelphia! Bella
Vista, Italian for "beautiful sight", is a neighborhood
in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It is bounded approximately by South Street to the north,
Washington Avenue to the south, 6th Street to the east, and
11th Street to the west. Bella Vista is home to the Italian
Market.
Annual
festivals in the neighborhood include the Italian Market Festival
and Bella Vista Festa. Arts and cultural events in Bella Vista
are centered around public concerts, coffeehouses, Mew Gallery,
and Fleischer Art Memorial.
Bella
Vista was the first neighborhood settled by Italian immigrants
in Philadelphia, and it continues to be one of Philadelphia's
Italian American neighborhoods. Many other recent immigrants
who call Bella Vista home are residents from Mexico, Vietnam,
and Indonesia.
Other
highlights: The neighborhood is considered the brunch capital
of Philadelphia, has a bocce league that plays at Bardascino
Park (10th & Carpenter Streets), and features a permanent
community garden at 10th & Kimball.
Source
of Article:
Wikipedia.
(2008). Bella Vista, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Retrieved May 29, 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Vista%2C_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania
Here
you can find various external links about the Bella Vista
neighborhood in Philadelphia! To view their website, just
click on the link.
Bella
Vista United Civic Association
Bella
Vista Town Watch
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