The History of Little Italy, Cleveland By emilytomaro 1800 A Italian sculpture, Joseph Carabelli began his famous marble works on top of a hill on Mayfield Rd. Period: 1800 to 1993 The History of Little Italy, Cleveland 1870 There were 35 native Italians in Cleveland, that settled on Ontario Street. 1885 Little Italy was established, Little Italy is protected, Defined and boarded by forest bluff. 1890 Many Italian immigrants settled in Mayfield Murray Hill area, and worked in close marbleworks. 1960 Little Italy fell into decline after World War two and was destroyed by encroaching freeways and urban renewal. 1993 Little Italy dedicated Tony Brush Park, to be named after a champion boxer and Little Italy resident Anthony Brescia at some Random roads in Mayfield.
