Jim Bregante’s New Site
Docent for the San Diego Maritime Museum and former Convivio board member Jim Bregante has just launched his new Web site. Jim conducts talk on San Diego’s waterfront and Little Italy district through the framework of his youth, taking his audience on a multimedia journey to yesteryear. To get more information or to schedule a talk, please visit myhistoricalpresentation.com
Read MoreCommunity Profile: Gaetano Giacalone
Gaetano Giacalone Family: Gaetano Giacalone set off from Mazara Del Vallo, Sicily, Italy to Naples, and then to Ellis Island in New York Harbor in 1906. From Ellis Island he went to St. Louis, Missouri, to live with his older sister Angelina Giacalone, the wife of Gaspare Giacalone, to work on the railroad. After five years, they all saved enough money to move to San Diego to go fishing. After a total of 20 years of living and working in the United States, he moved back to Sicily to get married...
Read MoreWashington School
An aerial shot of Washington School and its environs in Little Italy, circa 1950, before Interstate 5 came running through. Note the playground to the right (today’s Amici Park) and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish at bottom right. Courtesy of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish. Image from the Italian Community Digital Archives. All rights reserved.
Read MoreHouse of Italy
The Casa Italiana in Balboa Park (House of Italy), circa 1930, provided many civic and social activities for the Italian community in San Diego and remains a vital part of Italian heritage today. Courtesy of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish. Image from the Italian Community Digital Archives. All rights reserved.
Read MoreRose Cicalo
In 1930, Rose Cicalo makes her own bread in an outdoor oven at her home in Barrio Logan, a practice carried over from Italy. Courtesy of the Cicalo Family. Image from the Italian Community Digital Archives. All rights reserved.
Read MoreFrancesco di Pinedo
Members of the Knights of Columbus Fraternity pose in 1924 for a picture with Francesco Di Pinedo (center with knickers), the famed Italian aviator, dubbed the “Italian Lindbergh.” Courtesy of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish. Image from the Italian Community Digital Archives. All rights reserved.
Read MoreEnlightenment Circle
Become a founder of the Convivio Center, a unifying cultural facility for our community! Donate or pledge by June 1, 2012, to become a center Founding Donor!Enlightenment Circle Levels:
- Conservator: $10,000
- Benefactor: $5,000
- Sponsor: $2,500
Our progress bar reflects donations and pledge commitments.
Risorgimento Circle
Help to establish the Convivio Center, a unifying cultural facility for our community! Risorgimento Circle Levels:
- Fellow: $1,000
- Champion: $500
- Patron: $250
Our progress bar reflects donations and pledge commitments.
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