Walking the "Little Italy" of Providence, Rhode Island : Federal Hill

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  • I walk through Federal Hill in Providence, Rhode Island. This neighborhood has a large Italian-American population with numerous restaurants and businesses representing Italian culture. I was actually surprised at how extensive this neighborhood really was.
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    Recorded May 17, 2021
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Komentáře • 99

  • @loup9356
    @loup9356 Před 3 lety +12

    The title should be " What once was the Italian section of Providence "

  • @annaquinn4810
    @annaquinn4810 Před rokem +1

    The “old” Federal Hill was the best. That was when they had “ push carts “ from all over come to The Hill to sell their fruits and vegetables. Now it’s ALL restaurants, no more small family stores. Now that was something to see.

  • @novaraine6671
    @novaraine6671 Před 3 lety +5

    Love this pedestrian view of our city. I've been walking it since I arrived 15 yrs ago. Its an adventure every day. Lol.

  • @sharonsolomon2057
    @sharonsolomon2057 Před 3 lety +5

    Love and miss my Action Kid! Have to watch later my friend....thank you for all you do! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @LaciASMR
    @LaciASMR Před 3 lety +1

    I went to Venda Ravioli with Grandma often as a child. She went every Tuesday with her two best friends. ❤️Thank you for this memory.

    • @mariacullati2371
      @mariacullati2371 Před 3 lety

      Miss the old days. Walked The Hill with my Grandma when I was a little girl. That special feeling of family can not be replaced. Thanks Action kid.

  • @crazeyjoe
    @crazeyjoe Před 3 lety +5

    I forgot to mention, Caserta pizza is closed on Mondays.

  • @giannicatalano6062
    @giannicatalano6062 Před 3 lety +15

    Raymond Patriarchas former office once called coin-o-matic is now A Taco joint and CBD shop lol just strange how places that were once heavy mafia places are now completely changed into the last kinda place you coulda ever imagined them becoming, like the Ravenite on mulberry nyc, once Neil delacroche and than John gottis club is now a shoe store...time erases so much...I feel old lol

    • @C_G33
      @C_G33 Před 2 měsíci

      25:40 for the Coin-O-Matic

  • @rexmundi7811
    @rexmundi7811 Před 3 lety +11

    Not much of a "Little Italy" today. The Italians have been moving out of the neighborhood for decades. The majority of the residents of Federal Hill are not of Italian descent anymore.

    • @hibiscushoney3759
      @hibiscushoney3759 Před 3 lety

      Wow,I believe it. Same in NY. Many Italian neighborhoods moved out or changed in NY.

    • @geoffoakland
      @geoffoakland Před měsícem

      @@hibiscushoney3759 jeez, is there any intact Italian neighborhood left?! I had hopes for Federal Hill since Rhode Island has a high percentage of Italian Americans

  • @ellen6229
    @ellen6229 Před 3 lety +5

    Thanks ActionKid that was a nice walk 😊🙏

  • @maryannchandonnait8094
    @maryannchandonnait8094 Před 3 lety +3

    Nice tour of the hill, but I wish you included my favorite restaurant the Old Canteen which is diagonally across from the arch. They have the best food and service in my opinion.

  • @wildrose4590
    @wildrose4590 Před 3 lety +2

    So interesting. Thank you.

  • @rosaannarilli4905
    @rosaannarilli4905 Před 3 lety

    Providence, Rhode Island is such a charming State. Thank you ActionKid, I really enjoyed this video!

  • @elizabethdiaz5434
    @elizabethdiaz5434 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow! Thank you for video showing! All different restaurant very nice place to little Italy Rhode Island be cool and walking.👍 safety! Great time!

  • @robin5380
    @robin5380 Před 3 lety +4

    So very good of you to join in chat when the Action is a prerecorded .
    Creative ideas

  • @redfox6876
    @redfox6876 Před rokem

    I liked your videos of New York. I've seen a few from Miami. But I never knew you had videos of places I go. Live it.

  • @calliopivogiatzis2235
    @calliopivogiatzis2235 Před 3 lety +5

    I think Rhode island is one of the few states that does not have a professional sports team

  • @SpaceGhost67
    @SpaceGhost67 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for this upload. The last state to ratify the centralized consolidation of power is the "Little Independent" Rhode Island, and Italians always think for themselves.

  • @glenncarlson819
    @glenncarlson819 Před 3 lety +4

    Most Italian Restaurants and Bakeries are closed on Monday

  • @tommyita1088
    @tommyita1088 Před 3 lety +3

    I love the clouds 😍

  • @fernandoscrenci9555
    @fernandoscrenci9555 Před 3 lety

    Fantastic!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Action - kid Rocks!!! 🎆🎇🎉⚡⚡⚡

  • @ostbagar3
    @ostbagar3 Před 3 lety +1

    Interesssting as always! Almost looks like a sleepy little town somawhere in Sweden😃thanks for the guidetour👌

  • @mariacullati2371
    @mariacullati2371 Před 2 lety

    All these tables used to pushcarts of fresh produce, the windows were full of chickens and Italian meats. Busy busy marketplace. Everyone buying, talking, laughing. Music in the evenings. Everyone well dressed and dining outside.

  • @darrenlam7131
    @darrenlam7131 Před 3 lety

    Thanks AK that was a beautiful place.

  • @DiscoverHudsonValley
    @DiscoverHudsonValley Před 3 lety +1

    Damn, I didn't even know that there was a Little Italy up there. Really cool. Thanks man!

    • @ActionKid
      @ActionKid  Před 3 lety +1

      Now you know!

    • @DiscoverHudsonValley
      @DiscoverHudsonValley Před 3 lety

      @@ActionKid yes indeed, haha!

    • @zaynab2085
      @zaynab2085 Před 3 lety

      On Friday and Saturday nights it’s more lively then this. Keep in mind many places are still not fully functional due to the pandemic.

  • @loveallhumanity2024
    @loveallhumanity2024 Před 3 lety

    Taking a walk through Little Italy was really nice. These videos help us get to see far off places. I've never been to the US but I've been all over America just by watching these videos. I might get an opportunity to visit the US in the near future hopefully.

  • @user-uf5nu2uf9d
    @user-uf5nu2uf9d Před 3 lety +6

    Wow! Looks incredible neighborhood with the mixed culture!!! Pretty cool!!!

    • @Crybaby420
      @Crybaby420 Před 3 lety

      I live here and it is very Not Cool

  • @azraelinarakoczy7862
    @azraelinarakoczy7862 Před 3 lety +2

    Good morning action kid 😎

  • @cashtimevideo1501
    @cashtimevideo1501 Před 3 lety

    I'm loving Providence more and more!

  • @justwalk-travelasmrchannel1630

    Another awesome walk!!

  • @ramcesdelgado5123
    @ramcesdelgado5123 Před 3 lety +3

    Providence kind of looks similar to City Island AK! Hopefully they’ve got the best food restaurants there. Nice exploring!

    • @ActionKid
      @ActionKid  Před 3 lety +1

      I sort of see the resemblance with City Island!

  • @JimHendrickson
    @JimHendrickson Před 3 lety

    I used to work in a small office park right down the hill from Atwells. So much good food just steps away. I spent many lunches at Venda, Cassarino's and Sicilia's. Casserta's is good, but it isn't my favorite. There are some good brick ovens and other pizza houses near where I live that I like better. I'm glad you got to sample some of Providence's best cuisine while you were here. It's a bummer you also got to see up close one of the less pleasant things Rhode Island has to offer--terrible roads constantly being dug up. Come back again soon.

  • @ziggy08080
    @ziggy08080 Před 3 lety

    Very informative Action Kid. Always appreciate the Italian-American neighborhoods and all your videos. My dream is to open a “Cafe Sportivo” in Florida when I retire. Offer coffee, espresso, cappuccino and pastries. A social club where you can smoke a cigar, play cards and watch the game. The summer will have Catholic festivals in the Italian sections. Many people come back. Try Hammonton, NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in July. This a from a South Philly guy.

    • @hibiscushoney3759
      @hibiscushoney3759 Před 3 lety

      Love your idea. Hope you make it come true. Sounds like it would thrive.

  • @kennymanuel1007
    @kennymanuel1007 Před 2 lety

    What!? Great wikifacts!

  • @freddyfeliciano4468
    @freddyfeliciano4468 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you very much for another video from Providence. It’s a very beautiful yet versatile town. Federal Hill has a lot of great restaurants and places to eat but it looks compared to the other parts of Providence as a little bit run down. It’s has a bit of upstate Ny mix with a hint of downtown Baltimore. (Don’t know if you been to Baltimore but it’s a interesting place to go). The fountain was beautiful and park was nice as well. Thank you again for your hard work and may you have a great day

  • @markmcnaught8145
    @markmcnaught8145 Před 3 lety +3

    Theres not really Italians on the hill now though, just millionaire Italian restaurant owners from Cranston.

  • @rickberglund2134
    @rickberglund2134 Před rokem

    Amazingly enough, there are 12 blocks of restaurants in this area, and they are among the finest in the world. These restaurants offer as fine cuisine as you could get anywhere in NYC or even Milan. What is amazing, is that these restaurants don’t cannibalize each other, they all usually survive, and if one closes, another just as good, opens in its place

  • @angelsmith8905
    @angelsmith8905 Před 3 lety +1

    I love RI!

  • @RussDougherty
    @RussDougherty Před 3 lety +3

    Caserta's Pizza is normally closed on Mondays.

    • @ActionKid
      @ActionKid  Před 3 lety

      Good to know! I visited the next day too and it also seemed to be closed.

    • @cdhodg7104
      @cdhodg7104 Před 2 lety

      @@ActionKid The many closings you saw were mainly due to Covid. Rhode Island was experiencing a heavy surge of infections at that point in time; and there were a lot of dining/entertainment restrictions in place. Federal Hill is a VERY busy area in normal times (you would never have such an easy time finding a parking spot there, even down the back and side streets). Thayer Street (covered in your College Hill/Brown University video) and Downtown Providence are also usually a lot busier than you saw. There are quite a few other neighborhoods in Providence that are MUCH more active than would have been experienced at that time.

  • @ashylarry1589
    @ashylarry1589 Před 2 lety

    One of the best places by far to eat in Prov is Food For The Soul on Atwells Ave. it’s a little hole in the wall that’s been there forever. The owner goes by the name Chef and his employees are kids from his church that are acquiring cooking skills to start a career after school. The kids are well monitored, the food is out of this world and Chef is the kindest, friendliest restaurant owner I’ve met and I cooked for 14 years in some of the best restaurants in Newport so trust me. The BBQ wings with extra sauce is the best around. I literally drive from Newport to Prov just to get them. They’re so good. If you happen to make it there tell Chef you saw the guy from Newport on CZcams and he told you to go there. He’ll take good care of you.

  • @crazeyjoe
    @crazeyjoe Před 3 lety

    Thank you for posting this vid of Federal Hill, AK! Indeed, a gem in Providence!

  • @arnnooo6510
    @arnnooo6510 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice walking adventure :D

  • @alextirrellRI
    @alextirrellRI Před 3 lety +1

    I feel bad that you weren't here when things were more vibrant. The pandemic has hit the restaurant industry especially hard and there has been some turnover. Maybe even some new businesses as I just moved from that neighborhood in September and a couple of those places looked new. However, things really do pick up more in the evenings and especially on weekends in the warmer months. It can get extremely busy, and starting last summer they actually shut down most of the street for outdoor dining.

    • @joejojo5966
      @joejojo5966 Před rokem

      this a nice area? might visit with some friends'family sometime this year.

    • @alextirrellRI
      @alextirrellRI Před rokem +1

      @@joejojo5966 Atwells Ave and Broadway are definitely the more tourist leaning areas for restaurants and such. That's kind of the main draw. There's also some interesting Victorian houses around to look at if that's your thing. 'Nice enough' would be my verdict.

  • @EricDKaufman
    @EricDKaufman Před 3 lety

    You missed my house by not turning right!
    @6:00 TOM!!!!

  • @cosmicsatan7116
    @cosmicsatan7116 Před 3 lety

    I also lived above the Walgreens at 333 atwells

  • @carmencarmenatti
    @carmencarmenatti Před 3 lety +1

    I use to live on carpenter st,right next to knight st.

  • @farad50
    @farad50 Před 2 lety

    You should do Woonsocket

  • @lennypignatello7493
    @lennypignatello7493 Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder if the Italian American Club is still there?

  • @coffeepandacat
    @coffeepandacat Před 3 lety +4

    YES 👍👍👍👍

  • @joejojo5966
    @joejojo5966 Před rokem

    how is this area nowadays? crime low/hi? generally safe? curious because i want to visit.

  • @LEFTY2GUNZ401twoGUNZ
    @LEFTY2GUNZ401twoGUNZ Před 2 lety

    I live right up the block from up there

  • @Ed-sv5mq
    @Ed-sv5mq Před 3 lety +2

    He's better off going to Hanover St. Boston's North End the hill ain't what it used to be!

  • @shabirjackson1
    @shabirjackson1 Před 3 lety +1

    It's not a pineapple, it's a La Pigna

  • @C_G33
    @C_G33 Před 2 měsíci

    25:40 the Coin-O-Matic

  • @user-uf5nu2uf9d
    @user-uf5nu2uf9d Před 3 lety +2

    Always impressed by NY neighborhoods - they very green and clean I guess

    • @patrickpierce3474
      @patrickpierce3474 Před 3 lety

      This is not New York this is in Providence Rhode island we are our own state we are not part of New York

    • @user-uf5nu2uf9d
      @user-uf5nu2uf9d Před 3 lety +1

      @@patrickpierce3474 Thanks a lot Patrick for a solid info!!!

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 Před 3 lety +7

    The Action Kid looking to try the 🍕 after his 🚶‍♂️.

  • @kisherkinashwest2023
    @kisherkinashwest2023 Před 3 lety +1

    The state that Family Guy lives in lol
    It looks like family guy if you watch that show Action Kid

  • @Soho33
    @Soho33 Před 2 lety

    Actionkid totally skipped waterfire ?

  • @joshspird4786
    @joshspird4786 Před 3 lety

    This really felt like a normal Monday afternoon stroll through Providence, most all the Italian places are closed, and it’s quiet after the bustling weekends. Amazing city for foodies!

  • @zorkwork3841
    @zorkwork3841 Před 3 lety

    Angelo's is a great place to eat.Hope you found it. Really good...not fancy but excellent ..half and whole orders!!!
    Lived in Providence for 20+ years. Enjoy exploring.

  • @Mike-ew7fx
    @Mike-ew7fx Před 2 lety

    I know this place thanks to Lovecraft history :)

  • @rickberglund2134
    @rickberglund2134 Před rokem

    COVID hurt so many of these restaurants

  • @michellecannata7255
    @michellecannata7255 Před 3 lety +2

    Casertas is closed on Mondays. They are fine ... go down the other way on that street and you would hit Pastiche, an amazing pastry shop. Tavolo is phenomenal. Zooma is one of my favorites. Camilles is just off the hill and also great. You could have started at the other end of atwells and done yourself a favor , no one goes down the end you started at. The hill isn’t really Italian anymore . Certainly doesn’t qualify as a little Italy.

  • @rosaannarilli4905
    @rosaannarilli4905 Před 3 lety

    Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949 as the last Province of Canada.

  • @byronmendez9634
    @byronmendez9634 Před 5 měsíci

    I LOVE PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND. GOD BLES U.S. A

  • @rickberglund2134
    @rickberglund2134 Před rokem

    14:00 No way! Casserta’s Pizza is mediocre. Go to Providence Coal Fire Pizza, it’s much better. Bob & Timmy’s was outstanding too, but COVID killed it.

  • @user-uf5nu2uf9d
    @user-uf5nu2uf9d Před 3 lety +1

    Hey Action Kid! How's it going?

  • @ajcap
    @ajcap Před 3 lety +2

    Casertas is way overrated. I’m born and raised in providence.

  • @amusedcookie
    @amusedcookie Před 3 lety +1

    Caserta is basic. RI has way better pizza shops even some people who don't have a shop yet.

  • @smexTTS
    @smexTTS Před 3 lety +1

    he failed to show the real federal hill --no where man -from nowhere land --nice try.

  • @tbarnette19
    @tbarnette19 Před 3 lety +4

    Kind of a dangerous area so just watch you back tho

    • @ACdotCOM
      @ACdotCOM Před 3 lety +3

      He probably did about 5 days ago, so don't worry. He survived 😌