Tag: immigrants
Almadora “Emma” (Iannacito/Cito) Carpanzano/Carpenter
Almadora “Emma” Iannacito was born in Louisville, Colorado in 1905, above the Track Inn tavern. The daughter of Amadore and...
Samuel “Sam” Aiello Carpanzano/Carpenter
The oldest of five children, Samuel “Sam” Aiello Carpanzano was born in Chicago in 1902. Around 1910, his family, including...
A Closer Look: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
When Italian Americans moved out of the Bottoms area along the South Platte River to north Denver, many began to...
Italy in Colorado: The Denver Colony
The growth of Denver’s Italian colony kept pace with the surging numbers of Italian immigrants settling in the United States...