If it’s been a minute since you were last in Erie’s Little Italy Neighborhood, let’s lace up those sneakies, grab your favorite barley pop from your local brewery, and hit the streets!
We’ll begin our tour on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Huron streets, where you’ll find the delicious aromas of Majestic Baking Company wafting straight at you. They’re probably inside cranking out amazing sourdough loaves alongside popular banana pepper and asiago pinwheels and their wonderfully dense hippie bread. Get in there during their usual operating hours for a yummy side quest of local carbohydrates. Cheers to you, Majestic!
Next we’ll do an about-face and walk south on Chestnut, crossing Huron, strolling right past the La Nuova Aurora Society, home to meticulously maintained outdoor and indoor bocce courts, and a centerpiece of Erie’s rich Italian heritage since 1907. Kitty-corner from here you’ll see the gorgeous St. Paul’s Catholic Church with the corner-oriented bell tower and double stacked stained glass windows adorning the exterior walls. Cheers to you, St. Paul’s and La Nuova Aurora!…