by Ben Lariccia

Though postwar U.S.A. experienced a depression that lasted until 1921, the severe economic and social upheavals that hit Italy in the wake of WWI had little parallel in the U.S. In fact, the period of the 1920s was one of general prosperity—the Roaring Twenties— that aided greatly in the Americanization of immigrant communities.

With citizenship and a stable employment in their grasp, many in the Italian enclaves began putting down permanent roots in U.S. soil. The era saw growth of Italian owned homes, construction companies and businesses.

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Source: http://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/