Italian Cultural Centre, Thunder Bay

The Italian Cultural Centre is located at 132 S. Algoma Street, in the Thunder Bay north, former the twin cities of Port Arthur and Fort William, Ontario, Canada at 132 S. Algoma Street.

The counterpart is the Da Vinci Center in the Fort William side of Thunder Bay.

Organized by the Italian Mutual Benefit Society of Port Arthur in 1929. At the time the building was originally called the Italian Hall of Port Arthur, then with the building of a new hall in the centennial year, 1967 it was called the Italian Centennial Hall, and with the latest building The Italian Cultural Centre in the year 2000.

References

  • The Italians of Thunder Bay, John Potestio, pp. 254–256 Chair of Italian Studies, Lakehead University publisher, Altona, Manitoba, CANADA, 2005.

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