Small Italian Businesses in Ashtabula
saloons, and stores, services: tailors, shoe peddlers, barbers, carpenters
Examples: Fabio Barone owned a grocery store at 197 Columbus Ave. Ralph Di Mare owned a meat market and joined produce store at 32 Pacific. His store was an important locus for the community. The Donato Store on 10 Harbor Ave, was run by Michael Donato's wife while he and his son worked at the railroad. George Paglia owned a Fruits and Confections Store at 175 Bridge St.
Morell & Son, Batalini & Cervone, Angelo & Harry
9 out of the 13 shoemakers in the city were Italian in 1921use of census and city directories and some newspaper articles/advertisements