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Originally Posted by Docere
James Bond is right to point out that there aren't as many European ethnic neighborhoods as there used to be. Which raises an interesting question though. What are some European enclaves in the US that emerged or expanded after say, 1950?
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I think the period after 1950 would be a very distinct list from more recent years. Also, do they have to be first generation neighborhoods?
Pretty much all the Sicilian/Calabrian enclaves date from post 1950, so there would be a ton of first generation Italian entries. Bensonhurst, Brooklyn or Morris Park, Bronx would be obvious examples. Parts of South Philly, Staten Island, Queens, North Jersey. Large geographies in South Brooklyn and East Bronx.
In recent decades, I'm guessing all the first generation European neighborhoods are Russian or Eastern European. Obviously all the Russian/Ukranian neighborhoods in South Brooklyn would be examples, and there would be smaller concentrations in many other metros. Bosnians in St. Louis, Poles in Chicago, etc. Poles came in large numbers in the 70's and 80's, so enclaves like Greenpoint, Brooklyn were growing for a while.
Do Bukharan Jews count? They're culturally more European, but from Uzbekistan, so probably no. They didn't start arriving until the 1990's, when they took over much of Central Queens.