If it isn't obvious, this is another Peanuts post from St. Paul.
This was the second Peanuts character we found in our travels around the City of St. Paul. It stands in a small Park in the neighborhood of Low Town, a few feet from the Mississippi River levee.
My Husband and I were confused about the statue, because yes, we can see it is Charlie Brown and Woodstock, but they are dressed funny.
The plaque gives hints as to what the statue symbolizes.
Charlie Andiamo Americano
A symbol of the memory Dal 1820-1965
For all our Italian ancestors who left their homes in heartache, in the hopes of living the American Dream. Armed with courage, strength, and blind faith, these immigrants came to homestead on what became known as St. Paul’s Little Italy, “The Levee,” around 1900. In appreciation of their spirit and desire to provide loved ones with a better life, we honor them as the first Italian American homestead with this tribute.
DEDICATED IN PRIDE WITH A DEEP LOVE OF BEING ITALIAN AMERICAN
The Cossetta Famiglia - The Mancini Famiglia
As with so many things, the worst land goes to the immigrant new. I was worried that something terrible had happened, a flood or something, but it just seems to be a tribute to courageous immigrants of Italian ancestry.
Well done and as I mentioned a few days ago, The Cossetta Family is obviously flourishing in St. Paul. If their cannoli's are any indication. :-)
Some how I always thought that the Italians basically kept to the east coast. Oh well, the status is cute, and I always loved Charlie Brown and Woodstock. I am so glad they are for the Italians who made it to St. Paul. :-)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was, too.
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