Many children of Italian immigrants attended Columbus School during the early years of the twentieth century until redevelopment came through Wooster Square in the 1960s. The school offered classes from kindergarten through eighth grade. The school was originally named the Greene Street School. It is believed that the name was changed sometime after 1920 and after the Statue of Christopher Columbus was erected in Wooster Square Park in 1892. Many former students fondly share memories of attending Columbus School.

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On the Wooster Square Tour

1 | Sally’s Pizza

2 | Canestri's Pastry Shop

2 | Consiglio’s Restaurant

3 | Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana

4 | Midolo’s Bakery

5 | Generoso Muro Macaroni Factory

6 | Libby’s Pastry Shop

7 | Cavaliere’s Grocery Store

8 | Mike’s Meat Market

9 | Society of Santa Maria Maddalena

10 | Maiorano’s Cheese Factory

11 | Carrano’s Market

12 | Lucibello’s Pastry Shop

13 | Shoninger’s & Chestnut St. Fire

13 | Slineyville Area

14 | Longobardi’s Funeral Home

15 | St. Andrew the Apostle Society

16 | Paul Russo Home and Bank

16 | D’Onofrio’s Funeral Home

17 | Iovanne’s Funeral Home

18 | St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, SIRS & Grammar School

19 | Columbus School aka Greene Street School

20 | Sacred Heart Academy

21 | Italian Consulate

22 | Congregation B’nai Scholom

23 | Winchester Davies Shirt Manufacturing Co.

24 | Strouse, Adler & Company

25 | Maresca’s Funeral Home

26 | Lupoli’s Funeral Home

27 | Luisa DeLauro Corner