The St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority condemns the few remaining homes in the area known as "The Levee." The Upper Levee Flats had long been the location of poor immigrant neighborhoods for various ethnic groups, including Poles, Bohemians, and Swedes. Around 1900, Italians settled there in such numbers that it earned the name "Little Italy." Upper Levee Flats was prone to flooding, leading the city to condemn the neighborhood.