Bloomfield is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located three miles from the downtown area. Bloomfield is sometimes referred to as Pittsburgh's Little Italy because of its historically Italian-American population. Pittsburgh architectural historian, Franklin Toker, has said that Bloomfield "is a feast, as rich to the eyes as the homemade tortellini and cannoli in its shop windows are to the stomach." Today the neighborhood has a combination of working class Italian-Americans, various other European populations, African-Americans, and a substantial population of college students. Liberty Avenue is the neighborhood's main business thoroughfare.