Throughout the 20th century it became a residential neighborhood for various ethnic groups , Italian - Americans being chief among them .
Across Landis Avenue from St. Joseph Hill Academy sits St. John Villa Academy , also a Roman Catholic girls school .
Throughout the 20th century St. John Villa Academy became a residential neighborhood for various ethnic groups , Italian - Americans being chief among them .
Across Landis Avenue from St. Joseph Hill Academy sits St. John Villa Academy , also a Roman Catholic girls school .