After the 1915 subway expansion in Brooklyn, many immigrants fled the Lower East Side and relocated to more affordable Bensonhurst. During the 1930s, high-rise apartments were the norm, but today, single and multi-family, detached and attached, homes are prominent in this middle-class neighborhood. However, Bensonhurst’s recent makeover includes the addition of three-story residence buildings and multi-family condos. The neighborhood has been traditionally populated by multi-generational Italian and Jewish families, although the recent influx of Chinese and Russian families is slowing changing the area’s cultural landscape. The area’s claim to fame, the “end of summer” Italian cultural bash known as the Santa Rosalina Festival, still draws thousands of visitors yearly.