The stories · San Siro & dintorni – Stadio Ippodromi
San Siro from the sky, 1956–67: Harar, stadium, racecourse, aerial view from the south-east.
1956–67 Harar, stadium, racecourse Author unidentified · Local Facebook groups of the area and of Milanese memory

The stories, all from the crossroads

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The check

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The catalogue images that concern this chapter. Each carries year, author and provenance.

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Named in this chapter

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The index

Thirty-two chapters, in six parts

32 pages · 6 parts
The six parts Then Now Next
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How many chapters of each part fall in each period. The parts are not chronological: «Stadium and beyond» is in all three periods, «The houses» in three, «The two streets» and «Flight» in one only.

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Register of the axis: six lots, 31 junctions. It is in The area, under «From via Novara».

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The six parts of the story

From the crossroads outwards: first the junction, then the houses, the stadium, the two streets, flight, what lies around.

Video

Sports hall, Selinunte, racecourse

Chapters on video: the «Palazzone» next to the stadium, 1976–1985; the project for the former market of piazzale Selinunte, October 2025; the flat-racing course today and Leonardo’s Horse at the entrance.

From the photo collection

The neighbourhoods in photographs

All records in the photo collection.

Where it continues

Sources for this page

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The specific sources of each chapter are in the list of sources, entry by entry. Where two records differ the primary source prevails; if there is none, the disputed detail is not written.

What this page rests on

Every fact is checked against at least two independent sources and, where one exists, the official source.

Two independent sources

Dates, measurements and names go through at least two sources that do not copy each other. Where it exists, we go to the original: the deed, the archive, the body that owns it. What appears in only one place waits.

One version only

If two sources disagree, the original document prevails. If even that is not enough, only the part they agree on is written: the year, for example, instead of the day.

Updated every day

The press review and calendar are updated every day. Everything else changes when a new document turns up, and then it changes everywhere at once.

From the community

Many memories, family photographs and tips come from people who live here, writing to the Facebook page. They are published only if the sender agrees. How to take part: Community.

Everything traceable

Sources are listed above and on the page Sources, with archive, shelfmark and terms of use.

No interpretation passed off as fact

An approximate figure stays approximate, a project stays a project until construction starts, and whatever does not add up stays out. The criteria are in Method.