That row of majestic pine trees, too often unfortunately affected by falls and criticality, could barely be glimpsed at the time. The trees were young and petite and the route of the street ran along what was once the Sant’Agnese ditch.
This is how Corso Trieste looked in the 1930s, as shown by a period postcard published in the volume “Come Eravamo Trieste-Salario” by Typimedia Editore. A great family album that tells, in pictures, the history of the neighbourhood. And in which, of course, one of the main arteries, with its monumental pine trees, could not be missing.
In the early 20th century, Rome needed to expand to accommodate the new ruling class of the Kingdom of Italy. And so in 1909, Edmondo Sanjust di Teulada’s master plan was approved to expand the city beyond the Aurelian Walls. The area on which the Trieste-Salario was to be built was an expanse of fields, shacks, ditches and waterways.
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