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Andrea Gallo
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“I willingly return to my neighborhood, I pass by it sometimes, it doesn't seem disfigured like others, nor devastated by speculation or by the carelessness of men. It was also lucky not to suffer much damage from air raids, unlike the city centre. We were on the other side of the Polcevera stream and the large factories, I lived in via Campi, right at the beginning of the neighborhood. We were proud to be from Certosa. It was called that because there was a Carthusian abbey. One of our feasts was San Bruno, the founder of the Carthusians. The church, the large porticoes, were a value. In our parish there was the musical band, all the branches of Catholic Action, sporting activities, because the field was large, it was a recreation center on the example of that of San Carlo in Milan. (p. 14)”
Andrea Gallo (1928–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even the Pammatone, the historic hospital of Genoa, should have been preserved from the fateful demolition pickaxe. It could have been transformed into a large conference center but instead it became a courthouse. It is also true that it was heavily bombed, but not to the point of necessarily wanting to demolish it, so much so that a priest, Don Ferrari, chaplain of the Garibaldina Brigade, who had been with the partisans, created a community of "sciuscià" there after the war: The city of boys. Pammatone was an artistic pearl, a Renaissance hospital at the time of Saint Catherine of Genoa, who had founded the congregation of Mandilletto. For this reason, at least the portico structure was saved and encapsulated in a steel structure. It's a unique building, but the rest of the neighborhood is deserted. (p. 28)”
Andrea Gallo (1928–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“An event was discussed a lot. To tell the truth, it is still discussed today: the construction in the early 1960s of the Genoa Elevated Road, along the entire port arch, which became sadly famous for its paradoxical ability to hide the medieval city below , but at the same time to enhance the presence of the buildings from above. The elevated road became an emergency due to the continuous increase in city traffic. The municipal administration was almost forced to intervene as quickly as possible. It is clear that the structure is very open to criticism from an architectural point of view and the overlap in an artistic port context of the entire harbor. However, after many years, the route of the flyover has proven to be efficient and still partially resolves sea traffic. Controversies still arise today, the pros and cons are discussed, but it remains a fundamental 6 kilometer artery. For supporters of its demolition, only two opportunities remain: either an underground tunnel or a high bridge over the port. (pp. 48-49)”
Andrea Gallo (1928–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is important to underline your native place, your land, your sea. And so this aspiration has the same name as the city. Even Janua, say the scholars, means door, and the city of God means an open door. The port itself is made of two large, spreading arms. The port welcomes all ships, all cultures, all goods, exchange of goods and people. [...] I saw seafarers from all over the world arriving in port, even before the world war, and my heart opened. The first vu cumprà of Genoa were Chinese, and no one opposed them. They passed along the beach with suitcases and only repeated "ties, ties". They were famous: «One lila, two lile». (pp. 145-146)”
Andrea Gallo (1928–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source