“Old versus new”. Calambrone (PI), Italy.  Photo: © Wolfram MikuteitThe b

“Old versus new”. Calambrone (PI), Italy.  Photo: © Wolfram Mikuteit

The building to the left was part of a centralized reception area for the vast linear complex of of holiday colonies built during the 1930s along the Tirrenian cost. The kids had been signed up here at the center in Calambrone, before going off to one of the many colonies along the coast.