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casta | 2 years ago

Ah, Isola. When I was living in Milan 30 years ago that is where you'd look for your bike/moped if they stole it. They did a good job there if you now consider it a luxury area.

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toyg|2 years ago

Città della Moda was the turning point.

I lived in Isola for a year around 2001 (piazza Minniti), and the direction of travel was already well-understood. Even the centro sociale squatters knew they were fighting a lost cause. I was back a couple of years ago and it's largely unrecognisable, with art galleries and real-estate agencies in place of cheap bakeries and northafrican takeaways. I got lost, and felt so depressed that I've never been back since.