Panoramic photograph, 1940s
Taken from via Albaredo, the panoramic photo from 1940 shows an area of Locarno with wide open spaces. There are extensive fields used for growing fruit and as vineyards but few buildings. However, the new roads – built around the cluster of farms – can already be seen, marking out the land. Looking at the same landscape today, much green space has been used for the construction of buildings, residential property and commercial premises. There are still some terraced vineyards though as well as fruit trees and allotment plots.