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Continuing along corso Lione and crossing piazza
Marmolada, we arrive in the part of the district that takes
the name of Borgata Polo Nord, because in the past here a
lot of snow was collected and the cold wind was channelled
into the railway line that leads to the Susa Valley. Today,
instead of a factory, there is a park named after the athlete
Pietro Mennea, in which various art pieces have been
created. They recall both the shape of the mountains and
the name of the area and are dedicated to the 2006 Winter
Olympics.
We cross the square again and take via Spalato, where at
number 59 we can make a journey into the world of comics:
from Diabolik and Eva Kant to Mr. Linea, from Valentina to
Corto Maltese up to the legendary Snoopy. The mural was
created by Truly Design group on Mycrom, the art gallery
located in the same building.
We turn right into via Millio and continue until we reach
number 42. The Gabrio Social Centre is located in an old
school. On one of the external façades you can admire the
drawing of an activist who turned the Mexican revolutionary
Emiliano Zapata into a comic strip, while inside other works
represent the political battles and a Santa Muerte, a
Mexican deity of pre-Columbian origin.
To conclude our tour, we take a quick left onto via Osasco
and immediately turn right onto via Braccini. After the
garden we take via Gabriele D'Annunzio. Here there is a
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