One of my Stefano friends just reminded me that our main railway station, “
Livorno Centrale”, will be one hundred years old today.
The station was built when, in the first decade of the 2oth century, Livorno was linked through Vada, a seaside village where my family comes from, to the coastal trunk line for Rome.
How this old postcard shows, there was a great celebration then, with lights along the main streets and squares. The ceremony took place with the partecipation of the King,
Vittorio Emanuele III.
The tracks today, with a bench ready for
another blog of mine.
One of my Stefano friends just reminded me that our main railway station, “Livorno Centrale”, will be one hundred years old today.
The station was built when, in the first decade of the 2oth century, Livorno was linked through Vada, a seaside village where my family comes from, to the coastal trunk line for Rome.
How this old postcard shows, there was a great celebration then, with lights along the main streets and squares. The ceremony took place with the partecipation of the King, Vittorio Emanuele III.
The tracks today, with a bench ready for another blog of mine.
Will they throw a birthday party?
ReplyDeleteGreat history here. Enjoyed your linked post too.
Wish I could be on the train entering Livorno Centrale.
When I was young I went on Inter-rail. So these photos brought back some memories. Do the trains in Italy run on time??
ReplyDeleteNice shot !!!!
ReplyDeletehappy birthday : )
Congrats to all who were involved in this. I get so jealous over the kind of transportation available in Europe...we just don't have anything like it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing those old postcards, too.
Happy Birthday to the train station! I just wish we had a train station here in Eagan! Nice to catch up on your blog today!
ReplyDeleteCiao!
Love this post. I like the old post cards.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to the train station. Look at those lovely benches in the postcard.
ReplyDeleteYou must have a huge collection of postcards. They are great history. MB
@ MB - Some have maintenance problems but, after a century, most of those benches are still there: Closed Bench.
ReplyDeleteHi VP! Re your comment/question on Ocala DP: The gentleman could probably buy 6 or 7 nice golf cars for the price of this regular car.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, excellent reporting of history. I love the old benches and station.
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely that people actually recognize the station's birthday! But it doesn't look that old at all :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the illuminazione artistica, just like Christmas.
ReplyDeleteLille is well worth a day trip.
I have spent many hours on trains in Italy. But not here I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteBelated congratulations, Livorno Centrale!
ReplyDeleteBelated happy birthday, Livorno Centrale!
ReplyDeleteLove these historical posts.
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