San Paolo

In the first decade of the twentieth century, a manufacturing panorama began to take shape, within which the automobile and metallurgical sectors became increasingly important. The factory becomes the beating heart of the
economic and social life of the city. Thanks to the immigration of numerous families from southern Italy (due to the demand for work), San Paolo is growing demographically, the censuses reveal that only 25% of the population is originally from Turin Many unemployed people find employment in these workshops, and for generations the professional profession has been handed down to become one of the key drivers for the city. The village, together with the citizens has undergone significant transformations over the years, from farmers and peasants to workers, from workers to partisans, and finally today most of the village is inhabited by people from South America.In the end of 20th century the railway moved from the upper ground to the underground and because thetransportation is now easier and faster, it seems like the district is closer to the city centre and so the city seems smaller.In the early 90s the factories closed and moved to poorer countries. The people that once owned the factories now usethem as cultural centers like Sandretto Re Rabaudengo fondation, Merz fondation and OGR