Beginning in the 1960s, Italy completed its postwar transformation from a largely agrarian, relatively poor country into one of the most economically and socially advanced countries of the world.
One consequence of these changes was that migration from the south slowed after 1970 and, by the 1980s, even reversed, as jobs became scarcer in northern Italy and northern Europe.
Other demographic, economic, technological, and cultural changes transformed Italian daily life and fueled social unrest. After the Cold War ended in 1989, pressures for political and economic reform, European economic unification, and globalization exposed Italy to a new range of challenges.
These amazing color photos were taken by
Martin Snelling that show what Italy looked like in the 1960s.
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Main street, Bellagio, Italy, 1961 |
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Bellagio, Italy, 1961 |
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Bellagio, Italy, 1961 |
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Bellagio, Italy, 1961 |
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Bridge, Venice, Italy, 1961 |
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Carlazzo, Italy, 1961 |
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Castle at Bolzano, Italy, 1961 |
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Hotel Grande, Tremezzo, Italy, 1961 |
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Lake Como, Italy, 1961 |
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Lake Lugano, Italy, 1961 |
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Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, 1961 |
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Roman amphitheatre, Verona, Italy, 1961 |
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St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy, 1961 |
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Town centre, Verona, Italy, 1961 |
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Venice Tower, Italy, 1961 |
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Venice, Italy, 1961 |
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Backstreet in Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Cafe, Italy, 1964 |
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Cars in Verona, Italy, 1964 |
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Chiesa di Santa Maria Antica, Verona, Italy, 1964 |
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Clock Tower, Italy, 1964 |
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Duomo, Verona, Italy, 1964 |
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Gondola ride at Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Italy street scenes, 1964 |
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Italy street scenes, 1964 |
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People, Italy, 1964 |
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Piazza Sacco e Vanzetti in Verona, looking over the river towards the Castello, Italy, 1964 |
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Ponta Pietra, Verona, Italy, 1964 |
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Ponte di Castello Vecchio, Verona, Italy, 1964 |
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Side street, Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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The Piazza delle Erbe in Verona, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice Sunset, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Venice, Italy, 1964 |
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Verona, Italy, 1964 |
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Yellow in Venice, Italy, 1964 |
Oh, i love Italian architecture! i visited Rome last year and that was the best trip of my life.
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