09-10-2006, 07:18 AM
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The context is some kind of area rehabilitation, so no clues to the factory there 
Another piece of trivia: when emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Abeba in 1941, following the half-assed Italian "occupation", he arrived in an Alfa Romeo. I guess a nice car is a nice car no matter what you need it for ;D
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09-10-2006, 12:27 PM
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it's maby a little bit off topic but i am going in october to milan, what besides the alfa musea, the factory in arese and the old office from the portello factory is there to see?
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09-10-2006, 02:21 PM
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it's maby a little bit off topic but i am going in october to milan, what besides the alfa musea, the factory in arese and the old office from the portello factory is there to see?
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09-11-2006, 12:18 PM
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"Musts" are the bookstore "Libreria 'dell Automobile", the Duomo, and Spontini pizza at Piazza Argentina and Via Spontini. There are also a lot of excellent clothing stores and gellato shops.
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The Libereria is fantastic! I've never seen such a collection of automotive books.
At the Alfa facility in Arese, there's really not much to see other than the museum. The historical archives are located in the building across from the museum (in the plaza directly across. Go through the doors and turn right, I think, and you're there... it's also the closest toilet to the museum!). The rest of the area seemed like it was all either offices or abandoned.
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09-12-2006, 02:07 PM
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Asmara Alfa Romeo
Here are some scans from a book "Asmara - a guide to built the environment", published by 'The Cultural Assets Rehabilitation Project' (CARP).
The building is on a list of CARP for tehabilitation.
Below are some pictures of how the building looked like in 2005.
Pictures and scans kindly provided by: Hans van der Splinter & Mebrat Tzehaie
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09-12-2006, 03:36 PM
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Thanks for the great photos of the factory as it exists today.
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09-12-2006, 04:53 PM
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it's maby a little bit off topic but i am going in october to milan, what besides the alfa musea, the factory in arese and the old office from the portello factory is there to see?
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09-12-2006, 05:54 PM
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Interesting building, the wooden blinds on the outside that also push out as awnings. I like to explore old buildings like these, see how they were built and what materials. Understanding a little of Alfa's history for style makes me wonder what the trim work and interior design is like. One of these days...I just gotta go to Italy. Joe
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09-13-2006, 04:25 AM
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Thank you AlfaRonny for the stunning pictures.
When preparing my article, I came across more obscure pics of the Addis Abeba facility, and another one, more on the countryside, in Dessič, but I failed to dig for the Asmara locations, and I was obviously wrong as these are much ore intersting as for architecture.
I'll post the Addis Abeba pics later, I have to rework the files.
One precision, however: the Ethiopian/Eritrean facilities were NOT an assembly factory, only a repair shop and a commercial company, which became formally independent from Alfa Romeo SpA. in December 1940. They were tooled for maintenance of the many trucks and busses, probably also for the maintenance of the Alfa-powered aircrafts, both civilan and military, and a few 6C2500s, including the Coloniales.
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09-13-2006, 07:28 AM
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What great photos! Thanks for sharing. I'm pleased that the building appears to be in mostly original condition. Although it's worn, at least it doesn't appear too abused. Every time I venture into Detroit I notice how sad it is that the factories and offices that gave the automotive industry its start are in such disrepair.
gtv2000: So this facility was simply a repair facility, not an assembly plant? Did Alfa Romeo have assembly plants outside of Italy?
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09-13-2006, 08:08 AM
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gtv2000: So this facility was simply a repair facility, not an assembly plant? Did Alfa Romeo have assembly plants outside of Italy?
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After the war instead, there have been many all around the globe.
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09-21-2006, 03:36 AM
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09-21-2006, 01:16 PM
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Sad to see 
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09-21-2006, 02:51 PM
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That Mercedes out front is neat, though!
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10-04-2006, 04:47 AM
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Received some more pictures and info
Original name Societa Anonima Alfa Romeo (SAAR)
Current address 177-1 Street
Original address Viale Armando Diaz
Architect unknown
Date Approximately 1937
(from the book: ASMARA - Africa's secret modernist city)
The little B/W picture was made in 1938 (L' Africa Orientale, Milan - A. Mondadori)
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