20,000 copies * City Map * Useful Information December 2017 Hello Milano On our 21st birthday more information, more pages, more photos. Guided tours connect Bicwith Last Supper tickets www.hellomilano.it Tourist assitence ART DEA online guide More information on I pag 12. www.artidea.co.uk See more at What’s On www.friendinmilan.co.uk translations • graphics • free press and find eventual possible changes A Streetcar Named “Carrelli” This is a story with a happy ending, without any In 1929 one of the first units was sent to connection to the 1951 American drama film “A Frankfurt and tested on the tram network Streetcar Named Desire” directed by Elia Ka- there, without success. Another unit was zan, starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando! sold to Brussels, where it became the mo- This article is about another international del for the series 5000; more were sent to “star,” the timeless 1920’s-style white and yel- Madrid. low tram, with dark and shiny teak benches In 1932–1935 some cars were equipped and the interior illuminated with corolla-sha- with an experimental half door at the tail, ped glass lamps. It is one of the most photo- and from 1938 to 1940 with the complete graphed symbols for visitors to the city. Vir- rear door as it appears today. So the Peter tually an unofficial emblem. Witt system was abandoned after just a few It was on 20th November 1927, when for the years of service. first time a car of this new model, revolutio- During the Second World War many trams nary for the time, made its entry clattering on were seriously damaged, but only one unit Milan’s tramlines. 90 years later, it is still ope- had to be scrapped. The others were repai- rating, full of energy, well restored, and even red or reconstructed from 1945 to 1949. offering new proposals. Many of them were sold to the American ci- The Carrelli In the 1920s, when increasing traffic on the ties of San Francisco and San Jose, where courtesy Giorgio Stagni - Creative Commons Milan urban tramway network required the re- they now operate as museum streetcars. newal of the public transport infrastructure, Another tram was partially rebuilt for dou- Another Carrelli street car, called “Scuolain- the Municipal Tram Office decided to design a ble-ended “keep left” operation in Australia, tram” (namely lessons-in-tram), has a glitte- new type of streetcar, built on two bogies. It and it ran briefly in Melbourne. It is now at ring silver livery and metal furniture recalling was similar to a model introduced by Cleveland the Sydney Tram Museum. sci-fi films. It welcomes elementary school Railway commissioner Peter Witt, who desig- From 1972, the traditional trolley pole, which pupils and accompanies them around the ned a model of streetcar known by his name, often came off of the power line cable, cau- city. that was used in many North American cities, sing traffic jams and forcing the driver to get Two others have been transformed into tou- most notably in Toronto and Cleveland. off quickly and put it back by hand, was sub- ring restaurants, in a tourist project called The Carrelli Milan streetcar was designed by stituted by the more convenient system of “ATMosfera” (namely ATMosphere, a play the municipal engineers in 1927. After a few pantographs as used today. on words since ATM is the acronym for Mi- tests, a couple of prototypes were brought into In those years, municipal policy tended to lan Transport Company). Actually, they start service by the end of the same year. privilege bus lines, and some trams were put every day at 20.00 and 20.30 from Piazza Their name was inspired by the two bogies (na- into storage and later demolished. Castello. On board there are tables for 4 or 2 mely “carrelli”) under the long steel chassis. To date, there are 125 Carrelli trams still in people, with a total of 24 seats, as well as a This was the feature imported from the USA. circulation. Externally they still have their kitchen, wardrobe and toilet. They serve dif- The undisputed success of those preliminary original charm, painted in the white and ferent menus with meat, fish, or vegetarian models resulted in the production of 500 units, yellow livery that was used on the protot- meals, but it is necessary to book in advance. called “1928” from the year of production. The ypes. They have acquired a new dimension On Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December, structure was produced by Carminati & Toselli, of significance, since they do not produce air from 10.00 to 19.00, ATM opens its doors to the a company that had a workforce of over 1,300 pollution, and have prompted technological general public showing all its treasures, letting metalworkers. (Today the former factory has innovation and constant modernization. children and adults have fun for free. A great been transformed into a venue for exhibitions In fact, four of them, called “Tram Bianco” opportunity to learn more about one of Milan’s and events called “Fabbrica del Vapore,” the (white tram), are available for a 3-hour ren- most useful companies. ATM Deposito, Via Messi- “Factory of Steam”). tal service. They can accommodate up to 60 na 41 • M5 Cenisio, tram 10-12-14, bus 43-57 The bogies were built by Fiat, while the electri- passengers and can be equipped with live On this occasion, considering its 90th birthday, cal equipment was by Ansaldo and TIBB (the music, catering, decorations and a private we couldn’t miss wishing the Carrelli streetcar latter is the acronym of Tecnomasio Italiano photographer, perfect for parties for children, a long clattering future, touring happily on Mi- Brown Boveri company, which built under- stag or hen nights, or business parties. lan’s rails. ground trains over for a century, and is now included in the name of the Lodi TIBB stop on Metro Line 3). This notable production effort enabled the stre- etcars to be delivered from 1929 to 1930. They were immediately put into service. Rehearsals at La Scala Mathematics & Fun page 2 What’s on December 2017 Highlights Musical Until 31 December. Wed. to Sat. at From 26 to 31 December and from 02 to 07 January. On the occasion of the opening of the new permanent space 20.45; Sat. and Sun. These rehearsals are an opportunity for the public to access i.lab Mathematics, the “Museo della Scienza Leonardo da afternoon at 15.00; the Teatro alla Scala hit concerts at a very low price, and at Vinci” has organized some special days devoted to math, Sun. evening at the same time participate in a charity project, since the with experimental activities and performances for adults, 19.00. “Flashdance” entire proceeds are given to organizations related to well- youngsters and children. The activities also involve several written by Tom being and quality of life in the elderly. The program is as other interactive workshops, from Chemistry to Tinkering Hedley and Joe follows: Sunday 21 January, Richard Chailly with Benjamin Zone, from the Small Area to Soap Bubbles. The approach Eszterhaz; directed Grosvenor at the piano in favor of the Società Umanitaria; to matter is scientific but unexpected and irreverent. The by Adrian Lyne; per- Sunday 4 February, Myung-Whun Chung’s with Leonidas atmosphere is informal, to confront, have fun and be in- formed in Italian with Kavakos at the violin for the IRCCS Ca ‘Granda Ospedale volved with new stimuli. There will be some music perfor- original English music Maggiore Policlinico Foundation; Sunday 25 March, Yuri mance too. See the detailed program in http://www.museo- such as What a fee- Temirkanov with Seong-Jin Cho at the piano for the Eureka scienza.org/attivita ling, Maniac, Gloria, Social Cooperative; Sunday 20 May, Daniel Harding with Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Man Hunt, I love Daniil Trifonov at the piano for San Vincenzo De Paoli. A da Vinci, Via San Vittore 21 • M2 Sant’Ambrogio Rock’n Roll. €20/73. www.ticketone.it, or www.teatrona- ticket for the 4 evenings €20/140; while each single show zionale.it. Teatro Nazionale, Via Giordano Rota 1, corner ticket €5/35; on sale from Monday 4 December 2018. Info: Piazza Piemonte • M1 Wagner 02465467467; filarmonica.it/proveaperte #ProveAperte From 1 to 10 De- Contest cember. Wed. to Ice Skating Rinks Until December. Castello Sforzesco organizes a competi- Sat. at 20.30; Sat. tion for artistic projects in the glass sector for under 35s. Sun. 15.30. “La Re- Entries by December 30, 2017. The finalists will attend an gina di Ghiaccio” in- exhibition hosted at the Milan Castle. https://www.compe- spired by Giacomo tition-35.com/home-en. Puccini’s Turandot, performed by Lorella Cuccarini, Pietro Pi- gnatelli and an arti- The world’s biggest Panettone stic cast with actors, singers, dancers, On 17 December. 16.30. The Milanese festivities sweet acrobats. €23/60. symbol will be the protagonist of an open-air event, where www.ticketone.it. you can have a free taste of “panettoni” and admire the Teatro degli Arcim- “Biggest Panettone of the world.” A triumph of taste and boldi, Viale dell’Innovazione 20 • M5 Bicocca creativity which weighs 140 kg and is 2 meters high, and it will be cut in 1,200 slices to be distributed. Galleria Vittorio From 13 Decem- Emanuele • M1/3 Duomo ber to 7 January. In addition, during the weekend from 16 to 17 December, For the timetable Milanese baker’s and confectioner masters participating in see the site www.