MAP OF SPINNING AND THROWING MILLS

Silk mills in the Lecco area in the 1930s.

This map shows the silk mills operating in 1932 in the Lecco district: dozens of spinning and throwing mills where thousands of women and men worked. Today, nothing remains of this awe-inspiring production system, but many buildings that once housed activities related to the silk industry have been converted for other purposes (several current photos can be seen on the map).