Courtyard of an old working class apartment block at Ticinese district in Milan, January 1986. This kind of houses were named as "case di ringhiere" (houses with balustrade) and were built in Milan to host workers of the rising chemical and mechanical industries at the last 20 years of XIX century. © Carlo Cerchioli ..Cortile di casa di ringiera di Ripa di Porta Ticinese al quartiere Ticinese a Milano gennaio 1986. Questo tipo di case popolari vennero costruite per gli operai della nascente industria meccanica e chimica negli ultimi venti anni del XIX secolo.