Italy's most infamous housing estate and the setting for the hit TV series Gomorrah is being demolished after residents won their decades-long fight. Long associated with organised crime and destitution, La Vele was once a massive network of blocks in Scampia, in the Neapolitan suburbs. It inspired the an award-winning film released in 2008, based on the novel Gomorrah written by Roberto Saviano. Indeed, the destruction of La Vele poses a problem for the producers who have been using it as their set. The blood-stained image of La Vele inspired residents to accelerate the renovation of their area.

Source: Daily Mail May 18, 2019 10:37 UTC