[2] The lack of maintenance of the banks and bed of the Molla ditch led to a gradual marshland development in the area, necessitating a long series of hydraulic regulation interventions, culminating in the works carried out by Leonardo Ximenes in the 18th century.
[5] The task of designing the modern neighborhood "Zona 167" was entrusted to the newly established association Architetti Riuniti Grossetani (ARG), which included ten architectural firms: Cappelli, Di Salvo, Gentili, Giacolini, Luzzetti, Mangani, Marliani, Moni, Piemontese, and Santini.
[6] Work began in 1979 and continued for about a decade, until the completion of the parish church of the Holy Family, consecrated in 1989, the year in which the neighborhood received a visit from Pope John Paul II.
The Fire Department's headquarters was completed in 1999,[14] while the Questura was inaugurated on 19 May 2007, in the presence of Minister Giuliano Amato and Police Chief Giovanni De Gennaro.
[17] Along Via Senese, you can also find the former central artillery depot of the Ministry of Defence, now disused, as well as the barracks of the 3rd Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria", stationed in Grosseto since 1995.