A mysterious Villa
The history of this villa has always been somewhat unknown and ignored by most local historiographers.
In fact, it is only mentioned because it was known as existing before the construction, in its place, of the "Condominio Aoberg" in Via G.Gallei.
In truth, however, its history has a particular relevance because it was the home, also here at the turn of the 19th century and the early 20th century, of a world famous architect.
It was originally called Villa Åberg, after the name of its owner, the architect Henrik Gustav Adam Åberg.
After marrying Olga Synnerberg in 1888, he moved to Sanremo where, around 1890, he designed and built what became his official residence.
As can be seen, the initial A of the surname is surmounted by a small circle and is a letter characteristic of Scandinavian countries, the phonetics of which can be read as a closed O.
This gave rise to the misunderstanding of calling the villa Oberg or, crippling it even more, Aoberg.
A book about Sanremo contains a list of historical Villas: and among those there is also the "Aoberg", even if we know that in fact it was called Villa Åberg or, Italianizing it, Oberg.
The difficulty in knowing the origin of the villa's name was overcome when the name of the architect who designed and built it, the Åberg, was discovered.
In the post-war period the Municipal Administration dedicated to Giuseppe Anselmi the Avenue that connects Corso Cavallottii to the Trento and Trieste Promenade. (today Salvo D'Acquisto).
The history of the villa, unworthily demolished, ended in 1968 just to make room for the above mentioned Condominio.
(sources: research by Alberto Ammirati and Umberto Ferrario, notes by Dino Taulaigo; images from private archives)