The structure was designed, in the fascist era, as a place where young table tennis players from the province of Ragusa could spend their holidays in a coastal town. It was the year 1937 when the news of the construction of the structure arrived from Rome. It was the Duce himself, Benito Mussolini, who arrived in Pozzallo on 14 August of that year to cut the ribbon on the structure, welcomed by a crowd of cheering young people and children, together with the political leaders of Pozzallo and many citizens.
With the arrival of the Republic, the structure took on the name of "Maritime Colony" named after Luigi Sturzo and, for many decades, the site was open to host hundreds of children. Not only that, the structure also served, for a short period between the end of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s, as a reception hall for weddings and confirmations. The decline and subsequent closure came in the 1980s, until 1989 when the Sicily region financed the restoration in anticipation of other destinations.
In reality, after the redevelopment of the structure, the former colony was abandoned to its fate, at the mercy of animals and birds that made it their home. Other projects, over the last few years, have been proposed without any outcome. A "Sea Museum" financed by the Sicily Region and a building to house disabled children financed by private individuals have never seen the light of day. The site is currently abandoned.