Villa Pueyrredón
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Villa Pueyrredón is a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires
, capital of Argentina. It is located between the neighbourhoods of Villa Urquiza
, Villa Devoto
, Coghlan
, and Agronomía
. Its limits are the streets and avenues Constituyentes, Del Carril, and Gral Paz.
It is a middle
-upper middle class
residential neighbourhood of great size with streets in draught-board, and surrounded by high amount of squares
and parks. The General Mitre Railway
links Villa Pueyrredon with Retiro railway station which is in Buenos Aires CBD
.
The population in this neighbourhood was established by European
settlers, principally Italian
and Spanish families, which came to be employed at the "great railway project", the most important of Latin America, then hereby the high amount of establishments gave the neighbourhood a very particular physiognomy.
The square "Tte. Gral. Eduardo Lonardi", has a very irregular tracing, reaching a surface of 11.500 square meters. It is between the avenues and streets Obispo San Alberto; Ladines; Jose L.Cabezon ; Gral. Jose G. de Artigas and the track of Gral Mitre Railroad
. It has an important decorative fountain
, with format of staggered pyramid, with interesting game of lights.
The Club Cultural y Deportivo 17 de Agosto is located in the street of Albarellos and its foundation dates back of the year 1949. It is the most important club of the neighbourhood and nowadays takes part in the First Division of Futsal's Championship (Argentine) AFA
, that is to say the highest national category of Argentine football.
The foundation of Club Social Pueyrredón dates back to June 1, 1927, it is located in 5540 Condarco St. The Social, Cultural and Sports Club Gloria was founded on September 16, 1936. First it was located in Gabriela Mistral street and it changed to 4970 Caracas St.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, capital of Argentina. It is located between the neighbourhoods of Villa Urquiza
Villa Urquiza
Villa Urquiza is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires city, capital of Argentina. It is located between the barrios of Villa Pueyrredón, Belgrano, Villa Ortúzar, Coghlan, Saavedra and Agronomía. Its limits are the streets and avenues Constituyentes, Crisólogo Larralde, Galván, Núñez, Tronador,...
, Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto is a barrio or district in the northern part of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the area defined by Campana, San Martín avenue, Francisco Beiró avenue, Joaquín V. González, Baigorria, Lope de Vega Avenue and General Paz Avenue...
, Coghlan
Coghlan
Coghlan may refer to:* Coghlan, Buenos Aires, a barrio in Argentina* Coghlan, Eastern Cape, a village in South Africa*USS Coghlan , a destroyer commissioned in 1921 and decommissioned in 1930...
, and Agronomía
Agronomía
Agronomía is a barrio or district in the centre part of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. It gets its name from the Facultad de Agronomía of the University of Buenos Aires, located there...
. Its limits are the streets and avenues Constituyentes, Del Carril, and Gral Paz.
It is a middle
Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
-upper middle class
Upper middle class
The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the social group constituted by higher-status members of the middle class. This is in contrast to the term "lower middle class", which is used for the group at the opposite end of the middle class stratum, and to the broader term "middle...
residential neighbourhood of great size with streets in draught-board, and surrounded by high amount of squares
Town square
A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Other names for town square are civic center, city square, urban square, market square, public square, and town green.Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets,...
and parks. The General Mitre Railway
Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre
Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre , named after the former Argentine president Bartolomé Mitre, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
links Villa Pueyrredon with Retiro railway station which is in Buenos Aires CBD
Buenos Aires Central Business District
The Buenos Aires central business district , is the main commercial centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina, though not an official city ward.-Overview:...
.
History
Its name comes from a station of the Central Argentine Railroad, (today F. C. Gral. Mitre), that was called " km 14 " and in 1907, received the name of "Pueyrredón", in honor to the illustrious Brigadier Juan Martin de Pueyrredón. Since the main connection of the neighbourhood, was the traffic of the railroad, it finally gave origin to the local baptism that happened to be call "Villa Pueyrredón".The population in this neighbourhood was established by European
European ethnic groups
The ethnic groups in Europe are the various ethnic groups that reside in the nations of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe....
settlers, principally Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
and Spanish families, which came to be employed at the "great railway project", the most important of Latin America, then hereby the high amount of establishments gave the neighbourhood a very particular physiognomy.
Parks and Squares
This neighbourhood has several green spaces, being the square " Leandro N. Alem " the oldest, since it was inaugurated on May 25, 1921. It is between the streets Larsen, Gral. J. de Artigas, Zamudio and Cochrane.The square "Tte. Gral. Eduardo Lonardi", has a very irregular tracing, reaching a surface of 11.500 square meters. It is between the avenues and streets Obispo San Alberto; Ladines; Jose L.Cabezon ; Gral. Jose G. de Artigas and the track of Gral Mitre Railroad
Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre
Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre , named after the former Argentine president Bartolomé Mitre, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
. It has an important decorative fountain
Fountain
A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
, with format of staggered pyramid, with interesting game of lights.
The Club Cultural y Deportivo 17 de Agosto is located in the street of Albarellos and its foundation dates back of the year 1949. It is the most important club of the neighbourhood and nowadays takes part in the First Division of Futsal's Championship (Argentine) AFA
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
, that is to say the highest national category of Argentine football.
The foundation of Club Social Pueyrredón dates back to June 1, 1927, it is located in 5540 Condarco St. The Social, Cultural and Sports Club Gloria was founded on September 16, 1936. First it was located in Gabriela Mistral street and it changed to 4970 Caracas St.
Notable natives
- Roberto DeVicenzoRoberto DeVicenzoRoberto De Vicenzo is a former professional golfer from Argentina. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.-Biography:...
: Golfer of international reputation. - Marcelo Alexandre: Cyclist.
- Víctor Avedano: boxer.
- Alejandro Sabella, Federico Vairo , Carlos Veglio ,Francisco Scagliotta: soccer players.
- Teresa Blasco: actress.
- Enrique Alejandro Mancini: Radio and Television host.
- Roberto Rufino: tango singer at Carlos Di Sarli and Aníbal Troilo Orchestra.
- Gloria Díaz: Tango singer.
- Eduardo Gelaz: Tango singer.
- Juan Carlos CopesJuan Carlos CopesJuan Carlos Copes is an Argentine tango dancer, choreographer, and performer. He contributed to worldwide revival of tango as a dance form after 1970....
: Tango dancer. - Miguel MateosMiguel MateosMiguel Mateos is a rock singer/songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. Outside of Argentina, he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Sumo, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rata...
: Rock Musician - Luis Rubio: Humorist, famous with his character Eber LudueñaEber LudueñaEber Carlos Ludueña is a character played by Argentine actor Luis Rubio. Ludueña is a former footballer of Ferro Carril Oeste, playing as a rude defender in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
- Roxana Callegari: tango dancer
- Fabian Belmonte: tango dancer - bandoneonista