Balvanera

Location of Balvanera in Buenos Aires

Balvanera is a district east of the geographical center of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . It is 4.4 km² and has 152,000 inhabitants (as of 2001). With a population density of 34,545 inhabitants per km², Balvanera is one of the most densely populated districts of Buenos Aires.

location

Balvanera is bordered by the following streets: Avenida Córdoba , Avenida Callao , Avenida Entre Ríos , Avenida Independencia , Calle Sánchez de Loria, Calle Sánchez de Bustamante, Avenida Díaz Vélez, Calle Gallo. In the north, the district includes Recoleta at, in the east of San Nicolas and Montserrat south is San Cristóbal and west of Almagro .

history

Balvanera was named after the Church of Nuestra Señora de Balvanera , built in 1831 . The north-western part is also named Abasto , after the Abasto market, which is now a shopping center.

Until the 1860s, Balvanera was a suburb of Buenos Aires and connected to Buenos Aires via the Camino Real , today's Avenida Rivadavia . An 1836 census showed a population of 3,635. These lived mainly in so-called "Quintas", small simple country houses.

Around 1900 the area was known for its violent rioting in elections and for its brothels, where tango got its erotic touch. With the growth of the capital and the construction of a railway line, Balvanera became part of Buenos Aires.

Between 1910 and 1920, the area around Avenida Corrientes was the center of the Jewish community and the location of the local textile industry, which in turn also attracted Arab and Armenian immigrants. Immigrants from the People's Republic of China and South Korea have been increasing in the district since the 1970s .

The development consists mainly of multi-family houses that were built on small plots. The population density is very high and green spaces are rare. As in the rest of the city, the streets in Balvanera are laid out in a checkerboard pattern, all streets are one-way streets. The main streets are Avenidas Rivadavia and Corrientes .

Balvanera is also known for its numerous furniture stores along Avenida Belgrano and the import stores for electronic devices.

House at the intersection of Av. Rivadavia and Calle Ayacucho

Attractions

The mausoleum of the former President Bernardino Rivadavia is in the Plaza Miserere . To the northeast of the Abasto market is the Museo Casa Carlos Gardel in the former home of the tango singer. On Avenida Córdoba you can see the Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes (English: Palace of flowing water), which also houses a small museum on the subject of water.

While the Plaza del Congreso is already in the neighboring district of Montserrat , the eponymous Congress Palace itself still belongs to Balvanera, as the Avenida Entre Ríos , which separates the two districts, runs between the Congress Palace and the plaza. To the north of the Congress Palace , on Avenida Callao , you can see the listed Art Nouveau building Confitería del Molino .

The Faculties of Medicine, Economics, Pharmacy and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires are located in the north of Balvanera, as are the University Clinic and institutions of private universities.

At the intersection of Rivadavia and Rincón is the Los Angelitos café , named after the angels on the house facade and a meeting place for poets and musicians.

Balvanera is also home to various theaters, of which the Liceo and the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas are among the better known. Due to the Jewish community in the district, a Yiddish theater scene also developed there .

Economy and Transport

Balvanera is a center of retail with over 25,000 stores. In the former Abasto market , a shopping center for upscale needs has opened, with an impact on the neighborhood ( gentrification ).

Of the six subway lines in Buenos Aires, five cross Balvanera. Around the Plaza Miserere, also known as Plaza Once de Setiembre, long-distance buses travel to destinations at home and abroad. The trains from the Once de Septiembre station connect Buenos Aires with the suburbs to the west.

Web links

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