Villa Pueyrredón
Villa Pueyrredón is a district in the northwest of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . It has 40,000 inhabitants (as of 2001) on an area of 3.7 km² and is bordered by the districts of Villa Urquiza , Villa Devoto , Coghlan and Agronomía . Villa Pueyrredón is a middle class and upper middle class residential area and is surrounded by numerous squares and parks. The Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Miter (General Miter Railway Company) connects Villa Pueyrredón with the Retiro train station.
history
The district got its name from the first station on the new railway line of the Ferrocarril Central Argentino , (today "Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Miter"). At first the station was called simply "KM 14" (kilometer 14), but was then named in 1907 after Juan Martín de Pueyrredón . The residents of the district were Italian and Spanish immigrants who worked on the “Great Railway Project”, one of the most important in South America.
Clubs, parks and squares
Villa Pueyrredón has numerous green spaces. The oldest, Plaza Leandro N. Alem, was inaugurated on May 25, 1921. He's between the streets of Larsen, Grail. J. de Artigas, Zamudio and Cochrane. Nunca Más square is 11,500 m² and is located between Obispo San Alberto, Ladines, Jose L. Cabezon and Gral streets. Jose G. de Artigas. It was originally named after General Eduardo Lonardi, but was given its new name in memory of those who disappeared under the military dictatorship. The largest square in the district is the Plaza Martin Rodríguez with 13,200 m². It was inaugurated in 1948 and is located between Pareja, Habana, Helguera and Argerich streets.
The "Club Cultural y Deportivo 17 de Agosto" was founded in 1949. It is the most important club in the neighborhood and plays in the first division of futsal .
The “Club Social Pueyrredón” was founded on June 1st, 1927 and is located at 5540 Condarco Street. The "Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Gloria" was founded on September 16, 1936. It is now based at 4970 Caracas Street. There are also two other sports clubs.
Known residents
- Enrique Torres , dramaturge and producer of telenovelas.
- Roberto DeVicenzo , golfer
- Marcelo Alexandre , cyclist
- Víctor Avedano , boxer
- Alejandro Sabella , Federico Vairo and Carlos Veglio : football players
- Teresa Blasco , actress
- Enrique Alejandro Mancini , television presenter
- Roberto Rufino , tango singer with the "Carlos Di Sarli and Aníbal Troilo Orchestra"
- Gloria Díaz , tango singer
- Eduardo Gelaz , tango singer
- Juan Carlos Copes , tango dancer
- Miguel Mateos , rock musician
- Luis Rubio , comedian known for his role as "Boar Ludueña"
- Fabián Belmonte , tango dancer & bandoneonista
- Roxana Callegari , tango dancer
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Coordinates: 34 ° 35 ′ S , 58 ° 30 ′ W