Almagro, Buenos Aires

Coordinates: 34°36′S 58°25′W / 34.600°S 58.417°W / -34.600; -58.417
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Almagro
Neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Corner of Rivadavia and Yrigoyen Avenues
Comuna
C5
Important sitesHospital Italiano ·

Federación de Box ·

ART
)

Almagro (Spanish pronunciation:

barrio or neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina
.

The neighbourhood is delimited by La Plata avenue and Río de Janeiro street to the west, Independencia avenue to the south, Sánchez de Bustamante, Sánchez de Loria and Gallo streets to the east, and Córdoba/Estado de Israel avenues to the north.

Almagro features strong commercial activity along its avenues, and has a high population density due to the many high-rise buildings erected along the railway line. The sectional government of the 6th circuit, which includes Almagro and Boedo, is located on Díaz Vélez avenue opposite Centenario park.

History

National Technological University, main campus.

In the 18th century, what is now the western part of Almagro belonged to

urban development
.

During the 19th century, most of the neighbourhood was occupied by dairy farms and brick factories. Almagro and Caballito were located on the road between Buenos Aires and the city of Flores. In 1880, Almagro was officially incorporated into the Federal district.

The neighbourhood came into its own around 1900, following the erection of the San Carlos parish church in 1878, the introduction of the

Basques and Italians
).

Rapid urbanization brought about the conventillos (immigrant hotels). The assimilation of immigrants into the local culture was quick, and Almagro became the birthplace of many famous

Abasto market, singer Carlos Gardel
was a frequent visitor, and in 1930 he recorded a tango named Almagro.

Many Almagro institutions became relevant in the Buenos Aires landscape:

Las Violetas Café.

In the 1950s, the Buenos Aires campus of the

Buenos Aires University
was relocated to Puán street during the 1980s.

Hospital Italiano on Gascón street is one of the main private hospitals in the city. The city's Dentistry Hospital is located on Muñiz street. There is also a Library for blind people on the intersection of Lezica and Medrano.

Although many music and dance venues cater to all tastes, Almagro is a stronghold of tango. During his last years, composer and bandleader Osvaldo Pugliese relocated to Almagro and oversaw the creation of the Casa del Tango (Tango House) complex on Guardia Vieja street.

Among Almagro's residents of note were boxer Luis Ángel Firpo, poet Alfonsina Storni, and physician and politician Juan B. Justo.

Education

Instituto Privado Argentino-Japonés or Nichia Gakuin

Instituto Privado Argentino-Japonés or Nichia Gakuin, a private elementary and middle school, is located at Yatay 261 and Pringles 268 (two addresses for the same building) in Almagro.[3]

Transportation

Israel and Palestine Streets meet at an Almagro intersection.

Westbound traffic is served by Independencia, Rivadavia, and Córdoba/Estado de Israel avenues.

Eastbound traffic is served by Corrientes, Díaz Vélez, and Belgrano avenues.

There are no major north-south avenues, even though Medrano, Salguero and Boedo streets carry heavy traffic.

Almagro has access to two lines of the

Subte B
) along Corrientes.

The westbound Sarmiento train line crosses Almagro but does not stop within the limits of the neighbourhood.

Important bus lines are the 19, 128, 160, and 168.

Sports

The neighbourhood was the birthplace of

football (soccer)
team was relegated from the first division in 2005. It is also the headquarters of the Argentine Boxing Federation.

Patrimonio and Heritage

Casa Chorizo in Almagro, Buenos Aires

Late 1800, yellow fever epidemics moved parts of the upper class from the center to their country houses in Almagro. And from early 1900 the neighbourhood started to house the large immigrant waves from Italy and Basque. Many of the original houses like the casa chorizo are from this time and reflect Almagro's colorful history.

Miscellaneous

Nearby Plaza Almagro park on Sarmiento street features a popular playground and a book fair on Sundays.

Parque Centenario, located a little beyond the western edge of Almagro, features an arts-and-crafts and antiques fair on Sundays, and is occasionally used as a concert venue.

September 28 is Almagro Day, marked by celebrations across the main points of the barrio.

References

  1. ^ "The emblems of the 48 barrios of Buenos Aires were presented" Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish) by ámbito.com August 29, 2011
  2. ^ "Miguel San Martin". nasa.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Home. Instituto Privado Argentino-Japonés. Retrieved on January 23, 2017. "Yatay 261 / Pringles 268 CABA"

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34°36′S 58°25′W / 34.600°S 58.417°W / -34.600; -58.417