Palermo, Buenos Aires

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Palermo
Galileo Galilei planetarium, the Palermo Woods and the Botanical Garden
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Palermo is a

Rio de la Plata
.

It has a total land area of 17.4 km2 and a population of 249,016.[2] It is the only barrio within the administrative division of Comuna 14.

Palermo is perhaps best known as the

Argentine Polo Open, commonly known as the Palermo Open.[3]

Palermo is the birthplace of President Javier Milei.

History

The name of the area is derived from the still-existing

Saint Benedict the Moor. Saint Benedict the Moor lived from 1526 to 1589 and is a complementary patron saint of Palermo, the capital city of Sicily.[4]

In an alternative history of the name, a folk story supported by journalists, the land would have been originally purchased by an

Italian immigrant named Juan Domingo Palermo in the late 16th century, shortly after the foundation of Buenos Aires in 1580. Juan Manuel de Rosas
built a country residence there which was confiscated after his fall in 1852.

The area grew rapidly during the last third of the 19th century, particularly during the presidency of

Palermo Race Track
in 1876, all on the grounds of what had been Rosas' pleasure villa.

During the 20th century, the

Galileo Galilei planetarium (1966), and the Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens
(1967) were developed.

Subdivisions

Unofficial neighborhoods into which Palermo is commonly subdivided

Although appearing as one big swath on the official map, Palermo can be subdivided into several contrasting and acutely individual parts, the most clearly delimited of which may be considered further de facto neighborhoods of Buenos Aires.

Palermo Chico y Barrio Parque

The most upmarket part of Palermo, "Palermo Chico" ("Small" or "Exclusive" Palermo), is on Palermo's north-eastern edge, across Figueroa Alcorta Avenue and between San Martín de Tours and Tagle streets. Neighboring "Barrio Parque" is strictly a residential area, laid out in winding streets by Carlos Thays; many of the wealthy and famous own homes in this section, which also includes numerous embassies and the San Martín National Institute. It was once an area full of splendid mansions set in broad private parks; many have been demolished by developers. The quarter nevertheless remains one of the wealthiest in the city, home to luxury condominium and apartment developments, the largest of which is currently the Le Parc Figueroa Alcorta towers. MALBA, (the Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires), is located next door between Barrio Parque and the Paseo Alcorta shopping center.

Palermo Norte, Alto Palermo y Villa Freud

Alto Palermo is downtown Palermo, the main shopping area and transport hub around

Santa Fe Avenue. Centered on Las Heras Park and the Alto Palermo Shopping Center, this section is the easternmost edge of Palermo and borders the Recoleta section known as Barrio Norte. Palermo Norte is located along Libertador Avenue to the northwest of Palermo Chico, and the site of landmarks such as the Argentine Automobile Club and the National Museum of Decorative Arts
.

Villa Freud, based around Plaza Güemes, is a residential area known for its high concentration of psychoanalysts and psychiatrists, hence its name.

Palermo Nuevo y Palermo Zoológico

The Japanese Gardens of the Palermo Woods

This area borders Palermo Norte further northwest along Libertador Avenue centered on the Monument to the Four Regions of Argentina; raised by the Spanish community in 1910, this landmark is commonly referred to as the "Spanish Monument". The

Galileo Galilei planetarium
.

Las Cañitas y La Imprenta

Las Cañitas, further northwest along Libertador, was a tenement district early in the twentieth century; but it has since become an upmarket area of high-rises, restaurants and bars, particularly in the vicinity of the

Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers headquarters and other military installations, such as the Central Military Hospital
and the Military Geographic Institute, are located to the south.

La Imprenta, west of Las Cañitas, borders the Belgrano ward. One of its best-known landmarks is the Parish of San Benito Abad and the neighboring Solar de la Abadía shopping gallery.

Palermo Viejo

Plaza Italia, a focal point in Palermo Viejo.

Palermo Viejo (Old Palermo) is, as its name implies, the oldest part. It runs from Santa Fe Avenue south to

National Research Council
, opened in 2011 in the refurbished former GIOL winery, is a notable recent example of this trend.

Such well-known figures as

immigrant communities from Poland, Armenia, Ukraine, and Lebanon
; as well as old Spanish and Italian families, whose traditions are reflected in local restaurants, churches, schools and cultural centres.

Palermo Soho

Cobblestoned street with low houses in Palermo Soho

Palermo Soho is a small area of Palermo Viejo around Plaza Serrano (officially Plazoleta Cortázar) near Palermo's south-western edge. It is a newly fashionable area for fashion, design, restaurants, bars, and street culture. The atmosphere in many cafés and restaurants strives to be "alternative", which makes this area of the city especially popular with young, upper-middle-class Argentines as well as foreign tourists looking for a "hipster" neighborhood. The traditional low houses have been adapted into boutiques and bars, creating a bohemian feel. The square has a crafts fair.

Palermo Hollywood

In the mid-nineties a number of TV and radio producers installed themselves in the area between Córdoba, Santa Fe, Dorrego, and Juan B. Justo Avenues in Palermo Viejo. For that reason, this part of the neighborhood began to be called "Palermo Hollywood". Currently, [when?] it is best known for the concentration of restaurants, sports clubs (such as Club Atlético Palermo, the oldest one[5]), cafés, and an active nightlife.

Pacífico

This area is centered on Santa Fe Avenue, a few blocks both north and south from Pacífico bridge, so-called because of the Mitre railway line—previously called the "Buenos Aires to Pacific Railway"—bridge which spans the avenue and is an urban landmark and reference point. Pacifico is a mid-market commercial area and an important transport hub, for the train, metro and many bus lines connect here.

Public transportation

The San Martín Line's Palermo train station

Line D has several stations within Palermo's boundaries under Santa Fe and Cabildo avenues: Bulnes, Scalabrini Ortiz, Plaza Italia, Palermo, Ministro Carranza, and Olleros (at the limit with Colegiales). Currently, no other Underground line serves the area, but eventually Line F and Line I
will pass through it once completed.

Four commuter railway lines go through the neighborhood: Retiro - José León Suárez (

Metrobus Juan B. Justo
also goes through Palermo, though there are no other planned Metrobus lines there.

Image gallery

References

  1. ^ "The emblems of the 48 barrios of Buenos Aires were presented" (Spanish) by ámbito.com August 29, 2011
  2. ^ a b "Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022" (PDF). Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "All eyes set on Palermo".
  4. ^ Patron Saints
  5. ^ Diario La Razón, June 8, 2011.

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