Villa Crespo
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| Country |  Argentina |
| Autonomous City | Buenos Aires |
| Comuna | C15 |
| Important sites | Memorial to Osvaldo Pugliese |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 89,859 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
Villa Crespo is a middle-class neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the geographical centre of the city. It had a population of 83,646 people in 2001,[1] and thus population density of 23,235 inhabitants/km².[1]
It grew around the "Fábrica Nacional de Calzado" (National Shoe Factory, 1888). The first name of the neighbouhood was San Bernardo that remained of general use during the first twenty-five years, in spite that officially it is named after Buenos Aires mayor, Antonio F. Crespo. On April 11, 1894, the San Bernardo church was opened to the public. Villa Crespo was home to several conventillos, including the most famous one, the Conventillo de la Paloma. Under Juan B. Justo avenue runs the Maldonado waterstream, culverted to prevent major floods.
Villa Crespo has been traditionally associated with the Jewish community, hosting several synagogues, hebrew schools and youth movements. However, the jewish migration was almost inexistant or minimal until the decade of 1930, the jewish migration to Argentina being until that decade mostly oriented to farming colonies and other rural activities. But actually Villa Crespo is populated by a mix of different peoples, just like the rest of Buenos Aires. Its traditional football club is Atlanta.
Until the 1980s, it had a clothing commercial centre in Scalabrini Ortiz Avenue (previously named Canning), but it has lost its strength over the years. The main commercial hub is still the intersection of Scalabrini Ortiz and Corrientes avenues, these 2 roads being also the main axes of the neighbourhood.
Some leather clothes stores are located in the area around Murillo street, and on Warnes Avenue are numerous auto-part stores. On the other hand, the neighbourhood has a relative lack of parks and squares.
[edit] Villa Crespo people
- Salvador Benedit
- Julian Bourdeu
- Remigio Iriondo
- Osvaldo Pugliese, tango musician
- Leopoldo Marechal, writer, who located many episodes of his Adán Buenosayres novel in Villa Crespo
- poet Juan Gelman
[edit] Filmed in Villa Crespo
- Bolivia, 2001.
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) Villa Crespo Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°36′S 58°27′W / 34.6°S 58.45°W
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