- Parque Patricios
Buenos Aires Barrio
barrio = Parque Patricios
area = 3.8
population = 40,885 (2001)
density = 10,759
comuna = C4
site_list =Caseros Prison ,Caseros Prison Demolition Project ,Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
comments =Parque Patricios is a "barrio" located on the southern side of
Buenos Aires ,Argentina belonging to the fourth "comuna".Parque Patricios underwent a transformation during the beginning of the 1900's. The government moved the main slaughterhouse to
Mataderos , removed refuse piles and the notorious trash incinerators ("la quema") and the cemetery used during the 1871yellow fever epidemic, now Parque Ameghino. Parks, a zoo and hospitals were put in their place. Parque Patricios received its name from the park of the same name, designed byCarlos Thays , the French architect who designed many of the most distinctive parks in the north of the city including theBotanical Garden andBosques de Palermo .This barrio features many hospitals which treat patients from all parts of Argentina, as well as the notorious formerCaseros Prison , whose demolition is being used by artistSeth Wulsin as the raw materials for a dynamic sculpture. [http://www.pagina12.com.ar/imprimir/diario/suplementos/espectaculos/2-3236-2006-07-27.html] It is also the home ofClub Atlético Huracán , a National A Divisionfootball (soccer) team, and their stadiumEstadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó . Parque Patricios is bordered by barriosBarracas andNueva Pompeya on the South,Constitución on the East, San Cristóbal on the North, andBoedo on the West.It is referred to in several tango lyrics. Most notably, "the blacksmith's corner" in the tango "Sur" is the corner of Inclán and Loria streets.
External links
* [http://parquedelospatricios.blogspot.com/ Parque Patricio´s blog]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
