Floresta is a
neighbourhood
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located to the west of
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
. The district developed and was named after
Buenos Aires Western Railway
The Buenos Aires Western Railway (BAWR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires), inaugurated in the city of Buenos Aires on 29 August 1857, was the first railway built in Argentina and the start of the extensive rail network which was ...
's first
terminal station
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's area called ''La Floresta'', in 1857.
Avellaneda Park, the neighborhood's most important, was built in 1914 on grounds that once belonged to a
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...
. An early Italian immigrant to Argentina, Felix Barabino, built his home in Floresta and boasted the neighborhood's most imposing residence at the time. Today, it is home to the Floresta Cultural and Historical Society, which maintains a valuable library there.
Sports
The district is home to
All Boys
Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league s ...
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club who play at
Estadio Islas Malvinas
Estadio Islas Malvinas is a football stadium in Floresta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the home ground for All Boys. The stadium holds 12,199 spectators and opened in 1963.
The stadium's name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over ...
. It was also the original home of
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
, which is now based in the
Liniers
Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro.
The neighborhood deve ...
district of Buenos Aires.
Notable residents
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Roberto Arlt
Roberto Arlt (April 26, 1900 – July 26, 1942) was an Argentine novelist, storyteller, playwright, journalist and inventor.
Biography
He was born Roberto Godofredo Christophersen Arlt in Buenos Aires on April 26, 1900. His parents were bo ...
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Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer
Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (November 2, 1935 – September 20, 2002) was an Argentina, Argentine writer.
Biography
Kieffer was born on November 2, 1935 in Esperanza, Santa Fe in Argentina. He was the son of writer Luis Gudiño Kramer. On his m ...
External links
Floresta history site
Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires
1857 establishments in Argentina
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