Floresta, Buenos Aires
Encyclopedia
Floresta is a neighbourhood located to the west of Buenos Aires
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The district was named after a locomotive
called La Floresta. The neighborhood developed following the arrival to the area of Argentina's first rail line, in 1857.
Avellaneda Park, the neighborhood's most important, was built in 1914 on grounds that once belonged to a monastery
. 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's home to the Floresta Cultural and Historical Society, which maintains a valuable library there.
football
club who play at Estadio Islas Malvinas. It was also the original home of Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
, which is now based in the Liniers
district of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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The district was named after a locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
called La Floresta. The neighborhood developed following the arrival to the area of Argentina's first rail line, in 1857.
Avellaneda Park, the neighborhood's most important, was built in 1914 on grounds that once belonged to a monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
. 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's home to the Floresta Cultural and Historical Society, which maintains a valuable library there.
Sport
The district is home to All BoysAll Boys
Club Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club who play at Estadio Islas Malvinas. It was also the original home of Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
, which is now based in the Liniers
Liniers
Liniers is a barrio 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...
district of Buenos Aires.