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 is home to the Floresta Cultural and Historical Society, which maintains a valuable library there.
floresta, buenos, aires, floresta, neighbourhood, located, west, buenos, aires, district, developed, named, after, buenos, aires, western, railway, first, terminal, station, area, called, floresta, 1857, florestaneighborhood, buenos, airesrailway, station, flo. Floresta is a neighbourhood located to the west of Buenos Aires The district developed and was named after Buenos Aires Western Railway s first terminal station s area called La Floresta in 1857 FlorestaNeighborhood of Buenos AiresRailway station at FlorestaLocation of Floresta within Buenos AiresCountryArgentinaAutonomous CityBuenos AiresComunaC10Important sitesEstadio Islas MalvinasArea Total2 4 km2 0 9 sq mi Population Total39 437 Density16 000 km2 43 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 3 ART 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 is home to the Floresta Cultural and Historical Society which maintains a valuable library there Sports EditThe district is home to All Boys football club who play at Estadio Islas Malvinas It was also the original home of Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield which is now based in the Liniers district of Buenos Aires Notable residents EditRoberto Arlt Gabino Ezeiza Eduardo Gudino KiefferExternal links Edit Argentina portal in Spanish Floresta history site Coordinates 34 38 00 S 58 29 00 W 34 63333 S 58 48333 W 34 63333 58 48333 This article about a location in the City of Buenos Aires Argentina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Floresta Buenos Aires amp oldid 1072297436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
