Parque Patricios
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| Area | 3.8 km² |
| Population | 40,885 (2001) |
| Density | 10,759/km² |
| Comuna | C4 |
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| Important sites |
Caseros Prison, Caseros Prison Demolition Project, Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó |
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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 yellow fever cemetery, 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 by Carlos Thays, the French architect who designed many of the most distinctive parks in the north of the city including the Botanical Garden and Bosques de Palermo.
This barrio features many hospitals which treat patients from all parts of Argentina, as well as the notorious former Caseros Prison, whose demolition is being used by artist Seth Wulsin as the raw materials for a dynamic sculpture.[1] It is also the home of Club Atlético Huracán, a National A Division football (soccer) team, and their stadium Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó. Parque Patricios is bordered by barrios Barracas and Nueva Pompeya on the South, Constitución on the East, San Cristóbal on the North, and Boedo 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.
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