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Barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Villa Crespo is a middle-class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the geographical center of the city. It had a population of 83.646 people in 2001, and thus currently has a population density of 23.235 inhabitants / km2. Villa Crespo celebrates anniversary on 3 June. Villa Crespo, also sometimes known as the Palermo Queens around 2007. This trade name, caused a reaction from the Neighborhood Association and Historical Studies at the Ombudsman of the city of Buenos Aires. They issued a resolution 2549/07, which resulted in 14 Realtors sanctioned for publishing misleading advertising in violation of consumer competition and fair trade laws and violation of the law of neighborhood boundaries and tourism protection legislation. Palermo is considered an expensive neighborhood and rename Villa Crespo as part of Palermo would allow people to charge higher rents, etc. It grew around the "Fábrica Nacional de Calzado" (National Shoe Factory, 1888). The first name of the neighborhood was San Bernardo and who remained in common use during the first twenty-five years, even though it was officially named after Buenos Aires mayor, Antonio F. Crespo. On April 11, 1894 San Bernardo church was opened to the public. Villa Crespo was home to several conventillos, including the most famous, the Conventillo de la Paloma. In Juan B. Justo avenue runs Maldonado water stream, culverted to prevent major flooding. Villa Crespo has been traditionally associated with the Jewish community, hosting several synagogues, Hebrew schools and youth movements. Its traditional football club is Atlanta. Until the 1980s, had a clothing trade center in Scalabrini Ortiz Avenue (formerly called Canning), but this has lost its strength over the years. The main commercial hub is still in the intersection of Scalabrini Ortiz and Corrientes avenues, these two roads are also the most important asset in the neighborhood. Some leather clothing stores are located in the area around Murillo street and in Warnes Avenue are many auto part stores. On the other hand, the neighborhood has a relative shortage of parks and squares. .... Learn more at Wikipedia

Name	Villa Crespo
Long Name	Villa Crespo, Argentina
Region	Buenos Aires F.D.
Country	Argentina
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