Villa Crespo is one of the most traditional
neighborhoods of our city. It’s a mixture of stores, great bars, tango history,
football/soccer and more. Its name comes from the BA governor Antonio Crespo
who supported a shoe factory which became a symbol of these lands. The first
houses located along the Maldonado stream, nowadays cased under Juan B. Justo
Avenue. Hostel Colonial tells you all about this great place.
The neighborhood was immortalized by local writer
Leopoldo Marechal in his masterpiece “Adán Buenosayres”. Other key figure of
Villa Crespo is tango master Osvaldo Pugliese (born and raised in these streets
and depicted in a great sculpture on Corrientes Ave and Vera St). Some other
famous historical inhabitants are: actors Ángel Magaña and Osvaldo Miranda,
writer Juan Gelman, football player Hugo Gatti and former vice President Daniel
Scioli.
Among its main attractions are: the “Conventillo de la
Paloma” building (156 Serrano St), San Bernardo Parrish (from year 1896), the
famous San Bernardo Bar and Billiard (5436 Corrientes Ave), the Odeon Music
Conservatory, the bars Crespín (699 Vera St) and El Malvón (789 Serrano St),
among others. Come visit this great neighborhood. You can easily get to Villa
Crespo from our Hostel Colonial on the B Line of Buenos Aires subway,
Scalabrini Ortiz and Malabia stations.
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