Miramar (Santurce)
| Miramar | |
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| Sector (of Santurce) | |
View from Miramar across the lagoon towards Condado
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| Coordinates: 18°27′14″N 66°04′57″W / 18.45389°N 66.08250°WCoordinates: 18°27′14″N 66°04′57″W / 18.45389°N 66.08250°W | |
| Island | Puerto Rico |
| District | Santurce |
| Borough | San Juan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,440 |
| (US Census 2000) | |
Miramar is a historic neighborhood in the district of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. Miramar is an elegant and upscale neighborhood with many Spanish-style homes with patios and gardens.
The neighborhood is under the legal jurisdiction of Santurce in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It first appears in the 16th century as a spring that fed water to the Spanish outpost of Old San Juan. In the 17th century a wide public street, the Central Highway, (today Ponce de León Avenue) was built that ran through the spring. Commerce flourished since goods that arrived at the port of San Juan had to pass Miramar on their way to the rest of the island. Today two set of bridges known as San Antonio and Dos Hermanos connects the adjoining areas of Old San Juan and Condado. Its land area measures 0.24 sq. miles (0.62 km²), and has a resident population of 5,440 according to the 2000 United States Census.
Miramar since its beginnings had large wooden plantation style homes with expansive land lots. In the 1950s well known architects from the time period built extravagant homes in Miramar that are still preserved.
Miramar is home to several structures registered at the National Register of Historic Places, such as Casa Aboy, a cultural center that was declared a historic building in the year 1989, focusing on the preservation and creation of photographic art. Another example is the Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, declared a historic building in the year 1984.
It is situated on the north western part of Santurce, adjacent to Isla Grande where the Puerto Rico Convention Center is located to the west, Baldorioty de Castro Boulevard and Condado Lagoon to the north, Barrios Alto del Cabro and Gandul to the east and Hoare Street towards the South.
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