Parque (Santurce)
Parque | |
|---|---|
Western Ocean Park and eastern Parque districts (foreground) Western Parque and eastern Condado districts (foreground) Condos and Indian Park Indian Park | |
Location of Parque within Santurce (in red) | |
| Coordinates: 18°27′12″N 66°3′34″W / 18.45333°N 66.05944°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | San Juan |
| Barrio | Santurce |
| Area | |
• Total | .36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Land | .12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| • Water | .14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,871 |
| • Density | 23,925/sq mi (9,237/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Parque (Spanish for ''park'') is an urbanized beachfront residential district with various upscale condos in the barrio of Santurce in San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Immediately next to the Condado resort area, about 2 to 6 miles (3.2 to 9.7 km) from the Old San Juan historic quarter, Isla Verde resort area, Hato Rey business center, and SJU airport, it is centered around the eastern end of Ashford Ave. and western half of McLeary Ave., extending east–west for about 0.55 miles (0.89 km) from the Ocean Park residential to Condado resort area. It is named after Parque Borinquén (Borinquén Park), known today as Parque del Indio (IndianPark), originally a large park built on the beach, which was serviced by the "Parque" or "Park" tramway extension of the San Juan electric tramway beginning in 1903.