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Pompeya is served by a number of community services. In 1940 the Working Catholic Circle opened on a 2-acre (8,100 m) lot on 1342 Sáenz Avenue, and in 1965 the city opened a Natatorium (indoor pool) of 27 meters in length. The Social and Cultural Complex of Nueva Pompeya, founded by Carlos
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Inside, oil portraits of 19th century merchant clippers and historical events line the walls and religious figures grace the main hall, accented also by religious statues. In the centre of the patio there is a bronze monument to the Virgin of
Pompeii. Several portions of the church were built with
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The district has an extraordinary tradition of social assistance societies, like the Nueva
Pompeya Social and Cultural Complex, formed by employees, retailers and workers to encourage improvements to the area habitat. Since 2000 they have helped address the needs of Nueva Pompeya's many needy with
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The church, in addition, exhibits an ornate wall clock imported by Father AgustĂn de
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Becoming a fervent devotee, he began to spread its cult and years later, he migrated to
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noticed a deteriorated portrait on the verge of being disposed of by incineration; without knowing whose portrait it was, he became enamored with it while observing the burning canvas. The portrait was of the Virgin of
Rosario, flanked by
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rubble from the A.D. 79 destruction of the namesake city; the church was expanded in the 1920s to accommodate the growing numbers of faithful.
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vocalist Jorge “Chino” Garcés and is frequented tango fans in search of an authentic atmosphere. Among the bar's regulars is the Spanish actor
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at that time, opened the center and continues to run it with the help of the Nueva Pompeya Social and Cultural Complex and other locals.
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following his death in 1932. The original name was restored in 2002. The district's residential areas are mostly one-story rowhouses.
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containing the lyrics of the tango memorializes Manzi; but, mainly, it emphasizes that Nueva Pompeya is a place of legend in tango.
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