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Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico

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H. B. 2988; Act No. 256, Approved 13 August 2008. An Act: To direct the Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to name Road PR-9 (Beltway) of Ponce after Rafael (Churumba) Cordero-Santiago. Legislature of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 13 August
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By the 1830s, la Playa had one of the best roads in Puerto Rico, connecting the shore settlement to the city proper, and it was the center of Ponce's commercial activity. It subsequently also got the first phone lines in Ponce and was also the first one to get railroad service from downtown Ponce.
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By 1913, Playa was "a dynamic neighborhood with a self-sustained urban development with a population of 5,169 distributed through a residential area dominated by wooden houses, sugar cane farms, churches, schools, hospitals, a cemetery and local indiustries that promoted the formation of a strong
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In 2000, the population of Playa was 4,761 persons, and it had a density of 1,031 persons per square mile. The communities of Villa del Carmen, Valle Real, Villa Tabaiba, Salistral, El Caribe, Puerto Viejo, Los Meros, Amalia Marin, Lirios del Sur, and Playa proper are found here.
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As the major means of external communication for the settlement that was to become the city of Ponce, barrio Playa has a history that is as old as the history of the city of Ponce itself, thus dating back to the 16th century. During the 16th century, barrio Playa was called
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James C. Massey, Exec. Vice Pres., and Shirley Maxwell, Associate, National Preservation Institute (National Building Museum) Washington, D.C. and the Federal Historic Preservation Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury. (Washington, D.C.) 7 January 1988. In
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Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto
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U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. Ponce and Its Barrios. (Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico – County Subdivision and Place. GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000. Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent
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General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico.
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Census of Population, 1960: Number of Inhabitants, General Population Characteristics, General Social and Economic Characteristics, and Detailed Characteristics. Characteristics of the population
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Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Territorial Planning. (Municipio Autonomo de Ponce. Oficina de Ordenacion Territorial.) Mapa de Localizacion Limite de Barrios de Ponce.
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Antepasados Esclavos.(From: Pedro Tomás de Córdoba. Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico.) Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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Aida Belen Rivera Ruiz, Certifying Official, and Juan Llanes Santos, Preparer, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 26 February 2008. In
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Playa is an urban barrio located in the southern region of the municipality, within the limits of the city of Ponce, south of the traditional center of the city at
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Unlike most other barrios of Ponce, Playa's landscape is entirely flat. Playa also has the second longest coastline of all five of Ponce's coastal barrios, after
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Diana Lopez Sotomayor. Edificio Municipal de la Playa de Ponce. National Register of Historic Places. Registration Form. Number 13000639. 3 July 2013. p.7.
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First edition. June, 2017. Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico (CEISCO). Lajas, Puerto Rico. Page 21.
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Unfortunately, in 1845 a significant fire occurred in La Playa. The fire destroyed Playa and most of the Ponce vicinity. It significantly damaged the
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Government of the Municipality of Ponce. Periodico "El Señorial". Special issue: Carnaval Ponceño 2013. February 2013. Page 17. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1556. 25 September 2013. Page 24. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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U.S. Geological Survey. Topographic Map of Ponce. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: USGS. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84.
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U.S. Geological Survey. Topographic Map of Ponce. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Trails.com. From: USGS. Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84.
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listed landmarks, are also located in Barrio Playa. Playa also has the most important Caribbean seaport in Puerto Rico, called
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A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto historico de la Playa de Ponce - Desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del siglo XX.
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lighthouse in 1889, on a small island at the entrance of the Ponce harbor. Both of these islands are part of barrio Playa.
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Luis Fortuño Janeiro. "Album Historico de Ponce (1692–1963)". Page 246. (Imprenta Fortuño. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1963.)
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giving it the character of a municipality within a municipality. It has a residential area, a tourist area called
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worked for the U.S. federal government with such distinction as to earn him the title "physician of physicians."
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Volume 9. Year 2. Number 2. (March–April 2009) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico: MW World PR Corp. Accessed 28 April 2018.
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By Dr. Eduardo Neumann. 1913. (In Spanish) Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (1987)Page 194.
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In 2010, the population of Playa was 14,077 persons, and it had a density of 3,206.6 persons per square mile.
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on an island by the same name just off the coast of barrio Playa. This was followed by the building of
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in 1999. The Ponce Playa Diagnostic and Treatment Center was also founded in barrio Playa de Ponce.
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founded her "Centro de Orientacion de la Playa" hospital and school that would earn her the U.S.
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Sea-front Puerto Rican and sea food restaurant at historic train depot on Avenida Hostos Final
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form – Isla Caja de Muertos Light
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to warn the city of the need of help in the Playa harbor, a port settlement at the time.
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form – McCabe Memorial Church
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artisan and industrial workers class." Playa is considered Puerto Rico's first planned
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form – Cayo Cardona Light
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Playa has the second longest coastline of all five coastal barrios in Ponce, after
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International food restaurant Cafe Lucero on Calle Salmon and Calle Ramon R. Velez
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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – U.S. Custom House, Ponce
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Voces del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 January 2020. Accessed 16 January 2020.
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Today, Playa is a mostly low-income barrio of Ponce, and thus this is where
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United States Geological Survey. Home Town Locator. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Playa is bounded in the North by
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El Dr. Manuel de la Pila Iglesias: Ilustre médico de Ponce y Puerto Rico.
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Feliz Carmen Nydia Velázquez con el reconocimiento en su Playa de Ponce.
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Richard Westlund. Latin Trade. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Playa barrio
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Location of barrio Playa within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
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Desde La Playa de Ponce: Saluda en la Distancia una Abuela Orgullosa.
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Sea food restaurant facing the Caribbean Sea on Calle Alfonso XII
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natural reserve are all located in Barrio Playa. The historic
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Playa is home to a mix of Ponce and Puerto Rico landmarks:
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Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. Pablo L. Crespo-Vargas, editor.
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Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf
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Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce.'
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Puerto Rican and sea food restaurant on Avenida Hostos
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Interior of International food Cafe Lucero restaurant
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In 1887 the Spanish government built a lighthouse at
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Playa (Ponce)
Barrio
La Guancha Boardwalk, one of the landmarks in Barrio Playa
La Guancha Boardwalk
Location of barrio Playa within the municipality of Ponce shown in red
17°58′13″N 66°36′16″W / 17.970406°N 66.604442°W / 17.970406; -66.604442
Commonwealth
Puerto Rico
Municipality
Ponce
Time zone
UTC−4
AST
barrios
municipality
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Bucaná
Canas
Vayas
Capitanejo
Caja de Muertos
Plaza Las Delicias
Caribbean Sea
toponymy
Caribbean Sea
PR-2
Caribbean Sea
Río Matilde
Río Bucaná
Canas Urbano

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