Parque (Santurce)

One of forty subbarrios of the barrio of Santurce in the capital municipality of San Juan, the beachfront residential district of Parque is bordered by the Condado resort area to the west and the Ocean Park residential area to the east. In the west, the boundary to Condado is marked by Avenida José de Diego (José de Diego Avenue). In the east, the boundary to Ocean Park is marked by Calle Santa Ana (Santa Ana Street) and Calle María Mozco (María Mozco Street), both of which form the same street. In the south, the boundary runs along Calle Loíza (Loíza Street). In the north, it is bounded by the beach in the North Atlantic Ocean. == History ==

with the Presbyterian Hospital, today the Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital (background), c. 1908 Both the Borinquén Park and "Parque" or "Park" tramway extension were constructed by the San Juan light & Transit Co. (SJL&T) at the turn of the 20th century. Only a small section of the original park, known today as the Parque del Indio (Indian Park), remains next to the Park Terrace and Las Olas condos. Initially, the park covered the present-day five city blocks bounded by Avenida José de Diego (José de Diego Avenue) to the west, Calle F. Krug (F. Krug Street) to the east, Calle Loíza (Loíza Street) to the south, and the North Atlantic Ocean coast to the north. electric tramway, c. 1915 Demolished in 1946, the "Parque" or "Park" tramway extension used to travel north from the principal San Juan Tramway on Juan Ponce de León Avenue through Calle del Parque (Park Street) to the end of the park on the beach, which featured a movie theater where the Park Terrace and Las Olas ("the waves") condos currently stand since at least 1918. ==Demographics==

In 1940, Parque had a population of 2,070. In 2000, Parque had a population of 3,251. In 2010, Parque had a population of 2,871 and a population density of 23,925 persons per square mile. ==See also==