6-594: Puerto Rico Highway 40 ( PR-40 ) is an urban road in Hato Rey . This is a short road that connects from the PR-25 (Avenida Juan Ponce de León) to PR-27 (Avenida José Celso Barbosa). This road is called Avenida Quisqueya . The entire route is located in San Juan . This San Juan, Puerto Rico location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Puerto Rico road-related article
12-476: A stretch that effectively covers only one mile but that is home to the headquarters of many large local and international banks. It is one of the most important centers of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean 's economy and many upper middle class condominiums are also located here. Hato Rey is also home to a series of boutiques and restaurants (mostly along Roosevelt Avenue ). The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and
18-434: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Hato Rey is a former barrio located in the northwest part of the dissolved municipality of Río Piedras . It now stretches over three barrios of the municipality of San Juan , Puerto Rico: Hato Rey Norte , Hato Rey Central , and Hato Rey Sur . Its name means "king's cattle farm" ( hato ). In the 18th century, cattle would roam among
24-885: The Tren Urbano metro system have also reshaped Hato Rey by bringing people and business into the area after work hours. The metro system is also helping to ease traffic woes in the area by decongesting the roads. Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity's main headquarters are located in Mexico Street in Hato Rey. The Hato Rey Lions Club , founded in 1955, is located in Alhambra Street, across from the Polytechnic University . Because of its location, many commuters travelling to Old San Juan must drive through Hato Rey. Important buildings in Hato Rey include
30-601: The Banco Popular headquarters, which in 1965 was the tallest building in Hato Rey. Plaza Las Américas , a large mall is located in Hato Rey, as is the Roberto Clemente Coliseum . Puerto Rico's FBI headquarters are also located in Hato Rey. Because of the area's closeness to the airport, major airlines , such as Avianca , have offices in Hato Rey. Compaq at one point operated its Puerto Rico offices in Hato Rey. The Federal Office Building,
36-459: The sugar cane fields in the area. Its proximity to residential areas such as San Juan , Río Piedras , Miramar made it a perfect location from where to produce what its residents would eat. The area also used to be known as Las Monjas (the nuns) due to a convent that used to be located in the area in the 19th century. The Northern portion of Hato Rey is a startling contrast between blight and poverty and La Milla de Oro (The Golden Mile),
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