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Milla de Oro (English for Gilded Mile) is both the popular name given to the main central business district of San Juan and a nickname given to the sections of Juan Ponce de León Avenue and Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue that cross Hato Rey Norte from north to south.
Hato Rey Central was a barrio of the former municipality of Rio Piedras, before it was merged with San Juan in 1951. It is bounded by Hato Rey Norte to the west, by barrio Universidad to the south, by Oriente to the east, and by Santurce to the north. The Caño Martín Peña separates Hato Rey Central from Santurce.
Hato Rey is home to the Milla de Oro financial district, José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Hiram Bithrom Stadium, Telumundo International television network headquarters, and Plaza Las Américas shopping mall, among others. It was formerly a barrio of the dissolved municipality of Río Piedras, which was merged with San Juan in 1951.
Hato Rey Norte is part of the Milla de Oro and San Juan central business district, served by the Domenech, Roosevelt and Hato Rey metro stations. The area is also served by the Martín Peña Channel ferry, and the district is also considered a hub for the Metropolitan Bus Authority (AMA).
Historical locations such as El Morro, Old San Juan and El Cuartel de Ballaja are promoted in tourism campaigns. The district of Hato Rey contains a corporate sector known as Milla de Oro (Golden Mile) which serves as the headquarters of local and international banks. San Juan's Hato Rey district is often referred to as the "Wall Street of the ...
Puerto Rico Highway 23 (PR-23), also known as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Avenue along its entire length, is a main highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [2] It begins at the interchange of PR-2 and PR-165 near San Patricio in Guaynabo and goes east to the Milla de Oro business area, passing through Plaza Las Américas and ending at Barbosa Avenue junction in eastern Hato Rey.
The BPPR in the logo stands for Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, where the bank has its major historical footprint. Popular, Inc. is the parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Popular Bank, E-Loan, and several other companies. The headquarters of Banco Popular Puerto Rico is in Hato Rey, San Juan.
Hato Rey station is a rapid transit station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, located in Hato Rey Norte and Milla de Oro financial district. The station was designed by Segundo Cardona FAIA of SCF Architects. [1] It opened on December 17, 2004.