Open Door, Buenos Aires

Open Door is a small town in Luján Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Open Door
Open Door Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 34°00′S 59°04′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Luján
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	5,014
CPA Base	B 6708
Area code	+54 2323

Narrow gauge railway of Doctor Domingo Cabred's hospital, 1914

History

The settlement was founded in the early 20th century, and like many other settlements in Argentina the original nucleus of the settlement was a railway station. The settlement was originally called "Colonia Nacional Psiquiátrica Domingo Cabred", but the name was changed to Open Door, based upon Doctor Domingo Cabred's "open door" policy with regard to the treatment of the mentally ill.

External links

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)