This paper reveals an unfamiliar side of the expansion of the Greater Buenos Aires (GBA): the creation of residential areas that fall into the category of “garden city” suburbs, during the urban sprawl years (18871970). At the same time, it carries out a reflection on the spatial transformation of the area, as well as on the names used to refer to it. We assume that there is a problematical relationship between the word, the object, and its application to different realities.