La Corrientes Avenue in Buenos Aires is famous for being "The street that never sleeps" and the most beloved of the inhabitants of the city. Its current appearance is acquired in 1836 when it was widened, but for the people of Buenos Aires it continues to be “Corrientes Street”.
It was born almost in the Río de la Plata, near to Luna Park Stadium, venue for massive sporting and cultural events, travels about 8 kilometers to the Chacarita neighborhood, In which Cemetery there are famous figures of the stature of Carlos Gardel, Anibal Troilo or Miguel de Molina. In his journey he has many faces, those of the neighborhoods he crosses, and shows aspects of the life of the porteños.
Author: Dalibor Ribičić
Street linked to the history of tango, with the number 348 immortalized in tango At half light, and a series of plaques on the sidewalks that remind us of its protagonists: Carlos Gardel, Tita Merello, Disceplo and so many more.
Corrientes's heart beats in the Republic Square, at the junction with Avenida 9 de Julio, chaired by the obelisk.
The traditional bars They multiply between Callao and the river. Names like The Forum, La Paz, Cabildo, Pernambuco, and many where the salon it was and will be marked by politics, philosophy, psychology and art together with the most select audience.
El heart of the Argentine theater lives in Corrientes, in its large rooms like the Great Rex or Opera where the Piaff will sing, The National, where Gardel made his debut in 1933, until little ones from the underground, through magazines or great musicals. With theatrical complexes like General San Martín Theater and Cultural Center or walk the square.
His famous balance libraries, where we can find some lost incunabula on tables full of disparate specimens, coexisting with the large bookstores like Ghandi or Hernández.
The spirit of Corrientes survives through the years and trends. A place we cannot stop going if we want to know the secrets of Buenos Aires.
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