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Diagonal Norte (Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña)

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  1. 1913–1943

    Described as Construction begins: works on the Diagonal Norte, linking Plaza de Mayo with Plaza Lavalle, began in 1913 and concluded in 1943; a 1916 plan shows the first two blocks of both diagonals.Single source

  2. 1913–1943

    Described as Demolitions: the city had to buy or expropriate a strip of land wider than needed, the leftovers feeding speculation; the last stretch (1931) required demolishing the church of San Nicolás de Bari.Single source

  3. 1943

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Diagonal Norte (Avenida Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña): Construction begins: works on the Diagonal Norte, linking Plaza de Mayo with Plaza Lavalle, began in 1913 and concluded in 1943; a 1916 plan shows the first two blocks of both diagonals., Demolitions: the city had to buy or expropriate a strip of land wider than needed, the leftovers feeding speculation; the last stretch (1931) required demolishing the church of San Nicolás de Bari., and Line geometry: start -34.608333,-58.371944 (Plaza de Mayo) → end -34.602100,-58.384600 (Plaza Lavalle).† 1913: Construction begins: works on the Diagonal Norte, linking Plaza de Mayo with Plaza Lavalle, began in 1913 and concluded in 1943; a 1916 plan shows the first two blocks of both diagonals.† 1913: Demolitions: the city had to buy or expropriate a strip of land wider than needed, the leftovers feeding speculation; the last stretch (1931) required demolishing the church of San Nicolás de Bari.†

Nuevo plano de la ciudad de Buenos Aires (Guía Peuser del viajero), 1936 · BnF, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Construction begins: works on the Diagonal Norte, linking Plaza de Mayo with Plaza Lavalle, began in 1913 and concluded in 1943; a 1916 plan shows the first two blocks of both diagonals.1913–1943

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Demolitions: the city had to buy or expropriate a strip of land wider than needed, the leftovers feeding speculation; the last stretch (1931) required demolishing the church of San Nicolás de Bari.1913–1943

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Line geometry: start -34.608333,-58.371944 (Plaza de Mayo) → end -34.602100,-58.384600 (Plaza Lavalle)

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