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Avenida de Mayo

Avenida de Mayo: Inauguración de la Avenida de Mayo: opened on 9 July 1894 as a boulevard of about ten blocks joining Plaza de Mayo and Plaza del Congreso, a project pushed by intendente Torcuato de Alvear, who died in 1890 before it was finished., Avenida de Mayo y el tango: a centre of cafés, theatres and associations. Carlos Gardel signed his first record contract at the Casa Tagini in 1912, and the Café Tortoni, the oldest café still working, offers tango today., Opening: the avenue was inaugurated on 9 July 1894 and finished that September; the city's first boulevard, about 1,350 m long, it lined the centre with cafés and theatres., Tango on the avenue: Café Tortoni opened onto it in 1898, the Gaulois and Colón cafés hosted Julio de Caro and Pedro Maffia, and at Casa Tagini (no. 601) Carlos Gardel signed with Columbia in 1912., Line geometry: start -34.60845,-58.37218 (Plaza de Mayo) → end -34.60978,-58.39027 (Plaza del Congreso), and Line geometry: start -34.608333,-58.371944 (Plaza de Mayo) → end -34.609667,-58.390167 (Plaza del Congreso).†† 1894: Inauguración de la Avenida de Mayo: opened on 9 July 1894 as a boulevard of about ten blocks joining Plaza de Mayo and Plaza del Congreso, a project pushed by intendente Torcuato de Alvear, who died in 1890 before it was finished.† 1894: Opening: the avenue was inaugurated on 9 July 1894 and finished that September; the city's first boulevard, about 1,350 m long, it lined the centre with cafés and theatres.† 1898: Tango on the avenue: Café Tortoni opened onto it in 1898, the Gaulois and Colón cafés hosted Julio de Caro and Pedro Maffia, and at Casa Tagini (no. 601) Carlos Gardel signed with Columbia in 1912.† 1912: Avenida de Mayo y el tango: a centre of cafés, theatres and associations. Carlos Gardel signed his first record contract at the Casa Tagini in 1912, and the Café Tortoni, the oldest café still working, offers tango today.†

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Located in MonserratSingle source

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Open from July 9, 1894Single source

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Inauguración de la Avenida de Mayo: opened on 9 July 1894 as a boulevard of about ten blocks joining Plaza de Mayo and Plaza del Congreso, a project pushed by intendente Torcuato de Alvear, who died in 1890 before it was finished.Jul 9, 1894Single source

Avenida de Mayo y el tango: a centre of cafés, theatres and associations. Carlos Gardel signed his first record contract at the Casa Tagini in 1912, and the Café Tortoni, the oldest café still working, offers tango today.1912Single source

Opening: the avenue was inaugurated on 9 July 1894 and finished that September; the city's first boulevard, about 1,350 m long, it lined the centre with cafés and theatres.Jul 9, 1894Single source

Tango on the avenue: Café Tortoni opened onto it in 1898, the Gaulois and Colón cafés hosted Julio de Caro and Pedro Maffia, and at Casa Tagini (no. 601) Carlos Gardel signed with Columbia in 1912.1898–1912Single source

Line geometry: start -34.60845,-58.37218 (Plaza de Mayo) → end -34.60978,-58.39027 (Plaza del Congreso)Single source

Line geometry: start -34.608333,-58.371944 (Plaza de Mayo) → end -34.609667,-58.390167 (Plaza del Congreso)Single source

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Av. de Mayo, Monserrat

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