Avenida Corrientes

Avenida Corrientes: Ensanche de la Avenida Corrientes: The widening of Corrientes, begun in 1931 and completed in 1936, gave the tango street its present breadth; it cost the corner with 9 de Julio, where the San Nicolás church stood and the Obelisco was built, and took down the Circo Hippodrome., Ensanche de la Avenida Corrientes: An 1822 decree and a 1910 ordinance had already called for a wider Corrientes; the first block chosen in 1931 ran between Uruguay and Paraná, under intendente José Guerrico, and the work was finished under Mariano de Vedia y Mitre for the 400th anniversary of the first founding of the city., Demolitions: as the works advanced, the Circo Hippodrome at the corner of Carlos Pellegrini was demolished, and the block where Corrientes meets Avenida 9 de Julio was lost with the church of San Nicolás de Bari, on whose site the Obelisco was built., Widening: the works were completed in 1936, under Intendente Mariano de Vedia y Mitre, tied to the 400th anniversary of the first founding of Buenos Aires., Tango: the theatres and bars of the avenue (Politeama, Apolo, Odeón, the old Teatro Ópera) were settings for the rise of tango from the late nineteenth century; Gardel lived on the avenue between 1904 and 1918., and Line geometry: start -34.602269,-58.368672 (Luna Park, Avenida Eduardo Madero) → end -34.586944,-58.455278 (Estación Federico Lacroze, Avenida Federico Lacroze).^† 1880: Tango: the theatres and bars of the avenue (Politeama, Apolo, Odeón, the old Teatro Ópera) were settings for the rise of tango from the late nineteenth century; Gardel lived on the avenue between 1904 and 1918.^† 1931: Ensanche de la Avenida Corrientes: An 1822 decree and a 1910 ordinance had already called for a wider Corrientes; the first block chosen in 1931 ran between Uruguay and Paraná, under intendente José Guerrico, and the work was finished under Mariano de Vedia y Mitre for the 400th anniversary of the first founding of the city.^† 1931: Demolitions: as the works advanced, the Circo Hippodrome at the corner of Carlos Pellegrini was demolished, and the block where Corrientes meets Avenida 9 de Julio was lost with the church of San Nicolás de Bari, on whose site the Obelisco was built.^† 1936: Ensanche de la Avenida Corrientes: The widening of Corrientes, begun in 1931 and completed in 1936, gave the tango street its present breadth; it cost the corner with 9 de Julio, where the San Nicolás church stood and the Obelisco was built, and took down the Circo Hippodrome.^† 1936: Widening: the works were completed in 1936, under Intendente Mariano de Vedia y Mitre, tied to the 400th anniversary of the first founding of Buenos Aires.^†