ITS SIDEWALKS KEEP THE FOOTPRINTS OF A GROWING CITY AND A GROWING CULTURE. CORRIENTES AVENUE IS A LIVING HERITAGE OF THE HISTORY OF BUENOS AIRES, A TRUE SYMBOL OF BUENOS AIRES IDENTITY.
< DIV STYLE = "TEXT-ALIGN: JUSTIFY;"> TOWARDS THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY, BUENOS AIRES LEFT ITS VILLAGE TIMES BEHIND TO TRANSFORM ITSELF INTO A METROPOLIS. THEN, NEW ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS PROLIFERATED AT GREAT SPEED, AND THE STILL “STREET” CORRIENTES KNEW HOW TO CONCENTRATE THE DIVERSE CULTURAL OFFER. THUS, THEATERS, BARS, PIZZERIAS, BOOKSTORES AND CINEMAS WERE GERMINATING ON ITS BANKS NEXT TO OFFICES AND SHOPS, SHAKING A STREET DAY AND NIGHT WITHOUT REST. GET TO KNOW BUENOS AIRES WITH THE TANGOL CITY TOUR
THE FAMOUS AVENUE GOES FROM PUERTO MADERO TO THE CHACARITA CEMETERY , PASSING THROUGH THE FAMOUS OBELISK, BUT BETWEEN CALLAO AND 9 DE JULIO, A DIFFERENT, BOHEMIAN AND CULTURAL CORRIENTES INHABITS. THERE, THE BULK OF THE BUENOS AIRES THEATER OFFER IS CONDENSED BETWEEN MODERN ROOMS AND HISTORICAL STAGES, WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE CREOLE THEATER AND WHERE TANGO DEBUTED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AT THE TABLES OF ITS TRADITIONAL BARS, MUSICIANS AND POETS WERE INSPIRED TO CREATE EMBLEMATIC WORKS OF NATIONAL CULTURE. CINEMAS WITH COMMERCIAL AND CULT PROJECTIONS AND BOOKSTORES WITH BALANCE TABLES AND INHALABLE EDITIONS COMPLETE THE INTELLECTUAL AND POPULAR CIRCUIT OF AN AVENUE THAT NEVER TURNS ITS LIGHTS OFF. YESTERDAY AND TODAY, NIGHTLIFE IS CELEBRATED IN CAFES AND LEGENDARY PIZZERIAS, WHICH WELCOME THE STARS AND THE PUBLIC OF THE LATEST SHOWS, AS WELL AS LATE-NIGHT PASSERS-BY. & NBSP;
NOT ALL THE PLACES THAT GAVE CORRIENTES ITS GLORY SURVIVED THE VICISSITUDES OF MODERNITY, BUT THOSE THAT HAVE BECOME TRUE MONUMENTS. TODAY, WALKING THROUGH CORRIENTES IS TRAVELING TO THE PAST AND FINDING YOURSELF AT THE HEART OF BUENOS AIRES IDENTITY.