The bright yellow facade of the house at Jean Jaures seven hundred thirty-five stands out against the gray sidewalk of the Balvanera neighborhood. This was the home Carlos Gardel bought for his mother in nineteen twenty-six. He lived here…
Abasto Tango History Walk
Walk the historic streets of Abasto to experience the birthplace of urban tango culture and trace the early life of its iconic voice, Carlos Gardel.
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1. Museo Casa Carlos Gardel
2. Zelaya
The Zelaya cultural space sits behind a modest, unassuming metal door on a quiet street in Balvanera. This former mechanics workshop spent years collecting grease and discarded parts before Pablo Uzquiza and his partners cleared out the…
3. Pasaje Carlos Gardel "Paseo Del Tango"
The Pasaje Carlos Gardel is a narrow pedestrian street lined with bronze statues of tango legends, centered on a massive, life-sized figure of Carlos Gardel himself. This walkway functions as a shrine to the singer who defined Buenos Aires…
4. Monumento Carlos Gardel
A bronze figure of a man in a wide brimmed hat and a suit leans casually against a pillar, his eyes fixed on the street. This is the monument to Carlos Gardel, the definitive voice of tango, placed right here in Balvanera because this…
5. Abasto de Buenos Aires
The Abasto de Buenos Aires features a massive, Art Deco facade spanning an entire city block, marked by distinctive yellow brickwork and arched windows. Once the city's central wholesale market for produce, it earned the nickname El…
6. El Banderín
The walls of El Banderín are covered in over four hundred pennants from soccer clubs around the world. Mario Riesco bought the former grocery store in nineteen twenty-three and decorated it with his own collection of team flags. When his…