The Museo Casa Carlos Gardel occupies the house that the tango legend bought for his mother, Berta Gardés, in nineteen twenty-seven. Located at Jean Jaurès seven thirty-five in the Balvanera neighborhood, this building is a classic example…
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
Pasaje Zelaya is a narrow two-block thoroughfare in the Balvanera neighborhood that serves as a permanent outdoor gallery dedicated to the legendary tango singer Carlos Gardel. You can identify this stretch by the repeated images of…
3. Pasaje Carlos Gardel "Paseo Del Tango"
Pasaje Carlos Gardel is a pedestrian street identifiable by the murals depicting tango scenes that line its walls. Located in the Balvanera neighborhood, this passage sits in the heart of the area historically known as the Abasto, where…
4. Monumento Carlos Gardel
The Monumento Carlos Gardel stands beside the Abasto shopping center in the Balvanera neighborhood. It is a bronze sculpture measuring two meters and forty centimeters tall, depicting the celebrated tango singer in a pose based on a…
5. Abasto de Buenos Aires
The Abasto de Buenos Aires is recognizable by the five distinct concrete curves of its Art Deco façade, with a wide, tall central arch that dominates the building’s profile. This structure was designed by architects José Luis Delpini,…
6. El Banderín
El Banderín, located at the corner of Guardia Vieja and Billinghurst, is distinguished by the hundreds of football club banners that crowd its walls, forming a colorful, overlapping canopy above the tables. Opened on November fifteen,…