Abasto is mainly a big shopping mall. When i went it was extremely quiet. I've seen crowded before and that is not fun. Inside you have an extraordinary curved ceiling. Further there is a plaza with many fast food restaurants including a Kosher McDonalds. I never knew those existed. But i know why. This area is also an area where many orthodox jews live. And as you know their dressing doesn't go unnoticed by most. Their are also facilities for children to play. Neverland for example. And there is a cinema.
Making pictures in Abasto is not permitted except for panoramic views. Making pictures in general in the city is not easy. They are too much on security. A bit paranoid if u ask me. If you want to read history about the Abasto go here.
Corrientes Avenue (Avenida Corrientes in Spanish) is one of the principal thoroughfares of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. The street is intimately tied to the tango and the porteño sense of identity. Like the parallel avenues Santa Fe, Córdoba, and San Juan, it takes its name from one of the Provinces of Argentina.
It extends 69 blocks from Eduardo Madero Avenue in the eastern Puerto Madero neighborhood to the West and later to the Northwest, and ends at Federico Lacroze Avenue in the Chacarita neighborhood. Automobile traffic runs from west to east. Línea B of the Buenos Aires Metro runs most of underneath the street.
The Asociación Amigos de la Calle Corrientes ("Friends of Corrientes Street Association") is a group that collaborates on the urban planning of the street. They have placed commemorative plaques on 40 street corners bearing the distinguished figures from the history of the tango.
History
It was named del Sol during the 17th century, San Nicolás from 1738 to 1808, and de Incháurregui from 1808 until 1822, when it received its current name. In 1938 the street was widened and turned into an avenue. When referring to Corrientes prior to the widening, the term "Narrow Corrientes" (Corrientes Angosta) is used.
Points of interest
Base to obelisk
* Luna Park, former boxing ring, currently used for other sports * The back of the Central Post Office * The downtown microcentro banking district * Florida pedestrian street * Some theaters. * Several restorants, including Argentine barbeque, Argentine cuisine, Spanish cuisine and Italian cuisine. * The Obelisk of Buenos Aires, at the intersection with 9 de Julio Avenue. "The street that never sleeps"
* Los Inmortales pizzeria, previously the Café de los inmortales, ("Café of the immortals") with photos of the historic figures that visited it. * Güerrín pizzeria * Café La Paz, historic meeting place for leftist activists * Bar Ramos * La Giralda Cafeteria, serving hot chocolate and churros * General San Martín Theater * La Plaza complex, a private enterprise with theaters and restaurants * Hernández, Liberarte, and many other bookstores
Off-Corrientes
"Off-Corrientes" refers to the alternative playhouse area. It is also home to the Ricardo Rojas Center of the University of Buenos Aires, which is promotes experimental art (but is itself located on Corrientes).
Once
The Balvanera barrio (also known as Once) is a traditionally Jewish neighborhood known for the wholesale and retail sale of clothing, now also home to merchants of other nationalities, including Koreans.
Abasto
Beyond Pueyrredón Avenue is the hometown of Carlos Gardel, the tango singer known as the "morocho ("dark-haired man") of Abasto". Now in disrepair, the neighborhood is slowly making a comeback. The neighborhood's name is derived from the Mercado de Abasto, a former fruit and vegetable market that is today the city's largest shopping center.
Almagro
Almagro is a calm residential neighborhood inhabited by apartment-dwellers. The center of activity is at the intersection of Medrano and Rivadavia Avenues.
Villa Crespo
Villa Crespo is another traditionally Jewish neighborhood. Unleavened bread is available for passover, as are other seasonal specialties. It is in this area (formerly called "Triumvirate") that the greater part of the 1948 Leopoldo Marechal novel Adán Buenosayres takes place. The neighbourhood is also home to the Atlanta football club.
The barrio was home to tango great Osvaldo Pugliese.
La Quinta del Ñato
Corrientes ends at the train station next to the Cemetery of La Chacarita, and then runs alongside the Parque Los Andes, where pleasure fairs where held until September of 2005.
(La Quinta del Ñato is a lunfardo way of referring to a person's last dwelling.)
Corrientes in tango music
Corrientes Avenue is featured in several tango lyrics, notably:
* A media luz by Carlos Lenzi and Edgardo Donatto * Calle Corrientes by Alberto Vaccarezza and Enrique Delfino * Corrientes angosta by Ángel "Pocho" Gatti * Corrientes y Esmeralda by Celedonio Flores and F. Pracanico * Tristezas de la calle Corrientes by Homero Esposito and Domingo Federico, 1942 * Pucherito de gallina
The typical Abasto form from a distance. This is from Avenida Corrientes now. Yes, that is the same one that crosses the Obelisk. Second picture is from the Abasto facade much closer and comes from the internet. I took another entrance. See next post.
Finally made it through a side street. This street has typical stores, a lot about Carlos Gardel the tango phenomenon. There is also a statue of him in that street (see picture 2 from internet). Didn't get a picture of my own because there were folks hanging around it and they were not planning to leave. This statue and the building next to it is a popular tourist attraction. I mentioned Carlos in an earlier post. See here.
More pictures i will keep for tomorrow. This will be inside the Abasto.
The Abasto which is basically a big shopping mall in an interesting archiectural setting is not sofar from Plaza Miserere. This is Avenida Pueyrredón en route there. That road was quite busy as you can see.
As you can see subway stations are never far away. And on the other side of entrance they have a map. So if you had no clue where you were at that point it is easy to find.
"La medida comenzó a las 7 por una interna gremial y duró casi tres horas. Los pasajeros se volcaron de lleno a los colectivos, lo que saturó el servicio. Además, se incrementó significativamente la cantidad de autos particulares y el tránsito se volvió un caos en la ciudad.
El paro que esta mañana paralizó cinco líneas de subterráneos durante tres horas se levantó. La sorpresiva medida de fuerza, producto de una interna gremial, provocó caos en la Ciudad. Miles de pasajeros se quedaron sin su medio de transporte habitual y debieron buscar alternativas para viajar: los servicios de colectivos se saturaron y el tránsito colapsó. La situación se normalizó cerca de las 11.
El paro se levantó a las 10. El ministerio de Trabajo y la Secretaría de Transportes anunciaron que los trabajadores de los subtes levantaron la medida de fuerza luego de que el sindicato Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA) suspendiera las elecciones internas que habían motivado la protesta.
El paro generó múltiples complicaciones para viajar. Es que la medida de fuerza abarcó a las líneas A, B, C, D y E. La única que funcionó todo el tiempo fue la H, que va de Caseros a Once.
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Los pasajeros que llegaron esta mañana a las estaciones de subterráneos se encontraron con una sorpresa. Desde las 7, no había servicios en las líneas A, que va de Primera Junta a Plaza de Mayo; la C, que une Constitución y Retiro y la D, que va de Congreso de Tucumán a Catedral.
Las líneas B, que va de Los Incas a Leandro N. Alem y la E, que une Plaza de los Virreyes con Bolívar, se sumaron a la protesta más tarde, cerca de las 8. De este modo, en pleno horario pico, el servicio de subterráneos quedó paralizado .
Así, de golpe, los usuarios se vieron obligados a buscar transportes alternativos para viajar. Pero esta tarea no fue fácil: los colectivos no daban abasto y el tránsito quedó muy cargado .
Un portavoz de Metrovías, empresa concesionaria, explicó que el servicio se interrumpió por "un conflicto gremial interno que enfrenta a trabajadores de la UTA con una comisión de delegados de los subtes, donde la empresa es ajena a la medida".
Por su parte, los trabajadores de los subterráneos explicaron que el paro se inició a raíz de un conflicto interno. Según señalaron, los empleados adheridos a la Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA) denunciaron a un sector sindical de maniobras ilegales en la elección de delegados y de provocar agresiones.
Los delegados acusaron a "un sector de la UTA" que convocó a elecciones en el gremio "sin haberlas anunciado diez días antes para permitir que todo el mundo se presente" para cubrir los cargos y los acusaron de haber "agredido físicamente" a compañeros, y que concurrieron "armados".
En tanto, el delegado de la línea B Claudio Dellacarbonara le dijo al canal Todo Noticias que cuando los empleados fueron a trabajar se encontraron en la cabecera "a un grupo de personas armadas con actitudes agresivas que por la fuerza intentan generar división con una elección fraudulenta de delegados".
Aseguró que esas personas son "miembros de la UTA que trabajan en connivencia con la empresa Metrovías" y que con sus presuntas actitudes agresivas "no permiten que se garantice la seguridad de los trabajadores", por lo cual decidieron el paro.
El delegado dijo que "entendemos la indignación de la gente, pero el paro no está dirigido a los pasajeros, que también se perjudican porque viajan como ganado en treners que no están en condiciones y no reciben mantenimiento".
Problemas en trenes y colectivos
Las líneas de trenes que unen el Norte y Oeste del conurbano con el centro de la Ciudad quedaron colapsadas por el sorpresivo paro de todas las líneas de subtes, que obligó a la gente a buscar líneas alternativas.
Los pasajeros, indignados por la sorpresiva, huelga también intentaron abordar colectivos en las distintas estaciones terminales, donde había largas colas."
(ENGLISH): Today a strike in the subway system had Buenos Aires residents and commuters search for alternative transport. As u can imagine most want to take the bus which swamped the whole system. I've been in a cramped bus and it's like a tuna can. The door can barely close behind u. No fun. Alternative is the taxi but for a lot of people that is often too expensive.
This guy has a portable coffee shop although he is just grabbing something below it and barely visible behind it. You can get coffee, tea etc. You see that in more places in the city. They are usually much cheaper than regular coffee places or restaurants. I have no idea about the quality of it because i never tried. In general coffee here is fuerte (strong). A bit like espresso in Europe but then a full cup. I didn't try because i'm pretty particular with my taste of coffee.
To me it looks similar to the inside of the Abasto. Use search for that article to compare.
Estación Constitución is a large train station in central Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full official name of the terminal is Estación Plaza Constitución (Spanish for "Constitution Square Station"). The facility is located opposite the plaza bearing the same name, two kilometers to the south of the Obelisco landmark.
All southbound trains (the Roca line) have their terminus at Constitución and the station is served by two primary railway corporations:
* the commuter rail company Metropolitano provides local services to the nearby city of La Plata and into the surrounding suburbs of Buenos Aires, while * the publicly owned Ferrobaires company operates long-distance passenger trains throughout much of Buenos Aires Province. Major destinations include Mar del Plata, Miramar, and Bahia Blanca with connecting services further south to Carmen de Patagones.
Departures are announced only in the main hall on a black electronic board with red LEDs, consisting of two columns indicating each: time of departure, platform and destination. The left column is used for diesel trains whereas the one on the right for electric trains. Next to it there is an information board, and opposite to it, the ticket office.
The ground floor has twelve tracks. These are for all southbound trains. The floor below has two tracks for the subway.
Constitución is accessible by the C line of the city's subte (subway), by numerous public bus lines (including the colectivo 60 line), and by long-distance bus services.
The surrounding neighbourhood - part of Barrio Constitución - is characterized by low-rent residences for people from the provinces (or from neighboring Paraguay and Bolivia) who come to work in the big city.
The massive hall, built by the British, is one of the largest in the world.
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Abasto is mainly a big shopping mall. When i went it was extremely quiet. I've seen crowded before and that is not fun. Inside you have an extraordinary curved ceiling. Further there is a plaza with many fast food restaurants including a Kosher McDonalds. I never knew those existed. But i know why. This area is also an area where many orthodox jews live. And as you know their dressing doesn't go unnoticed by most. Their are also facilities for children to play. Neverland for example. And there is a cinema.
