Here’s a lovely building on the corner of Virrey Cevallos and Carlos Calvo in Constitución. All the doors are boarded and the building appears to be vacant. I came across an article in the Clarín archives from 1998 that indicates a bad history for this street corner, which evidently had seen a large share of drug dealing during the ’90s and even the shooting death of a dealer.
But from my own observations this specific part of Constitución is much better than it was a decade ago. Ceci used to live just a block from this very corner back in 2003. On my visits that year from Miami I often was walking around this area and never noticed anything troublesome.
There’s a lot of new real estate development along Virrey Cevallos. Let’s hope this beautiful building does not fall victim to demolition.
December 26th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
The street name caught my eye–Carlos Calvo is a big name in inter-American relations. The Calvo Clause argued in the 19th century that states could not intervene in disputes their citizens had abroad. It was aimed at the U.S. and Europe. I still discuss it in my classes as an example of Latin American response to U.S. policy.
December 26th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Hi Greg, Thanks for the lesson about Carlos Calvo. That’s very interesting.
December 27th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Hey Jeff, I think your Blog is awesome. I just saw the book you published, and it’s a great work. I’m a proud argentinean and I do care a lot about the foreigners view on my City.
Constitucion has a wide array of beautiful architecture in the midst of decades of decadence. It would be nice to see it being refurbished one day!
December 28th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Hi Mike, Thanks for the nice words about my blog and the ebook.
Constitución is, indeed, an amazing neighborhood. Too bad more people are not more familiar with it.
June 30th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Hi, all; good news on the building of Carlos Calvo & Virrey Cevallos. It´s now being restored by the architect that restored the Salón Dorado of the historic Colon Theatre, namely Architect Alberto Andrés Alfaro. No doubt all the beauty will be preserved. Enjoy!