Jazz and live dances, with active public participation, were combined in the historic center of the City of Buenos Aires, located in the San Telmo neighborhood, in the second edition of the Night of the Antiquarians, an event that is carried out to value that area, which concentrates the largest number of antique businesses in the CABA.
On a hot night, Thousands of people toured Calle Defensa, from Plaza Dorrego to Avenida Independenciawhich was made pedestrian to give rise to performances of jazz, swing and “marching bands” that delighted the Argentines and the hundreds of tourists, mostly Brazilians, who actively participated in the dances.
“I really like antiques, it’s the first time I’ve come. This movement of music, dances and open places is very necessary to clear your head. It’s full of tourists, especially Brazilians, Uruguayans and Chileans,” Matías told Télam as he quickly walked around Defensa street and after trying to convince Brazilian tourists that “the scene is very good”.
The Night of the Antique Dealers “a trip to the Buenos Aires of other times” was the motto with which the event was promoted, in which there was also no lack of tango performances to promote city music.
Plaza Dorrego was the epicenter of the movement and there, together with hundreds of people who were enjoying a beer to cool down the temperature, swing and jazz performances were developed, with live bands, with active participation from the public.
There was also no lack of yellow green t-shirts” of the Brazilian team, with which the tourists from that country who came out to celebrate the victory of their team in the World Cup in Qatar against Serbia identified themselves. To a lesser extent, the Uruguayans toured the fair with their light blue shirts.
Also, “marching bands”, The dance groups toured the four blocks of Calle Defensa, where the Bourbon Sweethearts, the Hot Shooters swing quartet performed in their “marching band” version, and the CheBechet Ft. Guillermo Perata.
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The Historic District is one of the areas with the highest concentration of antique dealers in the world and the sale of antiques is a fundamental part of the identity of the San Telmo neighborhood.
Towards night, the antique dealers turned on their chandeliers and illuminated the area, creating a very attractive spectacle for Argentines and tourists.
In the zone there are about 25 antique shopsmany of them with 30 years of presence in the neighborhood, which makes San Telmo the area where the largest number of shops of this type in the city are concentrated.
Lucas, in charge of “Empire Antiquities”, a traditional place on Defensa street, told Télam that this type of event “serves to promote the historic center of the City of Buenos Aires, the combination of live music, dances and shops provide a good framework for it” .
“San Telmo is not only antiques, it is also gastronomy, clothing stores, it is an epicenter where various items can be combined and coexist perfectly. This is where the largest number of antique dealers facing the city street are concentrated,” said Lucas.
However, he stated that Few antique dealers are left in this area.
“Before the pandemic there were not many left, due to various rental costs and others, even so, if one wants to see antique dealers from end to end, the reference is still San Telmo in the City,” he explained.
The great tributary of antique shopping “is the Argentine public before tourists”, he indicated and explained that “today there is a lot of incursion in antiques as an investment, to later resell it.”
Regarding the historic center, Lucas considered that “it has grown in recent years and all this type of event favors it. Since Puerto Madero was established, the entire area of the historic center has gradually risen up”
