It is one of the most representative streets of Buenos Aires, and one of the most beloved by the "porteńos." Corrientes is the avenue of the bookstores, the cafes, the theatres, and the pizzerias.
Around the obelisk, between Callao Avenue and Esmeralda Street (in downtown,) Corrientes has the biggest concentration of libraries and theatres from the entire city. Practically all the most important theatre halls from Buenos Aires are located in this stretch, such as the Maipo, the Gran Rex, the Ópera, the Avenida, the San Martín, the Astral, the Lola Membrives, the Multiteatro, the Metropolitan, and the Alvear, among others.