Buenos Aires Landscapes

Club de Pescadores

Before traveling to a new place, I like to take a look on it through Google Earth. There I saw for the first time this “pretty little house”. Something on it got my attention, perhaps the architecture, or the fact that it is over waters, or its toyish appearance, I don´t know… Being at Buenos Aires, this was one of the places I had to visit.

We could only visit it on the second time we came to the city, when we went for a walk to see it. We found out that the “pretty little house”, or Club de Pescadores (Fishermen’s Club) is a National Historic Monument.

Club de Pescadores

Its history tell us (briefly) that in the year of 1903 there were an old and abandoned pier over the Rio de la Plata (Silver River) waters, built by a French company who used it to tie up their coal boats. From there the coal was discharged into railway wagons and would go till Retiro’s Station. This abandoned pier were a meeting place of some fishermen and they decided to repair it and to build a “little house” to store their belongings.

However, in August 1905 the pier was completely destroyed by a violent torment over the Rio de la Plata. This didn’t discourage the fishermen, and they continued their activities and fishing competitions at the local. In 1928, with the project of Jose N. Quartino, begun the construction of a new pier and a new house which would be the club’s official headquarters. The construction was inaugurated in 1937, with the presence of the president of Argentina, Augustín P. Justo. Today, the building looks just like as it was in its great opening day. You can read (in Spanish) its more detailed history at the official website of the club.

Inside the house there is a photographic museum of its history, and a restaurant at the first stage called “Muelle del Plata” (Silver’s Dock), which we had the pleasure of having lunch that day. The food was very good and the service was great! Because we had gone for a walk, we got there before noon and the restaurant was still closed, but it didn’t matter and we were exclusively served! We really liked the waiter, who started a conversation about Brazil and was very friendly. It was a very pleasant experience to have lunch in the “pretty little house”, to be well attended and have the Silver River’s view in a beautiful sunny day.

Muelle del Plata restaurant’s view

Where?
Av. Rafael Obligado s/Nº y Av. Sarmiento Costanera Norte | Tel: +54 (11) 4773-1354 / 0649 / 3636

sepphora | 10:02 am | Costanera, National Historic Monument, Palermo