Since approximately 1924, two literary groups based in two quite different districts, or zones of Buenos Aires began to be identified. One of them, the blue collar Boedo District, served to identify leftist writers; most of them related to Editorial Claridad, a publisher’s house focused on disseminating the works of authors committed to social and political causes. On the other hand, Florida Street was considered the most elegant street in the city, with art galleries, photography houses, fine stores, and teahouses. In that sense, it became associated with those writers who proposed change at an aesthetic level, linked in part to avant-garde proposals as well as a renewal taking place both in the arts and literature. Traditionally, either such a division or opposition between Florida and Boedo served to define different stances at ideological and aesthetic levels.
Among the main figures related to the Boedo Group, we can mention Álvaro Yunque, Elías Castelnuovo, Roberto Mariani, and César Tiempo. On the other hand, with regard to the Florida Group, Ricardo Güiraldes, Oliverio Girondo, Borges, and Leopoldo Marechal can be considered.
This document is extremely relevant because it unveils the insight of one of the participants in the ongoing discussion between Boedo and Florida.