Kalaw Avenue
Kalaw Avenue (formerly T.M. Kalaw Street) is a short stretch of road in the Ermita district of Manila, Philippines. It forms the southern boundary of Rizal Park running east–west from San Marcelino Street to Roxas Boulevard near the center of the city. It begins as a four-lane road at the intersection with San Marcelino widening to an eight-lane divided roadway along the stretch of Rizal Park from Taft Avenue west to Roxas Boulevard. It has a short extension into the reclaimed area of Luneta and Quirino Grandstand as South Drive. The avenue's segment from Taft Avenue to Roxas Boulevard is assigned as National Route 155 (N155) of the Philippine highway network.[1]
T.M. Kalaw Street San Luis Street | ||||
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Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[1] | ||||
Length | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) | |||
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Major cities | Manila | |||
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The avenue was named after Teodoro Kalaw, a Filipino legislator and historian of the Philippine Commonwealth period who also served as Director of the National Library of the Philippines (whose post-War incarnation lies along the street). It was formerly known as San Luis Street (Spanish: calle San Luis).[2]
Landmarks
Kalaw Avenue is the main access to some of Rizal Park's main attractions, such as the National Museum of Natural History (former Department of Tourism Building), Museo Pambata, National Library of the Philippines, and Manila Ocean Park. Just across the street from Rizal Park are the Central United Methodist Church, Luneta Hotel, and Eton Baypark residential tower. The Casino Español de Manila, destroyed during World War II, was rebuilt on its original site in 1951 near the avenue's intersection with Taft Avenue. It houses the Instituto Cervantes de Manila. Also located at this eastern end of Kalaw are Plaza Salamanca, Manila Prince Hotel, and Masagana Superstore (SM Savemore). The National Historical Commission of the Philippines has its headquarters in Rizal Park on Kalaw Avenue just beside the National Library. The back entrance of Manila Doctors Hospital is also located along Kalaw Avenue via the Norberto Ty Medical Tower II, which opened in 2016.
See also
- List of renamed streets in Manila
References
- "South Manila". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- Remembrances and the streets of Manila Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed 2013-10-08.
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