Tomas Morato Avenue

Tomas Morato Avenue is a street located in Quezon City within the Diliman and New Manila areas of northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. The street links Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in the village of Mariana in the south with Eugenio Lopez Drive (also known as Scout Albano Street) in South Triangle in the north, and passes through Barangays Sacred Heart, Laging Handa, Kamuning, Obrero, and Kristong Hari. It was named after the first mayor of Quezon City.

Tomas Morato Avenue
Tomas Morato Avenue, at the intersection of Scout Delgado Street
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office
Length1.684 km (1.046 mi)
Major junctions
North endEugenio Lopez Jr. Drive in South Triangle, Quezon City
  N170 (Timog Avenue) in Scout Area, Quezon City
South endEulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Mariana, Quezon City
Location
Major citiesQuezon City
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

The street is known as a trendy restaurant row located in Quezon City's entertainment area along with Timog Avenue and West Avenue.[1] It is also known for its bars, discos, karaoke and comedy clubs, and as a popular hangout for local actors who work in the nearby studios such as the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on Mother Ignacia Avenue and GMA Network Center on Timog Avenue, as well as millennials.

History

The street, which opened around 1940, was originally named Sampaloc Avenue. It was so named because of the prevalence of tamarind trees which lined the street in the early days. It is believed that the trees were planted by Tomas Morato himself along with former president Manuel Luis Quezon and journalist Alejandro Roces.[2] As of 2012, however, only two sampaloc trees remain, as they have been cut down over the years to make way for parking spaces.[2][3]

In 1966, the avenue was renamed to honor Tomas Morato, the city's first mayor under whose term the road was constructed.[4][5] By the 1990s, the street was transformed into a trendy hot spot with bars lining the street such as the popular Tia Maria's.[3] In 1996, one of the deadliest nightclub fires occurred at the Ozone Disco Club on Tomas Morato and Timog Avenue. In 2003, the street underwent a major renovation with the sidewalk improved and railings installed along corners of the avenue to prevent double parking.[6]

Route description
The 11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial on Tomas Morato and Timog avenues

Tomas Morato Avenue runs in a north–south direction and has four lanes, two lanes going in each direction. Beginning at the intersection with Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in New Manila, the road traverses Kristong Hari village and quickly enters the Diliman villages of Obrero and Kamuning towards the junction with Kamuning Road. Upon crossing the Don Alejandro Roces Avenue (former Calle Retiro), it enters the Scout areas, home to most of the street's famous restaurants and bars including Thompson Square, where the road serves as the border between Laging Handa and Sacred Heart villages up to the intersection with Timog Avenue. The streets in this area were named in honor of the 22 Boy Scouts who died in a plane crash en route to joining the 11th World Scout Jamboree. A memorial stands in the center of the rotunda at the intersection of Tomas Morato with Timog Avenue. Near the Scouting memorial is the location of the former Ozone disco. Past the memorial rotunda, the avenue enters the village of South Triangle where the Il Terrazzo strip mall, Imperial Palace Hotel and Hotel Rembrandt are located. It ends at a T-intersection with Eugenio Lopez Drive by the ELJ Communications Center.

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References
  1. "Business brings more fun in Quezon City". Quezon City Business. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  2. "The vanishing sampaloc trees along Tomas Morato Avenue in Quezon City". GMA Network News. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. "Lifestyle mini guide to Morato Avenue's changing foodscape". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  4. "Republic Act No. 4749". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. "Milestones in History". Quezon City Government. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. "Morato Avenue is public domain – City Hall". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

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