Kalaw Avenue

Kalaw Avenue
T.M. Kalaw Street

Kalaw Avenue looking west from Mabini Street
Length 1.1 km (0.7 mi)
Location City of Manila
From San Marcelino Street
Major
junctions		 Taft Avenue
Maria Orosa Avenue
Mabini Street
Del Pilar Street
To Roxas Boulevard

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 was named after Teodoro Kalaw, a Filipino legislator and historian of the Philippine Commonwealth period who also served as Director of the National Library located along the street. It was formerly known as San Luis Street (Spanish: calle San Luis).[1]

Landmarks

Luneta Hotel

See also

References

  1. ↑ Remembrances and the streets of Manila published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed 2013-10-08.
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Coordinates: 14°34′53″N 120°58′50″E / 14.58139°N 120.98056°E / 14.58139; 120.98056

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