United Nations Avenue

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United Nations Avenue
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U.N. Avenue
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U.N. Avenue westbound towards Taft Avenue
Former name(s)
  • Isaac Peral Street
Part of N156
Namesake
  • United Nations
  • Isaac Peral (formerly)
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[1] and Metro Manila Development Authority
Length 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Location Manila
East end N156 (Quirino Avenue Extension) and Paz Mendoza Guazon Avenue in Paco
Major
junctions
  • (Romualdez Street)
  • (San Marcelino Street)
  • N170 (Taft Avenue)
West end AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) in Ermita

United Nations Avenue (also known as U.N. Avenue and formerly known as Isaac Peral Street) is a major thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines. A commercial, residential and industrial artery, the avenue runs east–west through the near-center of the city linking Ermita and Rizal Park with the eastern districts. It is home to the World Health Organization Western Pacific headquarters.

U.N. Avenue begins at a fork in Quirino Avenue Extension and Paz Mendoza Guazon Street, just west of Pandacan. It continues through the area of Tanque and Isla de Provisor in northern Paco district passing several rows of warehouses and a few institutional buildings. West of Taft Avenue lies busy Ermita district with a mix of hotels, offices and hospital buildings. Roxas Boulevard lies at its western terminus.

The avenue is served by the United Nations LRT station.

History[]

United Nations Avenue was formerly known as Isaac Peral Street, after the Spanish engineer who designed the world's first fully capable military submarine in the late 19th century.[2] It was previously planned to reach as far as Pandacan at the east; however, it only reached up to its present-day terminus in Paco.[3] It was later renamed in recognition of the World Health Organization, a United Nations agency, whose building was built in 1959 in the former University of the Philippines property located at its southwest corner with Taft Avenue.[4]

The avenue was also the site of the first Hilton Hotel in the Philippines which opened in 1960.[5] This hotel is now Waterfront Manila Hotel and Casino.

Points of interest[]

The Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino at the junction with Maria Orosa Street
  • Araullo High School
  • Asilo de San Vicente de Paul
  • Bayview Hotel
  • Emilio Aguinaldo College
  • Insurance Commission
  • Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple
  • Manila Doctors Hospital
  • Manila Police District Headquarters
  • Medical Center Manila
  • National Bureau of Investigation
  • Philam Life Theater (closed in 2013; demolished in 2020)
  • Philippine Bible Society
  • Philtrust Bank Building
  • Pope Pius XII Catholic Center
  • PPL Building
  • Times Plaza
  • UN Square
  • Unilever Philippines (old office)
  • Waterfront Manila Hotel and Casino (closed since the 2018 fire; renovation planned)
  • World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office

References[]

  1. ^ "South Manila". Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Old Manila streets lose names to politicians". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 24, 2007. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Map of City of Manila and Vicinity (Map). 1:10560. Washington D.C.: Office of the Department Engineer, Philippine Department. 1915. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Report of the Regional Director to the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific" (PDF). World Health Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Manila Hilton of memory". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 27, 2013.

Coordinates: 14°34′56″N 120°59′5″E / 14.58222°N 120.98472°E / 14.58222; 120.98472

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