Aurora Boulevard

Aurora Boulevard
Radial Road 6, Aurora Avenue
Major junctions
West end:	President Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard and Gregorio Araneta Avenue Gilmore Street Dona M. Hemady Street Balete Drive N. Domingo Street Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Boulevard Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) 15th Avenue 20th Avenue J. P. Rizal Street
East end:	Katipunan Avenue
Highway system
Highways in the Philippines

Aurora Boulevard (sometimes Aurora Avenue) is a 6–10 lane highway in Quezon City in the Philippines. It was named after Mrs. Aurora Quezon, the wife of President Manuel Luis Quezon. It is one of the major roads in the Araneta Center in Cubao. The Manila Light Rail Purple Line runs over the road.

History

A road from Katipunan Avenue to EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue), called Calle Quezon, was built in 1900. The section from EDSA to Gilmore Avenue had been renamed San Juan Road or Highway 55. In 1910 the Boulevard was extended to Infanta, Quezon as the Marikina Infanta Highway. The portion from Gilmore to Dewey Boulevard, named Marikina-Ermita Avenue in 1955, was later reclaimed as Legarda Street, Claro M. Recto Avenue and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard. The western terminus was extended to Gregorio Araneta Avenue and the highway was renamed Aurora Boulevard in 1963 to honor Aurora Quezon, the wife of President Manuel Quezon.

Landmarks

Shopping malls

• Robinsons Magnolia
• SM City Sta. Mesa
• Gateway Mall

Entertainment centers

• Smart Araneta Coliseum - Sports and concert venue.
• GMA Broadway Centrum - Television studio of GMA-7 noontime show Eat Bulaga!.

Educational institutions

• St. Paul University Quezon City
• Philippine School of Business Administration
• National College of Business and Arts (Cubao Campus)
• Central Colleges of the Philippines
• St. Bridget School
• Immaculate Heart of Mary College

See also

• Marikina-Infanta Highway
• Purple Line