Gilmore Avenue (Quezon City)
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| Namesake | Eugene Allen Gilmore |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| Length | 2.0 km (1.2 mi) |
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| Location | Quezon City |
| North end | Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue |
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| South end | Nicanor Domingo Street |
Gilmore Avenue is one of the main roads in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It runs from Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Quezon City and terminates at Nicanor Domingo Street, continuing on as Granada Street until it reaches the city border with San Juan, where it becomes Ortigas Avenue. The road is named for Eugene Allen Gilmore, Vice Governor-General of the Philippines from 1922 to 1929 who twice served as acting Governor-General.[1]
The Aurora Boulevard intersection of Gilmore Avenue is well known for being one of the main shopping centers for IT-related products such as computers, and related parts, due to plentiful vendors and competitive pricing compared to other establishments.[citation needed] Both the southern corners of Gilmore and Aurora roads are filled with stores selling different kinds of computers and their accessories, both secondhand and brand-new.
The one-way, two-lane road segment from Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue to Aurora Boulevard is notorious for many vehicular accidents attributed towards overspeeding as a result of the wide lane width, and due to poor visibility during night time.[2][3][4][5]
Saint Paul University Quezon City is also located on Gilmore Avenue corner of Aurora Boulevard. The office of SYKES Asia Inc (K Pointe) is located just opposite of St Paul. Broadway Centrum is also located within the vicinity.
The nearest mass transport station from Gilmore Avenue is the Gilmore station of the Manila Line 2, which was named after the road itself, and the future N. Domingo station of the MRT-4 monorail line.
References
- ^ Alcazaren, Paulo (January 4, 2014). "Origins of Metro Manila". The Philippine Star. PhilStar Daily, Inc. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Official MMDA [@MMDA] (2018-07-04). "Vehicular accident at 5th St. Gilmore Ave EB involving Car and Van as of 3:25 PM. 1 lane occupied. MMDA enforcer on site. #mmda" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-01-11 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kotse.com". facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ Official MMDA [@MMDA] (2017-10-31). "MMDA ALERT: Vehicular accident at 5th St. Gilmore SB involving Ambulance and SUV as of 9:12 PM. 1 lane occupied. MMDA on site#mmda" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-01-11 – via Twitter.
- ^ "MMDA". facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
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