East Avenue (Quezon City)
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways | ||||
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    N1 / AH 26 (26) (EDSA) / N171 (Timog Avenue) in Pinyahan | |||
| Magalang Street NIA Road V. Luna Avenue Matapang Street BIR Road Matalino Street Makatarungan Street Mayaman Street | ||||
| North end |  N170 (Elliptical Road) in East Triangle | |||
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| Country | Philippines | |||
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East Avenue is a street located in Quezon City within the Diliman area of northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs north-south through the eastern edge of the barangay of East Triangle. The street is located in Quezon City's government area, known for different national and local government institutions, offices, and hospitals.[1] It is also home to the Quezon City Hall Complex located on the avenue's junction with Elliptical Road. The street is designated as a national road, numbered N174.
History
The avenue forms the western boundary of the formerly proposed 400-hectare (990-acre) Diliman Quadrangle within the former Diliman Estate also known as Hacienda de Tuason, purchased by the Philippine Commonwealth government in 1939 as the new capital to replace Manila.[2] It was originally planned as the new city's Central Park housing the new national government buildings (the new Presidential palace, Capitol Building, and Supreme Court complex) within the 25-hectare (62-acre) elliptical site now known as the Quezon Memorial Circle. The quadrangle is bordered on the north by North Avenue, on the east by East Avenue, on the south by Timog (South) Avenue, and on the west by West Avenue. Designed by American city planner William E. Parsons and Harry Frost, in collaboration with engineer AD Williams and architects Juan Arellano and Louis Croft, the site was also to contain the 15-hectare (37-acre) national exposition grounds opposite the corner of North Avenue and EDSA (now occupied by SM City North Edsa shopping mall).[2] The Diliman Quadrangle had been largely undeveloped for decades due to lack of funding. After several revisions, the government planners moved the city center to Novaliches due to its higher elevation.[3] By 1976, the country's capital had been transferred back to Manila with only the Quezon Memorial built in the former capital site.
Description
East Avenue is a six-lane road located at the heart of Quezon City's government district. It begins at its junction with EDSA east of Timog Avenue by East Triangle's border with the central Diliman village of Pinyahan. It heads north from this junction to cross Magalang Street, NIA Road, V. Luna Avenue, Matapang Street, BIR Road, Matalino, Makatarungan Street, and Mayaman Street towards the Quezon Memorial Circle. Located on or near this southern section of East are the Kamuning MRT Station, LTO Central Office, LTFRB Central Office, DPWH Region IV-A Offices, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Office, Land Registration Authority Office, Philippine Statistics Authority main office and the Social Security Systems Main Office. After crossing the BIR Road, the western section is dominated by more government establishments particularly medical institutions, including East Avenue Medical Center, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas QC Complex, Philippine Heart Center, Laguna Lake Development Authority QC Building, National Kidney Transplant Institute, and the Quezon City Hall Complex. The avenue terminates at the junction with Elliptical Road.
Intersections
| Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Quezon City | N1 (EDSA),  N172 (Timog Avenue) | Traffic light intersection. Southern terminus. | |||
| Magalang Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| NIA Road | Southbound only. | ||||
| V. Luna Avenue | Traffic light intersection. Access to Kamias Road and Cubao district via Kalayaan Avenue. | ||||
| Matapang Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| BIR Road | Traffic light intersection. Access to North and Quezon Avenues. | ||||
| Matalino Street | Traffic light intersection. Access to Kalayaan Avenue. | ||||
| Makatarungan Street | Northbound only. | ||||
| Mayaman Street | Northbound only. Quezon City Hall Gate 3. | ||||
N170 (Elliptical Road/Commonwealth Avenue/Quezon Avenue),  N173 (North Avenue), Visayas Avenue, Kalayaan Avenue, Maharlika Street | Northern terminus. | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ "Business brings more fun in Quezon City". Quezon City Business. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ a b "The 1946 Quezon City world's fair". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "25 things you didn't know about Quezon City". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
