United Nations Avenue

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.

United Nations Avenue

U.N. Avenue
Former name(s)
  • Isaac Peral Street
Namesake
Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[1] and Metro Manila Development Authority
Length1.9 km (1.2 mi)
LocationManila
East end N156 (Quirino Avenue Extension) and Paz Mendoza Guazon Avenue in Paco
Major
junctions
West end N120 / AH26 (Roxas Boulevard) in Ermita

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 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.[3]

The avenue was also the site of the first Hilton Hotel in the Philippines which opened in 1960.[4] 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

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. "Report of the Regional Director to the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  4. "The Manila Hilton of memory". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 27, 2013.

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