Avenida Rizal
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Rizal Avenue near Recto Avenue in Santa Cruz, Manila.
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| Length: | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
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| North end: | Monumento in Caloocan |
| 9th Avenue Extension, 5th Avenue, R. Papa, Jose Abad Santos, Aurora Boulevard, Blumentritt Road, Tayuman Street, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, Claro M. Recto Avenue West Avenue (C3), EDSA (includes Rizal Ave. Extension) |
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| South end: | Carriedo Street in Quiapo, Manila |
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Rizal Avenue also known as "Avenida" or "Avenida Rizal" is one of Manila's main thoroughfares. Named after the national hero José Rizal, it is a part of Radial Road 9 (R-9). The LRTA's LRT Line 1 elevated railroad is built above the street in its entire length, and several jeepneys ply the area taking passengers from Caloocan and Quezon City. Most of the street is within the Sta. Cruz district.
The LRT-1 stations are the main landmarks of the avenue; there are nine of them at Rizal Avenue. Shopping malls found along the Avenue are Araneta Square, Uniwide Sales, SM City San Lazaro (a walking distance from Tayuman Street) and at the south end is the Isetann Carriedo. Right before the southern end was the Manila Grand Opera House, now the Manila Grand Opera Hotel. In front of Isetann is Plaza Lacson (formerly Plaza Goiti). The avenue also provides access to the entrance and exit gates of the Manila Chinese Cemetery. The San Lazaro Compound (which hosts the San Lazaro Hospital, the Dr. Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center and the Department of Health) and the Espiritu Santo Parish Church are the other landmarks along the avenue.
The Avenida Rizal was created by Manila City ordinance in 1911 from two streets – Calle Dulumbayan (literally the edge of town) and Calle Salcedo. It also called Calle Cervantes. It lengthened in the next two decades all the way up to Caloocan and the then new monument honoring Andres Bonifacio. It became the city's longest street before being overshadowed by EDSA later in the century. Prior to and right after World War II, the avenue was center of the city's social life, with the street lined with shops, restaurants and movie theaters. The theaters were designed by the prominent architects of the day, many of whom would become National Artists.
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