The East Avenue is a major street located within the Diliman area of Quezon City, 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. It is also home to the Quezon City Hall Complex located on the avenue's junction with Elliptical Road. The entire avenue is designated as National Route 174 of the Philippine highway network.
History
The avenue forms the western boundary of the formerly proposed 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. It was originally planned as the new city's Central Park housing the new national government buildings within the 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 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 national exposition grounds opposite the corner of North Avenue and EDSA. 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. By 1976, the country's capital had been transferred back to Manila with only the Quezon Memorial built in the former capital site.
Route 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.
