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Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue
National road in Quezon City, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue (also known as FPJ Avenue), formerly Roosevelt Avenue (Tagalog: [ˈruːsbɛlt]),[lower-alpha 1] is the principal north–south tertiary road serving the San Francisco del Monte district (colloquially known as Frisco) of Quezon City, Philippines. It runs with a length of 2.871 kilometers (1.784 mi) between Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to the north and Quezon Avenue to the south. The avenue is named after Fernando Poe Jr., a renowned Filipino actor and National Artist of the Philippines who once lived along it.[4][5] As Roosevelt Avenue, it was named after former United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[6]
Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue | |
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FPJ Avenue Roosevelt Avenue | |
![]() The avenue looking north towards EDSA by the Coca-Cola warehouse | |
Route information | |
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Quezon City 1st District Engineering Office[1] and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | |
Length | 2.871 km[2] (1.784 mi) |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Major cities | Quezon City |
Highway system | |
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The avenue and the adjacent area are also referred to by local residents as Muñoz, being the site of a popular wet market, the Muñoz Market, located at the corner of FPJ Avenue and EDSA. The market was named after its owner Demetrio Muñoz, a philanthropist, businessman and a presidential adviser during the administration of Diosdado Macapagal from the province of Pampanga.[7] At the opposite end of FPJ on Quezon Avenue is Fisher Mall, a commercial establishment built on the land that used to be the main terminal of the Pangasinan Transportation Company (PANTRANCO) that went bankrupt in 1993.[8] FPJ Avenue is also home to the former transmitter of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).