Del Pilar Street

Marcelo H. del Pilar Street, also known as M.H. del Pilar Street or simply Del Pilar Street, is a north–south road running for connecting Ermita and Malate districts in Manila, Philippines. It is a two-lane street carrying one-way southbound traffic from Kalaw Avenue in Rizal Park to Quirino Avenue across from the Ospital ng Maynila. It was formerly called ''Calle Real''.

Calle Real

The street marks the original shoreline of Manila Bay during the Spanish colonial period. It was then known as ''Calle Real'' (Spanish for "royal street") and was the national road linking Manila with the southern provinces. The old coastal highway ran from Ermita to Muntinlupa, passing through Pasay (where it is now known as F.B. Harrison Street), Parañaque (now known as Elpidio Quirino Avenue), and Las Piñas (now known as Diego Cera Avenue and Alabang–Zapote Road).

The current shoreline is about west of Roxas Boulevard (formerly Dewey Boulevard), reclaimed in the early 1900s during the American colonial period. Like most other streets in Manila, it was renamed in 1921 after a Filipino writer and patriot, Marcelo Hilario del Pilar. It was also one of the right-of-way alignments of tranvía that existed until 1945.

Intersections

Landmarks

Notable sites currently located on Del Pilar Street include the Ermita Church, LandBank Plaza, the Malate Church, and Gaiety Theater, as well as several hotel buildings, such as the New World Manila Bay Hotel (formerly Hyatt Hotel & Casino) located at the intersection of Pedro Gil Street and Diamond Hotel.

This is ordered from north to south:

* Rizal Park visitor center
* Ermita Church
* Gaiety Theater
* New World Manila Bay Hotel
* Diamond Hotel
* Land Bank of the Philippines main office
* Malate Church
* Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

References

See also

* List of renamed streets in Manila

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Streets in Manila
Ermita
Malate, Manila