Jose Laurel Street is a tree-lined street in the district of

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in north-central

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. It runs parallel to the

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from the Nagtahan Interchange south-westwards to

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. It is where

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and several other government buildings are located. The street has had several different names in different segments throughout the years, including ''Calzada de San Miguel'', ''Calle de Malacañang'' (west of Estero de Aviles or present-day San Rafael Street), and ''Calzada/Calle de Uliuli'' (east of Estero de Aviles). However, by the 1870s, it was known as ''Calle conde de Avilés''. It was named after Don José Vicente Menéndez de Avilés, count of ''Avilés'', who financed the extension of the street to the Rotonda de Sampaloc, which is now the Nagtahan Interchange. A small plaza across

was also named after Áviles. It was also one of the right-of-way alignments of the ''

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'' that existed until 1945. In 1959, the street was renamed to its present name in honor of former

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José Paciano Laurel. Other notable buildings along the street include Casa Roces, the

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, the National Shrine of Saint Jude, the National Shrine of Saint Michael and the Archangels and the

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. Public access to Laurel Street is generally restricted for security reasons. The nearest

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station is

Legarda station Legarda station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system in Sampaloc, Manila. It is named after Legarda Street, where the station sits above it. The street in turn is named after Benito Legarda, a F ...

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File:0378jfManila Malacañang San Miguel Church Barangays Laurel Streetfvf 13.jpg, Jose Laurel Street's western gate near the National Shrine of Saint Michael and the Archangels File:0378jfManila Malacañang San Miguel Church Barangays Laurel Streetfvf 06.jpg, Old house File:MalacañangPalacejf2356 07.JPG, The Mabini Hall of the Malacañang Palace complex at 1000 Jose Laurel Street File:0406jfManila Malacañang San Miguel Garden Fences Barangays Laurel Streetfvf 05.jpg, Fences of the

along Jose Laurel Street File:0406jfManila Malacañang San Miguel Garden Fences Barangays Laurel Streetfvf 01.jpg, Street sign

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