Adriatico Street Explained

Adriatico Street
Former Names:Dakota Street
Length Km:2.17
Namesake:Macario Adriatico
The Dakotas (formerly)
Maint:Department of Public Works and Highways – South Manila District Engineering Office[1] [2]
Terminus A:Padre Faura Street in Ermita
Terminus B:Ocampo Street in Malate
Junction:Pedro Gil Street
Location:Manila

Adriatico Street is a north–south road connecting Ermita and Malate districts in Manila, Philippines. Its northern terminus is at Padre Faura Street in Ermita carrying southbound traffic all the way to Quirino Avenue in Malate. South of Quirino, the street becomes two way with a wide median running down the center from just past the Manila Zoo up to its southern terminus at Ocampo Street.

Adriatico is known primarily for its restaurants and bars centered on the area around Manila's Korea Town between Pedro Gil and San Andres Streets, considered the center of bohemian night life in the city.[3]

The street was named in 1964 after Macario Adriatico, a Filipino parliamentarian from Mindoro and author of Manila's city charter. It was formerly known as Dakota Avenue, after the U.S. states of North and South Dakota, collectively known as The Dakotas.[4] [5]

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14.5689°N 120.9867°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Manila. Department of Public Works and Highways. April 24, 2021.
  2. Web site: Road and Bridge Inventory. Department of Public Works and Highways. April 24, 2021.
  3. News: Malate's Cafes, a Walk on the Bohemian Side of Manila. The New York Times. October 8, 2013.
  4. http://nhcp.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fihgov0004.pdf Macario G. Adriatico (1869-1919)
  5. Web site: Honorable Macario Gonzales Adriatico. Geni.com. November 29, 2021.