Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue
Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue (also known as FPJ Avenue), formerly Roosevelt Avenue (Tagalog: [ˈruːsbɛlt]), 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. As Roosevelt Avenue, it was named after former United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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 and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | |
| Length | 2.871 km (1.784 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Muñoz |
| South end | N170 (Quezon Avenue) in Santa Cruz |
| 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. 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. FPJ Avenue is also home to the former transmitter of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).