Gilmore Avenue (Quezon City)
Gilmore Avenue, formerly known as Gilmore Street, is a two-lane, one-way road in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It runs one-way from Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in New Manila and terminates at Nicanor Domingo Street in Valencia, continuing on as the two-way Granada Street until it reaches the city border with San Juan, where it becomes Ortigas Avenue.
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Gilmore Avenue, looking south from its intersection with 12th Street | |
| Former name(s) | Governor Gilmore Street Gilmore Street |
| Namesake | Eugene Allen Gilmore |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| Length | 1.476 km (0.917 mi) |
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| Location | Quezon City |
| North end | Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue |
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| South end | Nicanor Domingo Street Granada Street |
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| Known for | Computer retail |
The road is named for Eugene Allen Gilmore, Vice Governor-General of the Philippines from 1922 to 1929 who twice served as acting Governor-General. The road is well known as a major IT hub for the number of computer retail shops located at its intersection with Aurora Boulevard.
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