Jose Laurel Street, historically known as ''Calle conde de Avilés'', is a tree-lined street in the district of San Miguel in north-central

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. It runs parallel to the

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from the Nagtahan Interchange south-westwards to Nicanor Padilla and General Solano Streets. It is where

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and several other government buildings are located. The street has had several different names throughout the years, including ''Calzada de San Miguel'', ''Calle de Malacañang'' (west of Estero de Aviles or present-day San Rafael Street), and ''Calle de Uliuli'' (east of Estero de Aviles), but by the 1870s, it was known as ''Calle conde de Avilés''. It was named after Don José Vicente de Áviles, ''el Conde de 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 a former resident of the palace and

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. Other notable buildings along the street include Casa Roces,

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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.

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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 01.jpg, Street sign

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