Lat Phrao Road ( th, ถนนลาดพร้าว, , ) is one main road in

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. Despite its name the road does not run through the nearby Lat Phrao District. It begins at Phahonyothin Road, at the corners of the

Lat Phrao Square Lat Phrao Intersection ( th, ห้าแยกลาดพร้าว, ) is a major road junction in Chatuchak District of the Thai capital Bangkok. It is where Phahonyothin and Vibhavadi Rangsit roads—the city's two main northward highways ...

CentralPlaza Ladprao Central Ladprao Thailand's first integrated shopping complex, CentralPlaza Lat Phrao ( th, เซ็นทรัล ลาดพร้าว) (previously known as CentralPlaza Lardprao) is a shopping complex, owned by Central Pattana. The comple ...

, and

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in Chatuchak District, passes through

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and Wang Thonglang Districts, and ends in

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. The road is serviced by two

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stations: Phahon Yothin and Lat Phrao. This road was formerly known as "Bangkok-Bang Kapi Road" (ถนนกรุงเทพ-บางกะปิ) that runs through the area known as "Thung Bang Kapi" (ทุ่งบางกะปิ), a vast field on the northeast side away from the downtown about 16 km (9.94 mi), most of the fields are immense and some parts are the

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, as well as the

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that was canalized during the reign of King

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flows through. It was built in 1945, at the end of

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. At that time it was just a

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that intersects with the Sam Yaek Saphan Khlong Saen Saep

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and became a settlement for the various people. Which is the reason that this area has developed in order until now.

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, or familiarly known as Soi Chok Chai 4 considered to be the most lively and alive quarter of this road. It is a Soi Lat Phrao 53, a large community area with day and night markets, convenience stores, residences, police station and many more, as well as being able to link to other main roads such as Prasert Manukitch, Pradit Manutham, and Lat Phrao Wang Hin etc.

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