McKinley Road is a tree-lined avenue linking the central business districts of
Makati
Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.
Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
and
Bonifacio Global City
Bonifacio may refer to:
Places
* Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, a town in Corsica, France
* Strait of Bonifacio, separating Corsica from Sardinia
* Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental, a municipality in the Philippines
* Bonifacio Global City, a central bu ...
,
Taguig
Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig ( fil, Lungsod ng Taguig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 886,722 people. Located in the northwestern shores of ...
in
Metro Manila
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,
Philippines
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* hil, Republ ...
. It is a continuation of
Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Makati, Philippines. It is one of the busiest roads in Metro Manila, crossing through the heart of the Makati Central Business District. Because of the many businesses located along the avenue, Ayala Avenu ...
, south of
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, ...
(EDSA), which runs for approximately through the affluent neighborhoods of
Forbes Park and
Dasmariñas Village
Dasmariñas (colloquially shortened to Dasma), officially the City of Dasmariñas ( fil, Lungsod ng Dasmariñas), is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people acc ...
. It is home to the exclusive Manila Polo Club and the Manila Golf and Country Club.
McKinley Road has a residential character dominated by mansions with high walls and elaborate gates. At its centerpiece is the Spanish
Mission style Santuario de San Antonio Parish church that faces the San Antonio Plaza, the main public square of Forbes Park. A small arcade stands on the opposite side of the plaza which houses a
Rustan's
Rustan's is a Philippine chain of upmarket department stores owned by the Rustan Group of Companies (RGOC). Rustan's Department Store is the flagship brand of the Rustan Group of Companies and has five major branches, three boutiques and an onl ...
grocery, a gourmet deli, a few cafés, and a bookstore. The rest of Forbes Park on both sides of McKinley is closed to non-residents.
Route description
![448McKinley Road Forbes Park Makati City 37](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/448McKinley_Road_Forbes_Park_Makati_City_37.jpg)
The intersection at 5th Avenue is dominated by the Fairway Tower, a luxury condominium on the border of Bonifacio district. The road winds past the southern edge of the Manila Golf Course as it heads toward the club's entrance at Harvard Road. The
Manila Polo Club
The Manila Polo Club is the premiere polo club in the Philippines. It was established in 1909 during the American colonial era by Governor General William Cameron Forbes as a venue for polo and leisure for the wealthy elite. It was originally loc ...
entrance is on the southern side of McKinley opposite the golf course on a small side street not far from Harvard. Continuing a further as the road bends slightly to the northwest, it reaches the San Antonio Plaza of Forbes Park. From Banyan Street just past the Plaza to
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, ...
(EDSA), McKinley marks the eastern boundary of
Dasmariñas Village
Dasmariñas (colloquially shortened to Dasma), officially the City of Dasmariñas ( fil, Lungsod ng Dasmariñas), is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people acc ...
. The road terminates at EDSA, between a
Shell
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Science Biology
* Seashell, a hard ou ...
gas station and the
McKinley Exchange Corporate Center
McKinley Exchange Corporate Center is a 5-story commercial building, part of a mixed-use complex developed by Ayala Land Inc. as part of the redevelopment and rebranding of the city of Makati. It is located along McKinley Road corner EDSA in Ba ...
.
West of EDSA, the road resumes as
Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Makati, Philippines. It is one of the busiest roads in Metro Manila, crossing through the heart of the Makati Central Business District. Because of the many businesses located along the avenue, Ayala Avenu ...
as it heads into the heart of
Ayala Center
The Ayala Center is a major commercial development operated by Ayala Land located in the Makati Central Business District in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
About the Center
The Ayala Center is a recreational, shopping, dining, and enterta ...
and the Makati CBD. In the Bonifacio Global City east of 5th Avenue, it continues as the McKinley Parkway, which heads east to the
Serendra mixed-use development and the
SM Aura Premier
SM Aura Premier is a large upscale shopping mall located along McKinley Parkway corner 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Metro Manila, Philippines, owned by SM Prime Holdings, the country's largest mall developer. It is the 13th SM Sup ...
and
Market! Market!
Market! Market! (also known as Ayala Malls Market! Market!) is a real estate development owned by Ayala Land, a real estate subsidiary of Ayala Corporation and part of the Ayala Malls chain. It is located at McKinley Parkway, Bonifacio Global Cit ...
shopping malls.
History
The road originally served as a northwest–southeast route between
Fort William McKinley
Fort Andres Bonifacio (formerly named Fort William McKinley) is the site of the national headquarters of the Philippine Army (Headquarters Philippine Army or HPA) located in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located near the national headquarter ...
and
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...
, then in the province of
Rizal
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal ( fil, Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The p ...
, known as ''Pasay–McKinley Road'', ''Manila-Makati-Fort McKinley Road'', and other various names recognized by the government per section, alongside the present-day
Antonio Arnaiz Avenue
Avenida Antonio Arnáiz Somoza, or simply Avenida Arnáiz, formerly known as ''Calle Libertad'' and then ''Calzada de Pásay'', is a major east–west collector road that links Makati and Pasay in the Philippines. It stretches across western Metr ...
. It also formed part of Route 57 or Highway 57. The road eastern terminus was the Carabao Gate at the entrance to the Fort, on what is now the intersection with 5th Avenue. The road became disconnected in the 1950s when the Makati Commercial Center complex (now
Glorietta
Glorietta is a shopping mall complex in the Ayala Center, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The mall is owned by Ayala Land and operated through its subsidiary, the Ayala Malls. The mall is divided into five sections (named Glorietta 1–5) and ...
complex at
Ayala Center
The Ayala Center is a major commercial development operated by Ayala Land located in the Makati Central Business District in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
About the Center
The Ayala Center is a recreational, shopping, dining, and enterta ...
) was built over its section between Highway 54 (now EDSA) and
Makati Avenue
Makati Avenue ( fil, Abenida Makati) is a major commercial thoroughfare in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It forms the eastern border of Ayala Triangle and is one of the three main avenues of the Makati Central Business District. The avenue ...
. The section between Highway 54 and Fort Bonifacio was then realigned to continue
Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Makati, Philippines. It is one of the busiest roads in Metro Manila, crossing through the heart of the Makati Central Business District. Because of the many businesses located along the avenue, Ayala Avenu ...
and became a separate road subsequently named for the
U.S.
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military reservation to which it leads, which was, in turn, named after
William McKinley
William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...
, the 25th
President of the United States
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, responsible for the
U.S. colonization of the Philippines in 1898.
There are two other streets in the area named McKinley: McKinley Parkway, an extension of McKinley Road in Bonifacio Global City; and Upper McKinley Road, an unrelated road on McKinley Hill further south on
Lawton Avenue in Fort Bonifacio.
Transportation
Bonifacio Transport Corporation
The Bonifacio Transport Corporation, or more commonly known as BGC Bus or formerly The Fort Bus, is an intercity bus company in Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving routes that connect Makati, Bonifacio Global City, and Taguig.
The company is ...
provides bus service (called ''BGC Bus'') along McKinley Road to
different points within Bonifacio Global City from its terminal at the
McKinley Exchange Corporate Center
McKinley Exchange Corporate Center is a 5-story commercial building, part of a mixed-use complex developed by Ayala Land Inc. as part of the redevelopment and rebranding of the city of Makati. It is located along McKinley Road corner EDSA in Ba ...
on
EDSA
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, ...
beside the
Ayala MRT Station
Ayala station (also known as Ayala Center station) is an underground Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 3. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being Buendia. The station is locat ...
.
Jeepneys bound for Washington Street in Pio del Pilar and Fort Bonifacio Gate 2 ply this road. These stop at the terminals adjacent to the road's intersection with EDSA, respectively.
Landmarks
![397San Antonio Plaza McKinley Road Forbes Park Makati City 04](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/397San_Antonio_Plaza_McKinley_Road_Forbes_Park_Makati_City_04.jpg)
* Holy Trinity Church Manila, an Anglican church in Forbes Park
* Fairway Tower
*
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. It can be reached most easily from the city via EDSA to McKinley Road, then to McKinle ...
*
Manila Polo Club
The Manila Polo Club is the premiere polo club in the Philippines. It was established in 1909 during the American colonial era by Governor General William Cameron Forbes as a venue for polo and leisure for the wealthy elite. It was originally loc ...
*
McKinley Exchange Corporate Center
McKinley Exchange Corporate Center is a 5-story commercial building, part of a mixed-use complex developed by Ayala Land Inc. as part of the redevelopment and rebranding of the city of Makati. It is located along McKinley Road corner EDSA in Ba ...
* San Antonio Plaza
* San Antonio Plaza Arcade
* Santuario de San Antonio Parish
See also
*
Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Makati, Philippines. It is one of the busiest roads in Metro Manila, crossing through the heart of the Makati Central Business District. Because of the many businesses located along the avenue, Ayala Avenu ...
References
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