Ricardo Papa Street
Ricardo Papa Street, also known as R. Papa Street, is a short street in Tondo, Manila, Philippines located in Barrio Obrero close to the city's northern border with Caloocan. It runs east-west from Rizal Avenue by its namesake Line 1 station at the district's border with Santa Cruz to Cecilio Namie Street by its border with Maypajo, Caloocan. The street was constructed in the 1950s as part of the city's rebuilding and expansion plan after World War II. It is primarily a quiet residential street close to the main gates of the Manila Chinese Cemetery and La Loma Cemetery.
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| Namesake | Ricardo Papa, Sr. |
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| Length | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Location | Manila |
| From | Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz |
| To | Cecilio Namie Street in Tondo |
Name
The street is named after General Ricardo Papa, Sr., a Manila police chief in the 1960s who was known to have successfully minimized smuggling in the city.[1]
References
- "Sino nga ba si 'R. Papa' sa LRT station sa Maynila?" (in Filipino). July 11, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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