HISTORY of Ayala Avenue

The part of the avenue, from Paseo de Roxas to Makati Avenue (near of it), was a runway of the Nielson Airport, Luzon's first airport.The airport was in blaze on December 10, 1941 when Japanese attacked it. Paseo de Roxas (Ayala Avenue to Makati Avenue) was also a runway of the airport. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayala_Avenue#History