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Barangay Beatles is the nickname for an alley named Kusang Loob (meaning voluntary) (whose historical name was Calle Negros) located in the district of Santa Cruz, Manila in the Philippines. This alley is unique because it only serves as a shortcut for pedestrians and tricycles, with gates installed at each end which are opened strictly during stated hours of the day. The Brgy. Beatles alleyway traverses alongside two adjacent Taoist temples, named Kiu Siao and Liu Siao of the Fil-Sino Taoist Movement, from its gate at Lope de Vega Street on one end, to its second gate at Valeriano Fugoso street (historical name: Calle Zurbaran) on the other end, where the walls are drawn and painted with decorative graffiti of the Beatles by commissioned Barangay employees there.^[1]

The Barangay Beatles nomenclature became part of a wider trend among locals in Greater Manila to bring the music of the Beatles to mundane everyday life in the city; and sought to contribute a worthy celebration to the global Beatles ecosystem.

Coordinates: 14°36'28"N 120°58'47"E ^[2]

How to reach

The following Manila transit lines have routes that pass near Barangay Beatles:^[3]^[4]

Manila train stations, near Barangay Beatles
Bambang LRT — 1252 meters away, — 17 minutes walk. Recto LRT — 1479 meters away, — 20 minutes walk. Tutuban PNR — 1782 meters away, — 23 minutes walk.
Bus and jeep routes in Manila, near Barangay Beatles
Corner of Valariano Fugoso / S. Reyes, Maynila — 41 meters away, — 1 minutes walk. Corner of Teodora Alonzo / Valariano Fugoso, Maynila — 77 meters away, — 2 minutes walk. Corner of T. Mapua / V. Fugoso, Maynila — 108 meters away, — 2 minutes walk. Corner of Mayhaligue / S. Reyes, Maynila — 147 meters away, — 3 minutes walk. Corner of T. Mapua / Doreteo Jose, Maynila — 311 meters away, — 5 minutes walk. Corner of Lope De Vega / Oroquieta, Maynila — 389 meters away, — 6 minutes walk.