Old Metro Manila

[DDL]

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[sonnyt111]

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The configuration of these tricycles is still used today in Vietnam. Passengers ride up front and the driver pedals behind.

[otf210]

I wonder if I'll ever see the day when our cities go back to their former glory Nothing wrong with going modern, but that doesn't have to mean forgetting the past, our heritage. Those things could (and should) be able to go hand-in-hand. Look at a lot of the places in Europe, for example. I wonder if it's just our 'ganoon talaga' mindset. Hope things change in my lifetime.

[Roar100]

It's been a long time since I visited downtown Manila. Perhaps I'll visit it again soon to experience the old charm of the city.

[Rex&]

nice

[maninmotion]

can someone identify this building in Makati http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k144/nostalgiamanila/fans/ev_mysterybldg1.jpg

Better late than never.

 

This building was the Sarmiento Building in the early 70s. I used to work in the bank right there in the corner, the bank was the PCIB or the Philippine Commercial & Industrial Bank. The president of PCIB then was Mr. Ray Orosa. The head office of PCIB was on T.M.Kalaw St. In Ermita. The building on the right most of the picture was the Rufino Building.

[Wolv3rin3]

the legacy of metro manila

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

It's interesting to note that vehicles in pre-war Manila were right-hand drive. Meaning that drivers drove on the opposite side of the road like drivers do today in Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and many other countries.

[filibustero]

Ayala Avenue, once upon a time.

 

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[Julianda]

Ayala Avenue, once upon a time.

 

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It depicts a certain street in Ortigas City - the former Emerald ave.

[HampasLupa69]

nakakatuwa pagmasdan yung mga lumang building dati ang lilinis tignan

[temurlenk]

^{Old international airport in Makati.}

 

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[oscartamaguchiblackface]

^{There are hundreds of photos of old Manila, Pre-war and specially WWII battle of Manila. An amazing site. For nostalgia and history buffs.}

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[wolflove_bigdawg]

naaalala nyo pa ba ang good earth emporium sa avenida?

when i was about 10 years old (im 48 now), that is where I learned to play and love video games, dun sa pinaka top floor. meron ding pet shop sa taas and i think ferris wheel. avenida was the place to stroll around then. i also remember buying MAD magazines and pocketbooks and looking at Playboy mags in Avenida.

[eika85]

I wish I can time travel and see the old prewar Manila. Such a beautiful city.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

^{Old international airport in Makati.}

 

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This airport was located in what is now present day Ayala Avenue. Imagine runways and taxiways in the Ayala Center!!

I wish I can time travel and see the old prewar Manila. Such a beautiful city.

Yeah me too....

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

Ayala Avenue, once upon a time.

 

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1960s if I'm not mistaken. I wonder if this is the intersection of Ayala and Makati Avenues. Two of my cousins were seriously injured and their yaya was killed in this intersection in the 1960s as they were making a left turn on Ayala Avenue (coming from EDSA) to Makati Avenue on their way to Assumption College in San Lorenzo Village. Their Benz was hit by a rushing American-made taxi. The impact was so strong the Benz flew several meters and the maid flew out of the car and was killed instantly. Seatbelts were obviously not standard equipment back then.

 

This photo brought back memories of that terrible accident.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

This is Ayala corner VA Rufino. Obvious na obvious. I pass here every day.

Yeah I think you're right. Part of the island has given way to an intersection that connects Salcedo and Legaspi Villages. I used to hold office very near this intersection back in the '90s.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

I think this is the corner of Ayala and HV Dela Costa.

Thanks for the clarification bro.

[glut_func]

^ i heard dalawa n lang daw ang natitirang branch ng ma mon luk sa buong metro manila, the orig one in quiapo and the one in qc...

[shamrock8691]

glory days

[Amarth]

Medyo sariwa pa hangin

[sonnyt111]

The trademark taxis then were the airconless Geminis. This trend of Gemini airconless taxis continued until the early 90s.

Whatever happened to the Isuzu Geminis? One day they simply stopped making them. I'ts been years since I've seen an Isuzu Gemini.

 

And to think, at one point, we owned two units.

[sonnyt111]

Inside of Harrison Plaza during its early years..

 

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(photo courtesy of Paulo Alcazaren of BluPrint Mag)

That area still has not changed except the elevator on the extreme right is long gone.

I believe the cinemas in the photo have been replaced by a supermarket.

Edited April 20, 2015 by sonnyt111

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

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