Back to the future!

Hooked up some of the Finest and neatest Back in time photos!.

For all the antique, Vintage appriciators like me. Here’s what ive copped up for some time. alot of resource from the library 🙂

Feast your eyes back in time!

A jeepney in 1974

Miss Sweden in the 1974 Miss Universe pageant in Manila

Ali vs. Frazier – Thrilla in Manila

And the poster too

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A newly elected Ferdinand Marcos in 1965

Political fronts February 1986

The Japanese occupation of Manila

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Old photos of Makati, Quezon City and Caloocan

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Wartime photos 1941-45

Aftermath of Japanese bombing of Cavite’s Sangley Naval Base December 1941, American POWs in UST, American dead carried away by Filipinos at Death March Bataan, Fort Santiago, American liberation at the Old Bilibid Prison and a POW camp in Cabanatuan

Manila, July 4, 1946. Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepping off his official car prior to ceremonies.

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Rizal Theater in Makati.

It was one of the classier cinemas in the late 60s, 70s and 80s. It later closed down in the late 80s due to fierce competition. People started going to malls to see a movie instead. In the late 90s it was torn down. The site where Rizal Theater used to be is now 6750 Ayala.

Old Manila

More old photos of old Metro Manila

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LRT bridge crossing Pasig River while under construction in the early 80s.

A shot of Juan Luna street in Binondo from back in the 1960s:

Delta Theater showing The Sting (1973)

Highway 54

A calesa near Araneta Coliseum

Cubao 1973

Baywalk 1970

A jeepney along Taft 1974

A 1968 Toyota Corona taxi on Highway 54 in 1973 (B/W photo)

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EDSA…2 decades before Robinsons Galleria
Before Ortigas Center was called as such
Manila Bay 1973
Magnolia Ice Cream plant (which is now the Nestle Ice Cream plant)

Manila, 1956

Old CCP Complex

Pic of Fort Santiago

An pic of a bridge crossing Pasig River

A photo of old Manila sidewalk vendors – No MMDA yet

Photo of Old Luneta, see background San Agustin church and an American Flag …

Magallanes Monument by ookami_dou

Lanchas at the Pasig River

Cockfights

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More old Metro Manila photos

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A night time photo of 60s/70s Rizal Avenue

Ideal Theater was called EE-DEE-AL instead of its proper pronunciation by people in the area.

The theater burned down in the 80s.

Comparisons…

Here is another
Calle Rosario Binondo – before and today

Another before and Today…

Neilsen Tower in Makati in the 40s and in the 70s

Jones Bridge approaching Rosario and Escolta in Binondo. (Photo taken from the mid-1950s.)

manila cathedral

taken before the war

old RIZAL AVENUE

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Vividly illustrating the condition of burned-out, battle-scarred Manila, as U.S. engineers and thousands of Filipinos begin the huge task of reconstruction, is this aerial view looking southwest across the Pasig River toward hulks of sunken ships in the harbor. Tall building, left foreground, is gutted, Eastern Hotel, center, across river, is burned out, general post office, extreme left, across river is Metropolitan Opera House in ruins. Battered wall of Intramuros, Walled City, and destroyed buildings inside, occupies rectangular area beyond post office. Left is demolished Santa Cross Bridge, repaired by Army engineers. The streets have already been cleared of rubble.

Survivors of War, Intramuros, Manila 1945

U.S. troops surrender to the Japanese at Corregidor in the Philippine Islands, May 6, 1942. A total of 11,500 Americans and Filipinos became POWs, including the commander, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright. POWs from Corregidor and Bataan were among the worst treated. May 6, 1942.

n August 1898 Spanish troops occupying Manila surrendered the city to the American expeditionary

AFTER THE BATTLE OF MOUNT DAJO (March 9, 1906).
From a negative made on the spot the day of the “brave feat of arms,” when a great body of Moros, men, women and children, were killed by the army under Gen. Wood; “a logical incident in the sequence of events which will include the whole history of the Philippine posessions.”

1897 Cavite

UN Ave

1942

1876

Vintage photo of Quiapo Church and the area what is now Plaza Miranda

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More photos of Old Manila… along the banks of Pasig River…

By the way, “Tagalog” is derived from the words “taga ilog” or inhabitants by the river. The river referred to is the Pasig River

ESCOLTA
The Philippines’ premiere business and financial district… in 1899.

RIZAL DAY Celebration
The Manila Hotel’s original building at the background

December 30, 1922

here’s the original place where Ateneo used to be

RIZAL PARK
Rizal Day Celebration 1922

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This is in Makati, That’s the old IBM building and beside it was the old RCPI bldg. This picture was taken in the area where Manila Penn now stands. I’m sure, my dad use to work for IBM.)

By RMN: The lovely building on the far right is the Dona Narcisa de Leon (yes, Dona Sisang of LVN) Building designed by Gabriel Formoso that has long since been torn-down in favor of the Equitable-PCI Bank Tower.

Power-Mad: That would be from left, IBM ; RCPI and the Dona Narcisa de Leon Building. Doinks didn’t specify if IBM and RCPI were just tenants and if these are the actual names of the buildings themselves.

Makati 1973:

AutoMat in Makati 1973:

View from the Cultural Center 1973:

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Farmer’s Market in Makati 1973

I’m surprised how good these pictures are taken back in 1973. Notice the cars below are indeed back in the early 70’s.

Magnolia Plant (ice cream) in Manila 1973:

Somewhere in Manila 1973:

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some more!

old sta cruz church

Execution chamber and garrotes, Intramuros. ” This machine has an official record of killing 31 men.”

Refugees and walking patients, liberated from the Philippine General Hospital by troops of the 37th Division, stream down the roads away from the danger area

Sgt. Jose Calugas, Philippine Scout, salutes the officer who presented him with the Medal of Honor for gallantry on Bataan. Sgt. Calugas is the first Filipino to receive this highest award of the United States. Camp Olivas.

Spanish prisoners eating a meal, Manila, 1899-1901

Street scene in Binondo, Manila’s business district, Manila, 1901

Survivors from Intramuros, Manila, 1945

Troops embarking on Pasig, Manila, 1899

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Women making cigars, Manila, 1920-1930

Filipino children at play, Luzon, 1906

Betting on a cockfight, Luzon, 1906

Escolta Street, Manila, 1884

Church procession in Antipolo, 1907-1916

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this one’s the 1st Optical Observatory in the Philippines (Jesuit’s Optical Observaotry – Ermita, 1899)

anybody can identify this building in Makati?

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1. A house in Manila
2. Jai Alai Bldg @ Taft Ave. during the Mid50’s
3. Makati Municipal Hall 1962
4. Battio Poblacion Makati 1926
5. Recto cor. Rizal Avenue in the 70s
6. Rizal Avenue corner Gonzalo Puyat St. (Raon)
7. A caretela
8. A jeepney in Manila

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Neon signs of clubs, cinemas, establishment during the 70’s

Makati 4 years after the aerial shot.

Aerial view of SM City when it was first opened (1985)

Old Ateneo De Manila

Fiesta Carnival… now torn down to give way to new call centers in Cubao

Calle Azcarraga – World War II

now known as Claro M. Recto Avenue.

LSGH in the 70s

SAN AGUSTINE CHURCH JUST BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.

WHAT IS NOW ONGPIN ST (OR PLAZA) FRONTING STA. CRUZ CHURCH

MANILA HOTEL

MAKATI back then

haaaaayyy…..

sana ganto kaganda pa rin ngayon ang maynila noh?

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The Manila Opera House back then

Manila City Hall, 1960

Araneta Center, 1960

more Photos and headlines

4 PESOS LNG ANG SAHOD

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Japanese soldier guarding what is now Quezon Bridge

1949 Rizal Park

Times Theatre along Quiapo

manila-avenida in the 60s

jai-alai skyroom after WW2

jai-alai skyroom after WW2

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The photo was taken in 1963 before the 11th World Jamboree in Greece. Our Boy Scouts never made it to Greece. Their plane went down over the Indian Ocean. The 22 Boy Scouts are commemorated in 23 streets in Quezon City.

Albano
Bayoran
Borromeo
Castor
Chuatoco
de Guia
Delgado
Fernandez
Fuentebella
Gandia
Limbaga
Lozano
Madriñan
Magbanua
Ojeda
Rallos
Reyes
Santiago
Tobias
Torillo
Tuazon
Ybardolaza

The 23rd street to commemorate the Boy Scouts is named 11th Jamboree near GMA 7

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avenida at the start of LRT construction

anyone remember the philcite robot??

this is way before starcity

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Whew. 3 hours of uploading and researching

What a Blast from the past!

sana ganito parin ngayon noh? too bad. were too late.

sarap pa ng mga times nyan walang traffic.

My share wink 😉