Retrato: Filipinas Photo Collection

[Francis20]

3RD photo.this seems to be what is now the paseo de roxas. i could see Chinabank bldg. those old photos are indeed nice! manila looks so clean those days! nice cars eh? and the bay looks unpolluted those days!
The photo next to the magnolia plant photo shows insular life bldg...probably the back part of it. the photo next to the luneta monument shows ortigas - those are meralco bldg and philcomsen (which is being demolished now). nice find! i followed the link. maybe the site doesnt allow hotlinking.

[Francis20]

3RD photo.this seems to be what is now the paseo de roxas. i could see Chinabank bldg. those old photos are indeed nice! manila looks so clean those days! nice cars eh? and the bay looks unpolluted those days!
The photo next to the magnolia plant photo shows insular life bldg...probably the back part of it. the photo next to the luneta monument shows ortigas - those are meralco bldg and philcomsen (which is being demolished now). nice find! i followed the link. maybe the site doesnt allow hotlinking.

[Virtute]

Originally Posted by Francis20

3RD photo.this seems to be what is now the paseo de roxas. i could see Chinabank bldg. those old photos are indeed nice! manila looks so clean those days! nice cars eh? and the bay looks unpolluted those days!
The photo next to the magnolia plant photo shows insular life bldg...probably the back part of it. the photo next to the luneta monument shows ortigas - those are meralco bldg and philcomsen (which is being demolished now). nice find! i followed the link. maybe the site doesnt allow hotlinking.

Yeah, I tried hotlinking it but now I uploaded them to my site so it should work now.

I need to look closely at those pictures you mentioned. It's nice to look back in the past once in a while. I think the over population is really kicking the country's butt. You can see the contrast in the pics. Of course plus 100 other factors I don't need to mention that ails the country.

[Virtute]

Originally Posted by Francis20

3RD photo.this seems to be what is now the paseo de roxas. i could see Chinabank bldg. those old photos are indeed nice! manila looks so clean those days! nice cars eh? and the bay looks unpolluted those days!
The photo next to the magnolia plant photo shows insular life bldg...probably the back part of it. the photo next to the luneta monument shows ortigas - those are meralco bldg and philcomsen (which is being demolished now). nice find! i followed the link. maybe the site doesnt allow hotlinking.

Yeah, I tried hotlinking it but now I uploaded them to my site so it should work now.

I need to look closely at those pictures you mentioned. It's nice to look back in the past once in a while. I think the over population is really kicking the country's butt. You can see the contrast in the pics. Of course plus 100 other factors I don't need to mention that ails the country.

[Francis20]

OK, now they're working. thanks @ virtute.
there must be a lot of things our old folks missed about the old manila. i can only see them on old movies...

[Francis20]

OK, now they're working. thanks @ virtute.
there must be a lot of things our old folks missed about the old manila. i can only see them on old movies...

[ryanr]

Oh dear God...Look how developed MM was already back then!! Streets are clean and everything is pretty damn nice! We were so close to becoming a developed country, then the 80s happened!! Just imagine if nothing bad happened to the economy, then MM would be similar or better to Singapore now!

Roxas Blvd (Dewey back then), has always been beautiful. But it started to decline in beauty during the 90s, good thing they fixed up Baywalk.

Is highway 54, EDSA? It looks pretty good.

Those pictures are awesome, Virtute! Thanks for this great thread. Indeed, those pics are surprisingly of good quality.

[ryanr]

Oh dear God...Look how developed MM was already back then!! Streets are clean and everything is pretty damn nice! We were so close to becoming a developed country, then the 80s happened!! Just imagine if nothing bad happened to the economy, then MM would be similar or better to Singapore now!

Roxas Blvd (Dewey back then), has always been beautiful. But it started to decline in beauty during the 90s, good thing they fixed up Baywalk.

Is highway 54, EDSA? It looks pretty good.

Those pictures are awesome, Virtute! Thanks for this great thread. Indeed, those pics are surprisingly of good quality.

[SunKing]

My, so clean and orderly! Beautiful!

[SunKing]

My, so clean and orderly! Beautiful!

[renell]

yeah highway 54 was EDSA..

wow great pics

[renell]

yeah highway 54 was EDSA..

wow great pics

[Lightspeed]

Wow! Very nice.

I hope we can regain the order and cleanliness that the metropolis had back then.

I agree that the number one problem is overpopulation. The strain imposed on the environment by an ever-expanding, out-of-control population is just too great.

[Lightspeed]

Wow! Very nice.

I hope we can regain the order and cleanliness that the metropolis had back then.

I agree that the number one problem is overpopulation. The strain imposed on the environment by an ever-expanding, out-of-control population is just too great.

[amras]

damn, even the baywalk looks much better before than it is today...

[amras]

damn, even the baywalk looks much better before than it is today...

[Virtute]

Originally Posted by amras

damn, even the baywalk looks much better before than it is today...

As far as I can remember as a kid in the 70s, Luneta Park was a nice place to go to. At night, it was a lively place, people everywhere, the musical/dancing fountains, kids everywhere running around. I wonder if its still like that.

Is it just me or I noticed how well kept the grass/lawns were back then? LOL

[Virtute]

Originally Posted by amras

damn, even the baywalk looks much better before than it is today...

As far as I can remember as a kid in the 70s, Luneta Park was a nice place to go to. At night, it was a lively place, people everywhere, the musical/dancing fountains, kids everywhere running around. I wonder if its still like that.

Is it just me or I noticed how well kept the grass/lawns were back then? LOL

[Power-mad]

Thanks Virtute. Great pictures. Now if only people could help us with the captioning and identifying the buildings and their state of existence or demise...

[Power-mad]

Thanks Virtute. Great pictures. Now if only people could help us with the captioning and identifying the buildings and their state of existence or demise...