Retrato: Filipinas Photo Collection

[Power-mad]

The fourth picture (Automat) shows the Hotel Intercontinental in the background. I'm not sure if it was built in 1964 or 1969. So was it the only Five-star international hotel chain in Makati that time? Peninsula Manila was built in 1976, a good seven years later.

About the night shot of Dewey (7th): where is this exactly? Was this in front of the US embassy. I could make out Manila Hotel and the Citadel Building in the background...

[Power-mad]

The fourth picture (Automat) shows the Hotel Intercontinental in the background. I'm not sure if it was built in 1964 or 1969. So was it the only Five-star international hotel chain in Makati that time? Peninsula Manila was built in 1976, a good seven years later.

About the night shot of Dewey (7th): where is this exactly? Was this in front of the US embassy. I could make out Manila Hotel and the Citadel Building in the background...

[amras]

Originally Posted by Virtute

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

the last time I went to Luneta which is just last summer (me and my friends are strolling in the middle of the night from intramuros' wow philippines to baywalk at roxas). hindi mga kids ang nakita ko kundi maraming taong natutulog. sabi nung friend ko mga homeless daw yon. nakakainis kasi sinisira nila ang lugar at the same time nakakawa din. tapos habang naglalakad kami don, may nagbenta pa sa min ng sakong higaan daw... hehehe... napangiti na lang kami. grabe, sana masolusyonan ito ng gov't.....

[amras]

Originally Posted by Virtute

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

the last time I went to Luneta which is just last summer (me and my friends are strolling in the middle of the night from intramuros' wow philippines to baywalk at roxas). hindi mga kids ang nakita ko kundi maraming taong natutulog. sabi nung friend ko mga homeless daw yon. nakakainis kasi sinisira nila ang lugar at the same time nakakawa din. tapos habang naglalakad kami don, may nagbenta pa sa min ng sakong higaan daw... hehehe... napangiti na lang kami. grabe, sana masolusyonan ito ng gov't.....

[absent-minded]

oh my goodness...! manila used to be so beautiful...! sayang... what happened between the 70s and now? the roads in those pictures seem to be in better condition than most roads we have today. and look how green it was everywhere... it is indeed good that atienza revived the baywalk. just as bright as it was in that night shot up there, except now more colorful...

oh yeah...

Originally Posted by Virtute

1973 Do these buildings still exist?:

isn't that somewhere near today's Ortigas CBD? that curved high-rise looks like that building Meralco is still housed in now. and the building on the furthest right looks like the one right across Meralco, but I'm not too sure if it's the same one...

[absent-minded]

oh my goodness...! manila used to be so beautiful...! sayang... what happened between the 70s and now? the roads in those pictures seem to be in better condition than most roads we have today. and look how green it was everywhere... it is indeed good that atienza revived the baywalk. just as bright as it was in that night shot up there, except now more colorful...

oh yeah...

Originally Posted by Virtute

1973 Do these buildings still exist?:

isn't that somewhere near today's Ortigas CBD? that curved high-rise looks like that building Meralco is still housed in now. and the building on the furthest right looks like the one right across Meralco, but I'm not too sure if it's the same one...

[bagel]

Originally Posted by absent-minded

oh yeah...



isn't that somewhere near today's Ortigas CBD? that curved high-rise looks like that building Meralco is still housed in now. and the building on the furthest right looks like the one right across Meralco, but I'm not too sure if it's the same one...

That is actually Ortigas CBD. Tower on left is Meralco headquarters. Still there. Tower on right is unoccupied, condemned (after 1989 earthquake). It has an antenna structure on top of it. What an eyesore.

It looks to have been taken on the EDSA center island (in the days before the flyover) in front of where Robinson's Galleria is today.

BTW, if this is the 70s, the Meralco building would be the tallest building in the Philippines. The top floor used to be a restaurant called Lighthouse.

[bagel]

Originally Posted by absent-minded

oh yeah...



isn't that somewhere near today's Ortigas CBD? that curved high-rise looks like that building Meralco is still housed in now. and the building on the furthest right looks like the one right across Meralco, but I'm not too sure if it's the same one...

That is actually Ortigas CBD. Tower on left is Meralco headquarters. Still there. Tower on right is unoccupied, condemned (after 1989 earthquake). It has an antenna structure on top of it. What an eyesore.

It looks to have been taken on the EDSA center island (in the days before the flyover) in front of where Robinson's Galleria is today.

BTW, if this is the 70s, the Meralco building would be the tallest building in the Philippines. The top floor used to be a restaurant called Lighthouse.

[bagel]

This isn't QC. You are looking at Makati from Mandaluyong here. That large building on the left is the Guadalupe shopping center.


This I believe is the makati side of the above picture. Right after Guadalupe and before the CBD. Probably right around where if it were today and you looked to the right, you would see Rockwell. I would guess that in this picture, if you looked to the right you will see a subdivision (Urdaneta?) and then see the Colgate plant and a power plant. I think. I think. I may be wrong.

[bagel]

This isn't QC. You are looking at Makati from Mandaluyong here. That large building on the left is the Guadalupe shopping center.


This I believe is the makati side of the above picture. Right after Guadalupe and before the CBD. Probably right around where if it were today and you looked to the right, you would see Rockwell. I would guess that in this picture, if you looked to the right you will see a subdivision (Urdaneta?) and then see the Colgate plant and a power plant. I think. I think. I may be wrong.

[bagel]

Originally Posted by Virtute

Magnolia Plant (ice cream) in Manila 1973:

Wow this brings back memories. This is near Horseshoe Drive in San Juan right? I remember being taken to the ice cream parlor at the Magnolia HQ all the time when I was a kid. I can still remember how it smelled in there. And they had such creative deserts! So many different ice cream creations that looked like art to a 5 year old kid. My mom and dad wouldn't let me get the artful ones because they were so big. Wow! The biggest thing I'd get would be a banana split and I couldn't even finish that.

[bagel]

Originally Posted by Virtute

Magnolia Plant (ice cream) in Manila 1973:

Wow this brings back memories. This is near Horseshoe Drive in San Juan right? I remember being taken to the ice cream parlor at the Magnolia HQ all the time when I was a kid. I can still remember how it smelled in there. And they had such creative deserts! So many different ice cream creations that looked like art to a 5 year old kid. My mom and dad wouldn't let me get the artful ones because they were so big. Wow! The biggest thing I'd get would be a banana split and I couldn't even finish that.

[Power-mad]

@Boybaha: I'm glad to have been proven right about that EDSA Guadalupe pic. The caption said 'Quezon city on Highway 54.' But the first time I looked at it, I said 'Hmmm, looks like...'

Maybe after 100 or so posts, Virtute will be kind enough to update the captions with input from this thread. Thanks Virtute. I want some more!

Hah! I'm sure about this though... Delta Theater on the Quezon Ave.-West Ave. intersection. You could see the 'T' and 'A', part of the theater's name at the top. It was used by ABS-CBN as a temporary studio before they opened the new Madre Ignacia studios.

Not been in these parts of QC for so long. Is it still there?

[Power-mad]

@Boybaha: I'm glad to have been proven right about that EDSA Guadalupe pic. The caption said 'Quezon city on Highway 54.' But the first time I looked at it, I said 'Hmmm, looks like...'

Maybe after 100 or so posts, Virtute will be kind enough to update the captions with input from this thread. Thanks Virtute. I want some more!

Hah! I'm sure about this though... Delta Theater on the Quezon Ave.-West Ave. intersection. You could see the 'T' and 'A', part of the theater's name at the top. It was used by ABS-CBN as a temporary studio before they opened the new Madre Ignacia studios.

Not been in these parts of QC for so long. Is it still there?

[lumpia]

OMG!! WOW!

[lumpia]

OMG!! WOW!

[pau_p1]

I guess that this is in Ortigas and not in Makati....

Originally Posted by Virtute

Makati 1973:

Those line of buildings I think would be the buldings along Ayala right?... between Paseo de roxas and Herrera...

Makati 1973:

Is that building DBP? and this is Buendia Ave?

Makati 1973:

I think this is in Makati.. those are the back sides of the Ayala buildings...
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Somewhere in Manila 1973:

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@virtute.. yeah there are still guards on Rizal Ave...

[pau_p1]

I guess that this is in Ortigas and not in Makati....

Originally Posted by Virtute

Makati 1973:

Those line of buildings I think would be the buldings along Ayala right?... between Paseo de roxas and Herrera...

Makati 1973:

Is that building DBP? and this is Buendia Ave?

Makati 1973:

I think this is in Makati.. those are the back sides of the Ayala buildings...
[qoute]
Somewhere in Manila 1973:

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@virtute.. yeah there are still guards on Rizal Ave...

[renell]

i don't think there's a guard everytime now. when i passed by Rizal Park in the middle of the day i didn't see anyone



LOL i remember by dad's pics in the 70's when he had hair like that too

@power-mad, i don't think anyone has answered your question (none ive seen, i could be wrong) about the Dewey (Roxas) question. That looks like yeah, across the US Embassy. about right where 1322 Roxas Boulevard and Embassy Pointe are. I remember reading there was an old building standing there before.....

[renell]

i don't think there's a guard everytime now. when i passed by Rizal Park in the middle of the day i didn't see anyone



LOL i remember by dad's pics in the 70's when he had hair like that too

@power-mad, i don't think anyone has answered your question (none ive seen, i could be wrong) about the Dewey (Roxas) question. That looks like yeah, across the US Embassy. about right where 1322 Roxas Boulevard and Embassy Pointe are. I remember reading there was an old building standing there before.....