Article - Manila: The City that Might Have Been

**chua_riwap** · October 16th, 2009 12:44 AM

GH, nice find. Ganda ng quality ng mga pictures.

Galing pa Wisconsin mga kopya. Wala ba sa National Archives natin yan?

Itong portion ng Sta. Cruz na ito, sa ngayon, it's filthy and nanggi-gitata........

**ghosthunter** · October 16th, 2009 12:49 AM

Manila, panoramic view (bay area)

Manila, school trip at Fort Santiago

Manila Port area

Rizal Park

**chua_riwap** · October 16th, 2009 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you

Those pictures are beautiful!!! Is the first one in Binondo?

If I'm not mistaken, that's the foot of Jones Bridge, on the China Town side.

**ghosthunter** · October 16th, 2009 12:57 AM

More pics:

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/imag...x;c=sclphilimg

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/imag...evl=full-image

**Lucius** · October 16th, 2009 12:58 AM

Pumanget lang ang NCR dahil sa mga squatter sila nagpapanget talaga. Kung di nila pinaalis mga amerikano dati o di sana konti ang panget dito saten tapos kahit may squatter may lahi naman na white

**ghosthunter** · October 16th, 2009 01:11 AM

Makati circa 1973

**jut703** · October 16th, 2009 01:11 AM

In the link posted above there are side-by-side pictures of the same spot but are about 6 decades apart and you could really see how Manila has changed.

Escolta then and now: