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yung sa edsa / ortigas.. hindi pinayagan nang greenhills residents yan.. kaya nahinto..

Eto pala storya ng hole sa ortigas/edsa.

What is the backstory about the big hole in Ortigas? : Philippines

How about the big vacant lot in edsa/erod?


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[chronicle]

Sabi nga nila, LRT killed Avenida.

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I didnt get to see the beauty of avenida without lrt.

Do we have pics here?

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[Monseratto]

I didnt get to see the beauty of avenida without lrt.

Do we have pics here?

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Rizal Ave cor. Recto

[falken]

Sabi nga nila, LRT killed Avenida.

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It really did.

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[chronicle]

Rizal Ave cor. Recto

Thanks. The buildings are still the same now. I can recognize it. Yung feeling lang na depressing at madumi ang nadagdag dahil sa lrt.

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[remzam]

Avenida was the Ayala back in the days. The place to be. Most of the theatre houses are located there or near Avenida. (Of course we also all know malls killed cinema houses)

Bukod sa killing traffic under LRT particularly dun nga sa Avenida, the place became gloomy and dark.

Parehas sa mga lugar na tinatayuan ng flyover or underpass. Remember the intersection of Katipunan and Boni Serrano? Busy area yun dati with Shakeys ata. Nung na tayo yung underpass, namatay yung lugar.

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[chronicle]

Avenida was the Ayala back in the days. The place to be. Most of the theatre houses are located there or near Avenida. (Of course we also all know malls killed cinema houses)

Bukod sa killing traffic under LRT particularly dun nga sa Avenida, the place became gloomy and dark.

Parehas sa mga lugar na tinatayuan ng flyover or underpass. Remember the intersection of Katipunan and Boni Serrano? Busy area yun dati with Shakeys ata. Nung na tayo yung underpass, namatay yung lugar.

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Time to save the araneta ave / a bonifacio and commonwealth pictures then.

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[chronicle]

A little bit OT. May detailed mt pinatubo pics ba before the explosion? Google search only yields few pics.

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[dr. d]

tropical hut.

I remember when driving dyan sa edsa/ortigas with friends unahan kami sa harap ng stoplight kasi pag nag go all clear na yan upto santolan wala traffik at mahaba yung stretch

in the early 70s, there were no edsa stoplights after shaw and before aurora blvd.
and megamol was pastureland.

[dr. d]

I didnt get to see the beauty of avenida without lrt.

it was clean in the 60s.
by the early 70s, it was like present-day geylang, only with wider congested sidewalks. and the calesas' horse droppings didn't generate positive appeal, either.
no. it was not beautiful by then. the lrt just made it darker. it could have become more beautiful with the lrt, except that we chose to side with the sidewalk vendors.

[remzam]

it was clean in the 60s.
by the early 70s, it was like present-day geylang, only with wider congested sidewalks. and the calesas' horse droppings didn't generate positive appeal, either.
no. it was not beautiful by then. the lrt just made it darker. it could have become more beautiful with the lrt, except that we chose to side with the sidewalk vendors.

Natuwa ako when then Mayor Lito Atienza made Avenida closed to vehicles. Walkable. And controlled yung mga stalls sa Avenida.

But dahil nasa Pinas tayo, nung natalo si Atienza, lahat ng projects nya, pinatanggal ni Mayor Lim.

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[heavenlee]

it was clean in the 60s.
by the early 70s, it was like present-day geylang, only with wider congested sidewalks. and the calesas' horse droppings didn't generate positive appeal, either.
no. it was not beautiful by then. the lrt just made it darker. it could have become more beautiful with the lrt, except that we chose to side with the sidewalk vendors.

Billy Joel said it in a song.

"You can get just so much
From a good thing

You can linger too long
In your dreams

Say goodbye to the
Oldies but goodies

‘Cause the good ole days weren’t always good
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems"

-- Billy Joel, Keeping The Faith

[chronicle]

Natuwa ako when then Mayor Lito Atienza made Avenida closed to vehicles. Walkable. And controlled yung mga stalls sa Avenida.

But dahil nasa Pinas tayo, nung natalo si Atienza, lahat ng projects nya, pinatanggal ni Mayor Lim.

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Lived in west side of manila for a good amount of 15 years. During the first years, maganda nga. Pero as it progress, di na sya "walkable". My main gripe on that ruling is the traffic on the side streets where jeep are diverted to.

But then, lrt really ruined it.

I like what he did on the bay area though.

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[dr. d]

Natuwa ako when then Mayor Lito Atienza made Avenida closed to vehicles. Walkable. And controlled yung mga stalls sa Avenida.

But dahil nasa Pinas tayo, nung natalo si Atienza, lahat ng projects nya, pinatanggal ni Mayor Lim.

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there came a time, when i simply refused to get off at the sta cruz LRT station.
on the ground, one could step on people's heads, and not drop to the ground.

[gearhead000]

Avenida was the Ayala back in the days. The place to be. Most of the theatre houses are located there or near Avenida. (Of course we also all know malls killed cinema houses)

Bukod sa killing traffic under LRT particularly dun nga sa Avenida, the place became gloomy and dark.

Parehas sa mga lugar na tinatayuan ng flyover or underpass. Remember the intersection of Katipunan and Boni Serrano? Busy area yun dati with Shakeys ata. Nung na tayo yung underpass, namatay yung lugar.

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it was clean in the 60s.
by the early 70s, it was like present-day geylang, only with wider congested sidewalks. and the calesas' horse droppings didn't generate positive appeal, either.
no. it was not beautiful by then. the lrt just made it darker. it could have become more beautiful with the lrt, except that we chose to side with the sidewalk vendors.

Inabutan ko pa sandali na wala pang LRT sa Avenida, pero medyo wala na rin talaga yung mga classy cinemas doon. Pulos mga 2nd run cinemas na lang (double feature ). Mas buhay pa yung mga sinehan sa UBelt-Recto. Agree di ko masabing maganda pa siya at that time. I only frequent the area kasi dyan ako namimili ng electronic goods and parts sa Raon. Ang sidewalk di nauubusan ng vendors, be it yung mga Dymo sellers, 2nd hand books, comics and magazines, tools, etc. At least buhay pa noon ang FEATI, Isetann (na lumipat sa Q. Ave. cor. Recto) at Good Earth Emporium. Hanggang dumating na nga ang LRT at tuluyan nang naghingalo ang Avenida. May mga nagtatangka pa rin naman na isalba ito pero mukhang mahirap na talaga.

[falken]

Blue Wave Complex on Macapagal Ave.

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[falken]

Chew Chew Junction in Greenhills.

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[falken]

Rosie's Diner in Ermita.

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[benchman]

there came a time, when i simply refused to get off at the sta cruz LRT station.
on the ground, one could step on people's heads, and not drop to the ground.

once, my wife's lola made lambing to me. she was quite sick that moment, quipped;,,,, "_ _ _ _ , can you drive me to avenida paglakas ko? huh? ano po gagawin natin doon?
lola, ask anything/anywhere around here in manila wag lang sa avenida, para nyo nang awa,,,!
found out that avenida used to be their pasyalan, sort of our malls today daw pala.

i used to ply along recto/divisoria during atienza, lim & erap's term. e saan ko kaya isasaksak ang auto ko sa avenida nung panahon na nagyaya si lola?

[papi smith]

ang hinahanap ko ay yung picture ng Bonanza na may katabing KFC dati sa EDSA Munoz, haaay... memories...