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Then & Now - Inside Quiapo

January 9, 2009

Known to be the largest religious gathering of devotees in the country, Quiapo’s miraculous Black Nazarene was brought to Manila from Mexico by Agustinian Recollect friars on May 31, 1606.

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(Interior of Quiapo Church - 1942 Photo)

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(Interior of Quiapo Church - Present Photo)

Attended by millions of devotees yearly, certainly, it is the feast like no other…

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The Black Nazarene in Quiapo

In celebration of the feast of the miraculous Black Nazarene or what they call Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, I published some of its rare photos taken more than 50 years ago.

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(Quiapo Church in 1942 - View from Quezon Blvd)

These were the pictures inside the Quiapo church during 1942, before the Second World War started. Since then, thousands of devotees flocked to the church to join its grand procession.

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(Entrace of the Church 1942 - View towards Plaza Miranda)

The women devotees in the photo were wearing traditional veils in their head together with a maroon dress and a yellow strap just like with the Black Nazarene. The church at that time was not that huge as we see it today.

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(Interior of Quiapo Church - 1942 Photo)

Today, as the people celebrate Black Nazarene’s 403rd feast day, millions of devotees praying to have their wishes granted by what they believe to be the miraculous statue of the Black Nazarene flocked to hear the mass today in Quirino Grand Stand. The holy mass will be presided by his eminence Guadencio Cardinal Rosales. Some 3 million are now attending the festivities.

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Then & Now - Plaza Moraga

December 4, 2008

This is the Plaza Moraga at the end of Escolta. Plaza Moraga is a thriving commercial area in Binondo. It was the site of the very first ice cream parlor in the Philippines. Opened in 1899, Clarke’s Cafe created a stir in those times by being able to offer ice cream to their patrons.

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(View from Jones Bridge - Old Photo)

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(View from Jones Bridge - Dec 2008 Photo)

Plaza Moraga is the gateway to Chinatown and the whole Binondo district. During the American occupation, this was the home of different first class restaurants, business establishments and embassies of foreign countries.

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Then & Now - Binondo

I don’t know what’s the name of these two magnificent structures at the foot of Jones Bridge in Binondo.

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(View from Jones Bridge - Old Photo)

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(View from Jones Bridge - Dec 2008 Photo)

These two buildings are now unoccupied. Perhaps, its just waiting to be demolished by the Manila City government.

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Then & Now - Yuchengco St

During the Spanish period, Nueva street is one of the 1st class business districts in Manila. If European businesses were allowed in Escolta, Filipino and Chinese mestizos were allowed to sell their products in Nueva street (now Yuchengco).

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(Calle Nueva - 1901 Photo)

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(Yuchengco Street - Dec 2008 Photo)

For generations, this busy stretch has always been known as the “new” street. It was opened in the year 1863 to ease traffic from the district’s main avenue, the Rosario street, (now Quintin Paredes).

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Calle Nueva was renamed to Yuchenco street after businessman Enrique T. Yuchengco, founder of the Yuchengco Group of Companies. Certainly, Manila city government is doing a very good job in renaming these historic street names.

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