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Then & Now - Pasig & Escolta

December 4, 2008

This old picture was a view from the Pasig River taken probably after the war in 1945.

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(Escolta View from Pasig River - 1945 Photo)

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(Escolta View from Pasig River - Dec 2008 Photo)

I wonder what’s the color and smell of the water in Pasig River at that time. The only objects that’re still visible in the river today are those floating water-plants.

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Then & Now - Escolta

This was Escolta after the liberation of Manila in 1945. These buildings were burned during the war.

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(Escolta - 1945 Photo)

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(Escolta - Dec 2008 Photo)

Sixty three years later, the Perez-Samanillo and the Burke Buildings are still standing proud in the entrance of this historic street.

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Escolta - World War II

December 3, 2008

During the liberation of Manila in the second world war, the city was carpet-bombed. Several buildings in Escolta were also destoyed.

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(View of Escolta from Pasig River - WW2 Photo)

Fortunately, some of those buildings were reconstructed after the war, including classic buildings that we can still see at present.

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(Escolta - 1945 Photo)

Pasig River became the entry point of American and Filipino soldiers from the Manila Bay.

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From the photo above, the building at left is the Regina Building, and at the right is the Perez-Samanillo Building.

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The old Natividad Building is also a witness to the desolation of the area during the war. This building was burned during the war.

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Imagine Escolta without the war, the area would have been even more progressive.

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Today, that glory and glitter are all gone again. The banks and insurance companies have moved out. Escolta has to be again rehabilitated because certainly, it is a big part of our history…

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In reality, the city of Manila was never rebuilt nor recovered after the second world war, due to neglect and, of course, corruption.

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