Usually every morning before hubby goes to work he checks his email. This morning when he opened it he shared to me a very interesting memorabilia photos of old Manila. It was a forwarded email from one of his batch mate, and I requested him to forward it in my email so that I could be able to grab a copy of the said pictures. These pictures originally from an overseas Filipino who loves his dear old Philippines. Wow! I am glad to know and see pictures way back then of old Manila. Although it is not my home place but I do appreciate it. I visited Manila thrice and hope to go back there anytime.
If you compare it today, old Manila was very clean then, no traffic, no beggars and vendors in the streets, and absolutely free from pollution. According to the sender during the 60"s the environment was still very clean during that time. No metro aides, pedestrians/people were very disciplined,manholes were very visible too and well covered. People are safe. and free from snatchers. You can walk freely in the streets. You can fill an empty stomach with mami for only 1.50Php at Dencias (which continue to exist nowadays with branches nationwide), and 10cents for Coca cola, whew! imagine, 10 cents? Today, honestly it has no value anymore...you cannot buy something for 10 cents alone. No overloading in the jeepneys, (isn't it nice?) unlike today some times I could hardly sit comfortably inside the jeepney. No smoke belchers...today? well, it's very rampant.
Looking at the pictures below Pasig river was really very beautiful then. And accordingly, a lot of private yacht would pass along the blue and emerald green river... I wish it is still like this now! but, unless people especially living nearby will not cooperate to regain the beauty of it then I think it's impossible. Fort Santiago was much better, no cafe's, vendors nor ATM machines. It was indeed a Very clean surroundings. Based on the pictures and email senders descriptions, I must say that people before are truly lucky...for they saw our country much cleaner, better and healthy place to live.
If you compare it today, old Manila was very clean then, no traffic, no beggars and vendors in the streets, and absolutely free from pollution. According to the sender during the 60"s the environment was still very clean during that time. No metro aides, pedestrians/people were very disciplined,manholes were very visible too and well covered. People are safe. and free from snatchers. You can walk freely in the streets. You can fill an empty stomach with mami for only 1.50Php at Dencias (which continue to exist nowadays with branches nationwide), and 10cents for Coca cola, whew! imagine, 10 cents? Today, honestly it has no value anymore...you cannot buy something for 10 cents alone. No overloading in the jeepneys, (isn't it nice?) unlike today some times I could hardly sit comfortably inside the jeepney. No smoke belchers...today? well, it's very rampant.
Looking at the pictures below Pasig river was really very beautiful then. And accordingly, a lot of private yacht would pass along the blue and emerald green river... I wish it is still like this now! but, unless people especially living nearby will not cooperate to regain the beauty of it then I think it's impossible. Fort Santiago was much better, no cafe's, vendors nor ATM machines. It was indeed a Very clean surroundings. Based on the pictures and email senders descriptions, I must say that people before are truly lucky...for they saw our country much cleaner, better and healthy place to live.
Dencia's, near Villalobos and Carriedo. Look at the Jeepneys they were not overloaded.
1953 Ford on the street going through Jones Bridge leading to Binondo.
LYRIC theatre (in the photo), IDEAL, STATE, ODEON were the best theatres before.










