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October 22nd, 2009
Manila in the ’60s
I just received these photos of Manila in the ’60s today. I just wanted to share it with all of you because I never saw Manila this way! The 60′s were the heyday of Manila! We were like the most advanced nation in Asia. We were on top of our game, so to speak! I am optimistic that this day will come again soon. We just have to get our acts together! Enjoy these photos of a time when life was simpler. Can anyone identify where the photos are? I am still trying to figure it out.
HUGS!
RAJO!
Tags: 60s, Fashion Insider, Manila, photographs, rajo laurel, sixties
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Photo #10 is Ayala Ave. if I am not mistaken while Photo # 9 is definitely Avenida (now Rizal Avenue, Manila). Photo # 8 is Quiapo Church. Photo # 6 is Lawton (now Liwasang Bonifacio). # 5 is somewhere in Old Binondo. Photos 1 – 3 are of Escolta if I am not mistaken.
Photo # 7 is Roxas Blvd. I think it was called Dewey Blvd. back in the day.
I am a baby boomer and I grew up in Malate near Taft Ave. and I remember the acacia trees that lined the streets, the escolta where we would go shopping and SM when it started was just a small store at the corner of Avenida near Ideal theatre. Ten centavos is what it will cost one to ride a jeep. For the bus it is 25 centavos. Soft drinks is ten centavos too. I saw the total eclipse of the sun when I was in third grade in 1959. The Beatles performed in the Philippines for one day but was mobbed by the crows at the airport because they snubbed Imelda.