RIZAL MONUMENT, MALABON 1963

This monument has been in its present location for decades. Its base used to be around seven feet tall. But due to the continued rising of the sea level that resulted in constant flooding, the ground had to be constantly raised. That explains the current short base of this monument.

PUENTE COLGANTE

The Puente Colgante was a suspension bridge that connected the Manila districts of Quiapo and Ermita across the Pasig River in Manila. It was the first suspension bridge in Southeast Asia and the first toll bridge of its kind in the Philippines. The bridge was first named Puente de Claveria, likely in honor of the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Narciso Clavería, who served from 1844-1849.

It was built and owned by Ynchausti y Compañia, the business headed by Jose Joaquin de Ynchausti. He commissioned the design from Basque engineer Matias Menchacatorre. The building of the bridge was started in 1849 and completed in 1852.

During the 1930s, the suspension bridge was reconstructed and converted into a steel arch bridge in Art Deco style . It was renamed Quezon Bridge, after Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines at that time.

ROCKWELL POWER PLANT, MAKATI  1960s

The Rockwell Power Plant was a thermal plant named after the first president of Meralco, James Chapman Rockwell. It sits on a 15.5 hectare land owned by the Lopez family, owner of Meralco. The plant is located in Makati. The property used to be in a quiet area behind an exclusive residential village called Bel-air.

The 130-megawatt thermal plant serves as a source of power generation for the most part of Metro Manila since 1955.

The thermal plant closed in 1995 and in its place comes the Rockwell Center, a bustling residential, office, shopping and entertainment hub. The centerpiece is the Rockwell Power Plant Mall which was completed in the year 2000.

U.N. AVENUE, MANILA EARLY 1900s

U.N. Avenue was formerly known as Isaac Peral Street, after the Spanish engineer who designed the world's first fully capable military submarine in the late 19th century. It was later renamed in recognition of the World Health Organization, a United Nations agency, whose building was built in 1959 in the former University of the Philippines property located at its southwest corner with Taft Avenue.

Now, United Nations Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Manila. A commercial, residential and industrial artery, the avenue runs east-west through the near-center of the city linking Ermita and Rizal Park with the eastern districts. It is home to the World Health Organization Western Pacific headquarters. The avenue was also the site of the first Hilton Hotel in the Philippines which opened in 1960. This hotel is now Waterfront Manila Pavilion.

LAWTON 1930s

All Philippine roads and avenues used to be right hand drive lanes since the Spanish period which meant our cars had been right hand driven or simply put the steering wheel is positioned on the right side of the car.

The left hand drive policy was implented after World War II. President Sergio Osmeña signed Executive Order No. 34 on March 10, 1945, which directed Filipino motorists to drive on the right side of the road.

AYALA AVENUE MAKATI 1960s

Ayala Avenue's segment from Paseo de Roxas to Makati Avenue used to be a runway of the Nielson Airport, which was one of the first airports built in Luzon. The airport was destroyed during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines on December 10, 1941 and resumed operations after the end of World War II in 1947. The runways were converted into a road in 1949 when the permanent facilities of the airport was passed on the owner of the land, the Ayala Corporation.

PLAZA MORAGA BINONDO EARLY 1900s

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. It was named after a Franciscan friar, Fernando de Moraga and it is by the opinion of many, that were it not for him, the history of the Philippines would turn out differently from what it is now.

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.