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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The Real Maria Clara


We all know that Maria Clara was a figure in Dr. Jose Rizal's Novel Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) and El Filibusterismo (The Rebel) which are written by him during the Spanish colonization in the Philippines...

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Native Police


In a world where guns and bombs are the primary weapon of the police and the military to protect their dominions there was also a time a hundred years beforehand that the police carries a sword instead...

Beautiful Cathedrals and Churches


We all know that almost 90% of the people living in the Philippines is a Catholic that is why there are many beautiful cathedrals that is built in the Philippines particularly in the Spanish era and most...

Monday, May 27, 2013

Summer Capital of the Philippines Back in the 1950's


We all know when the summer season arrives in the Philippines the number one destination where tourists and wealthy people go to break away from the hot climate during the month of March which is the...

Here in Escolta


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Friday, May 24, 2013

Drying the Laundry


Today drying clothes is such an easy job to do you just get an electronic dryer, plug it into the socket put the clothes inside the dryer and turn it on and the machine will dry the clothes on its own....

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Classic Beauties! Part 1


Here is a compilation of some of the winners of the prestigious Miss Philippines from the first winner of the title up to the 1937 winner. All credits go to manilacarnival.blogspot.com for the photos.  The...

Gasoline Stations in the 1950's


You run out of fuel and you do not know where to go? Well in the 1950’s this is where people load up their fuel tanks whenever they ran out of gasoline as you can see in the picture it is an old...

Two Beautiful Filipina Women


                                         A picture of two beautiful tagalog sisters I have...

Monday, May 20, 2013

EDSA Back to the 50's


Figure 1(EDSA Late 1950's- Early 1960's) Every been dreaming of a highway which is not surrounded by a high load of vehicles every now and then? If your answer is yes try to visit EDSA back in  the...

Welcome to Classic Manila Blog


In this blog we will reminisce the past by looking at the good old collection of pictures of what Manila and other neighboring provinces looks like a century or decades before our birth in order for us...