~Looking Back~ Memoirs Of The Past

[iceprince]

Kung Awesome pics po ang Tema ng thread, should we move this one to Amazing Images.

maraming salamat po.

Thank you sa pagreply sir @fayt ...

Sorry po kung sa palagay mo ay nasa mali akong board...

Pero in my honest opinion... In line pa din naman sa category na History...

Yun kasi yung nakalagay sa pinagkunan kong source...

Not all pictures are amazing...

Can only be considered/coined as "Awesome" when you have a relation sa HISTORY...

A picture can depict/ describe much more History than words...

If still it is judge/considered as "Amazing Images" ...

Please kindly move it to the correct Section...

Eto pa yung ibang "Awesome Historic Pics"...






 

[fayt]

Tama po kayo na sa mga sinabi nyo po

Pero and board po natin na History is under Academics Board.

The board must have informative post or theoritical in nature yun laman.

Hayaan nyo po sir, check ko po muna to bago gumawa ng aksyon.

Salamat po at pasensya na rin po.
Post Merge: October 23, 2015, 03:32:49 PMMerged ko yun 2 thread na Looking Back at Awesome Historical Pics.

Thanks

[lovemarie]

Jai Alai games.


Photo credit: Lou Gopal via Manila Nostalgia.


In old Manila, Jai Alai was considered the sport of the city’s elite, just like golf. It was launched in 1940 at a four-story building along Taft Avenue.

Dubbed as one of the most stunning Jai Alai frontons in the world, the Jai Alai Club was designed by Welton Becket, the same architect behind the original Los Angeles airport.

A sport of Basque origin, the Jai Alai (which literally means “happy feast”), is usually played in a three-sided court and with slings that are similar to wicket baskets. The players use these baskets to throw the hard ball at breakneck speed.

After the war, the Jai Alai building was converted into one of the world’s largest Red Cross service centers. The game, on the other hand, met a slow and painful death.

No thanks to issues of gambling and fixing that had plagued the Jai Alai palace for years, the game was officially banned by the government in 1986. Soon, then Manila Mayor Lito Atienza ordered the demolition of the Jai Alai building to supposedly give way to the construction of a new Hall of Justice.


Manila’s Megabus




Manufactured by Santarosa Philippines Motorworks, this megabus has a 400 seating capacity.

Its operation, unfortunately, was short-lived either because commuters were not used to it or its size made U-Turns on narrow streets a complete impossibility.



-credits to the source

[tonistork]

may ganung kalaking bus pala na tumakbo minsan sa edsa?

naku pag operational pa ngayon yan, mas lalong trapik, he he he

[naruto789544]

hmmm... didn't also know that at all.... i think there's another proposed metro bus which will consists of several coaches... it was tested at subic... though i don't think it will be feasible in edsa due to the traffic situation there...

[lovemarie]

The Tranvia

The steam-powered tranvia (see photo above) operated from 1888 to 1898. Trips coming from Tondo usually started at 5:30 AM and ended at 7:30 PM. Those that originated from Malabon, on the other hand, ran from 6:00 AM until 8:00 PM.

The tranvia was a major mode of transportation in Manila until 1902, when the company operating it stopped expanding and only 10 streetcars were used for each of the five lines. As a result, a law was passed in October 1902 to build electric power and transportation networks in the city.

This is when Meralco–known then as Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company–came to the picture. The company replaced the La Compañia de Tranvias de Filipinas and by 1913, completed 9 out of 12 lines.


Globe fountain and skating rink in Rizal Park.


In the 70’s, the Agrifina Circle in Rizal Park was famous for its globe fountain and skating rink where kids and adults practiced their moves. Both are gone now, replaced by a huge Lapu-Lapu monument.

[jamesbond]

they've once hugged the airwaves. . . . . . . . .

[naruto789544]

hehehe... i recall our yaya and my tita staying late at night just to listen to johnny midnight's toning... they have a glass of water in front of the radio and waiting for him to allegedly infuse healing powers in the water... 

[lovemarie]

hindi ba may parang triangle din na ginagamit si Ernie Baron? Pag nilagay mo daw dun and food di mapapanis hehehe . . . .


sino pa kaya nag aalmirol ng damit sa ngayon? i remember my lola's daster, pwede tumayo mag isa sa tigas hehe . . .



sarap nito nakaka miss . .  .

[jamesbond]

wala na ata almirolan sa ngayon... fabcon na ata ang uso hehehehe (sakit sa ilong naman). . . . 

[naruto789544]

hehehe.... tumatayo magisa mga damit pag nababad sa almirol.... wala na bang anito now? medyo open na kasi mga pinoy kaya ok na lang kahit sa walk-in like sogo....

[jamesbond]

  hmmm.... baka makalimutan mo pakainin ang mga alaga mo na yan ha hehehehehe. . . .  TAMAGOTCHI!

[Razz]

hanggang ngayon nagaalmirol pa ang nanay namin sa damit naming magkapatid, halos lahat ng gamit ko sa bahay nakaalmirol pa rin nakagawian na nang nanay ko and isa matagal daw madumihan pag nakaalmirol 

[lovemarie]

ayos yang tomagochi sir james usong uso nga dati pero ewan bat di ko nagustuhan yan . . .

talaga razz naka almirol pa rin mga damit nyo? hehehe . . .  pati mga bed sheets at blankets malamang ano? ang kati kaya nun 






sino sa inyo nagmamabalis tumakbo noon kapag narinig na ang batingting ng bell ni manong?



tibay nito . . . tagal bago napalitan nung sa amin ng glass top model.

[naruto789544]

hehehe.... ikaw ba ung nasa pic mam @lovemarie na bata? hinahabol din naman yan before...