Then and Now – “Pacific Motors”

Pacific Motors in 1928 - Photo courtesy of the United States National Archives (http://www.archives.gov)

The building as it looks today (Photo taken on October 4, 2008)

This building is located at Muelle del Banco Nacional (north bank of the Pasig River) about a block away from the MacArthur (Santa Cruz) Bridge. The street you see in the recent photo going to the left leads to Calle Escolta.

That’s about the only things I can say about this building as I haven’t been able to find any information about it anywhere. If there’s anyone out there who can point me to the right direction, I’d appreciate it if he/she does.

Note on the use of the old photograph:

From the United States National Archives website:

“The vast majority of the digital images in the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) are in the public domain. Therefore, no written permission is required to use them. We would appreciate your crediting the National Archives and Records Administration as the original source. For the few images that remain copyrighted, please read the instructions noted in the “Access Restrictions” field of each ARC record.”

Then and Now – Calle Escolta as Viewed from the Santa Cruz Church

Calle Escolta as viewed from Santa Cruz Church, circa 1928-1929 - Photo courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections (http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/) and the United States National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/)

Escolta as viewed from the Santa Cruz Church bell tower (Photo taken on September 27, 2008)

Note on the use of the old photograph:

From the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections website:

“The University of Wisconsin Libraries generally do not own the copyrights to materials in their print and electronic collections. Consistent with their public university mission, the Libraries encourage the use of content in these collections for study, research, and teaching.

“Most works published after 1923 are protected by U. S. and international copyright laws. The publications of the United States government are not copyrightable and may be freely copied and/or re-published.”

From the United States National Archives website:

“The vast majority of the digital images in the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) are in the public domain. Therefore, no written permission is required to use them. We would appreciate your crediting the National Archives and Records Administration as the original source. For the few images that remain copyrighted, please read the instructions noted in the “Access Restrictions” field of each ARC record.”

Then and Now – View of the Santa Cruz Church from Calle Escolta

View of Santa Cruz Church from Calle Escolta in 1926 - Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan Library (http://www.lib.umich.edu/)

View of Santa Cruz Church from Escolta (Photo taken on September 27, 2008)

Note on the use of the old photograph:

From the University of Michigan Library website:

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