Here are some photos of Cebu a few years before and after the Second World War.
Cebu was already a major business district even before the war. (In fact, it already was even before Magellan came.) So, there’s no doubt that the Queen started out very early. =)
Check out these vintage photos of Cebu that I found online. Most of them are from online forums and groups. Captions are copied word for word.
images reproduced into digital format from the Book: CASA GORORDO IN CEBU: Urban Residence in a Philippine Province, by Resil B. Mojares (originally posted by zidlakan in CCF/Sinjin/Jhaelnis in SSC Cebu)
Calle Magallanes, Circa 1930
Calle Valeriano Weyler, now Tres de Abril Street
An Old Church, Cebu, Island of Cebu, Circa 1900
Carting Manila Hemp to the Cebu Wharf, P.I.
Colon Street, circa 1910
Main Street (presumably Colon Street)
Archbishop’s Palace across Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral circa 1920 (now Patria de Cebu)
Jones Avenue (now Osmena Boulevard) circa 1920
Old Colon Street. Vision Theater is seen at the foreground. Circa 1930
US Military Garrison, Warwick Barracks, now the vanished freedom park in USJ-R, circa 1930
Parian District, circa 1900
Old Provincial Building, circa 1900
Parade in front of the Old Provincial Building, circa 1935
*Friendly man gyud ang mga bisdak. Exemption lang to si Sir Lapu2x kay nagdefend ra man to siya sa iyang mga fwends. But-an japon to siya kay bisdak man. Ibutang ta lang ‘naprovoke’ lang siya
mao gyud! lol
Wow, just like been there in the 1900’s! That is Metropolitan Cathedral; across it, is Patria de Cebu; beside PdC, is Legaspi Street; where I was born & raised. Awesome pics!
jenny – lol. friendly man ning mga bisdak gyud. hehehe
ianne – yeah. the pictures are really amazing..
ROCK ON CEBU QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
CALLE MAGALLANES WOWWWW
I LIKE THE TENT PLACE, REMIND ME AS
A GIRLS SCOUT
wa pud totally nabungkag ang cathedral wui.. hehehe. post more if naa pa.
wahaha.. i don’t know asa ko mas malingaw, sa pix or sa captions 🙂
keep ’em coming lan 🙂
hahaha. didee!
the picture of jones ave. circa 1920 shows the bradford protestant church. so directly across that is the current location of harrisson park. the picture was taken probably near c.a.p.
hahaha makalingaw jud dah!!!
Nindota god ana. Pag sauna pamana nga panahon. Wala na si guroy yon-ana sa Cebu oy ka nus-a padiay na tanan mga picture. Pero nindot lagi na tanan.
Taga diin diay mo sa Cebu ako sa Inayawan ko kamo taga diin diay mo….
ka anindot lantawon ang mga kaniadto nga mga lugar daw, may kalinaw pa ang katawhan. tungod lang sa ubang mga nasud nga hangol ug gahum ug gusto
lang sakopon ang dili ila nga lugar, dan nagkagusbat jud ang kantawhan karong mga panahuna. If I could turn the hands of time, I’m going back to the past, ‘cuase we don’t know if we’re going back further to the future, its terrible to thinkof what will happen to our future generations.
ninduata sa pix wui..kung pwede pa lang mag time warped.. hehhee..diin ka kakuha ani nga old pix?
sosyal sauna..naka white suit ang tanan..wala jud naglakaw ang topless or namurol..heheheh…di pareha karun…
Parian District circa 1930:
Akong pangagpas gikuha kini ibabaw sa building (ang Parian church kaha?)nga nahimutangan karon sa Fire Station. Ang triangular island mao karon ang Heritage of Cebu. Sikatuna St ang sa tuong bahin ug Mabini St ang sa wala. Makita usab ang dalan molahos sa Espana St. ug ang eskina sa Zulueta St.diin anaa ang balay sa gidungog nga Ungo sa Parian kaniadto.
nostalgia… kahinumdum jud ta sa ato mga lolo basin na starring sila diha… nice kay ang presentation… oh sweet memories..
good choices of images… pangliterature ug dating