Old manila pictures... just sharing

[Jun aka Pekto]

Before it was known as VMall...

That looks familiar. Is that Greenhills? When I was there, I was constantly looking for hobby stores that sold scale model kits. Greenhills and Magallanes (QUAD) were two places that had them. One of the stores was known as Fontana's I think.

[Juan Martinez]

atoy co, bogs adornado, philip cezar, abet guidaben...and bernie fabiosa (?)

[Monseratto]

That looks familiar. Is that Greenhills? When I was there, I was constantly looking for hobby stores that sold scale model kits. Greenhills and Magallanes (QUAD) were two places that had them. One of the stores was known as Fontana's I think.

It was Virra Mall in Greenhills when it first opened back in 1979. Unfortunately time, fire and poor management, the building fell into disrepair in the 2000s. The model shop you are referring to was Nova Fontana in Shoppesville.

[Monseratto]

atoy co, bogs adornado, philip cezar, abet guidaben...and bernie fabiosa (?)

And Freddie Hubalde...

[Jun aka Pekto]

It was Virra Mall in Greenhills when it first opened back in 1979. Unfortunately time, fire and poor management, the building fell into disrepair in the 2000s. The model shop you are referring to was Nova Fontana in Shoppesville.

I remember when the Lady Fontana herself personally managed the branch at the QUAD Complex in Makati. I would guess that branch closed and they consolidated in Greenhills. My friend and I were frequent customers. There really were no other hobby shops in the Metro area that were as complete as Nova Fontana's.

First, it was just Fontana (Makati). Then it became Nova Fontana (Greenhills) as in New Fontana. Makes sense to me.

[donbuggy]

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

- L. P. Hartley

[dr. d]

San sa makati yang Crispa?

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buendia corner ayala. the only other imposing building there at that time, was makati medical center.

[dr. d]

The colors seem enhanced but the picture is real. It really makes you think of what went wrong

population explosion, and everything else that goes with poor planning.

[anonemus]

Manila Hotel 1915


Quezon Circle 1955


Araneta Coliseum 1960

[dr. d]

i can almost imagine dugout doug in the corner penthouse, scanning the waters with his binoculars...