I am fond of watching movies where its story revolves around
going back to the past. Their main reasons why they are going to the past is
because they want to save the world or either to change their present
situation. But for me, my reason would be simple: to see the picturesque view
of the famous landmarks in the Philippines. One of the recent photos that gave
a nostalgic feeling is the old pictures of Manila.
One of the photos that gained my interest was an old school photo of the Roxas Boulevard Manila.
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| source:outoftownblog.com |
Breath taking isn’t it? Before it was given its name as Roxas
Boulevard, it was called first as the Dewey Boulevard where it’s taken in honor
of the American Admiral George Dewey who led the Americans into a victory over
the Spaniards in 1898. In 1941, it was renamed as “Heiwa Boulevard” and as “Roxas
Boulevard” on 1960 to give honor to the late Philippine President Manuel Roxas.
Who Build it and Why
was it Build?
As a request of Commissioner William Cameron Forbes, a
former Governor-General of the Philippines, Roxas Boulevard was built by
Architect Daniel Burnham which was called before as the Cavite Boulevard. It
was mainly build for the purpose of connecting Manila to Cavite.
This is what Roxas Boulevard looks like today:
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| source: gmanetwork.com |
If it's main purpose is to connect Manila to Cavite, today it serves as an icon of tourism in Manila and in the Philippines where it is a home of the famous Manila yacht club, hotels, classy restaurants and park to view the famous Manila sunset.
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