5/5 Rozanne Marie C. 6 years ago on Google • 39 reviews
Manila
–
the
first
in
the
country
to
be
modernized
after
hundreds
of
years
to
be
colonized.
It
is
also
home
to
the
first
tramway
(railway)
station,
the
center
of
administration,
and
the
first
commercial
district
in
the
country,
Escolta.
You
can
find
here
the
center
of
commerce
way
back
in
the
American
era
in
the
Philippines,
and
tons
of
American
inspired
buildings
built
during
their
occupation,
unfortunately,
Escolta
was
part
of
the
casualties
and heavy damage
during
World
War
II
and
some
of
these
buildings
withstood
the
Japanese
siege
of
Manila.
And
here
we
are,
revisiting
the
great
Escolta
and
seeing
one
of
the
well-maintained,
American-inspired
survivor,
The
First
United
Building
Community
Museum.
The
Building
itself
was
a
named
Perez
Samanillo
Building,
which
houses
the
former
department
store
called
Berg
Department
Store.
Berg’s
featured
everything
a
modern
department
store
should
have.
But
when
the
Japanese
invasion
started,
they
were
forced
to
close
the
shop
and
was
purchased
by
Sy
Lian
Teng
and
became
the
First
United
Building.
The
Museum
is
an
ongoing
project
of
the
Sy
Lian
Teng
clan
to
honor
the
memory
of
its
owner.
It
is
a
repository
of
artifacts,
objects,
memories
and
dreams
to
preserve
and
remember
his
life.
It
is
also
an
active
area
that
has
multiple
uses
in
order
to
keep
more
people
aware,
enlightened
and
conscious
of
the
heritage
and
history
of
not
only
the
man
who
revived
the
building but
Escolta
as
well.
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