This weekend gave Filipino heritage lovers and alike a blast from
the past as the once posh street of Manila has been revived for The Manila Street Heritage Festival. Dubbed as #SelfiEscolta event, it was organized by a group of heritage enthusiasts with a theme
called "Rescue, Revive and Relive Escolta".
Escolta is Manila's luxury and fashion
district in the olden days. You may compare it to what is Greenbelt, Makati or BGC, Taguig today but with the sense of neo-classical designs and art deco
architecture of the collections of buildings that managed to withstand the test
of time. Although some of these buildings are being touted for demolition like
the El Hogar Building. Some still serves purpose for banks and other local
businesses.
