Assessment is still ongoing but historians know that the true value lost could never be measured. ManilaBulletin PhilippinePanorama
At a glance
Beautiful things, no matter how beautiful they are, fade into the background when they have been there forever. Old things, when seen with old eyes, are hardly awe-inspiring. Here are other things you may not know about this neglected and ignored landmark of the city of Manila. 3. It stood grand along the riverbanks of Pasig, in Lawton, because the Burnham Plan of Manila thought it was easier to carry and dispatch mail through water transportation. Its location—the main entrance faces the Liwasang Bonifacio—makes it accessible to all sides. Daniel Burnham placed the building at the foot of Jones Bridge because he wanted not just the Pasig River as the main waterway to ferry the mail, but to make the post office near Quiapo, Binondo, and Malate.
6. From Aug. 2, 1920 to Jan. 9, 1922, the foundation was laid out for the building, but the work was put on hold when money became scarce. The building was completed in February of 1928.
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