OBRA MAESTRA! WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ALL GONE! PART 1 | NOON AT NGAYON SERIES 

Sir, pandagdag info lang po. Yun Good Earth po dati naging famous dahil din sa amusement center na nilagay nila sa roof top especially yun Ferris wheel. After ng Good Earth, naging Uniwide naman po muna siya at nag boost ang Uniwide Sales supermarket in early to mid 80s. Malaki po talaga ang sakop ng Good Earth bldg noon except sa may dulo which was a bank (Philtrust?) and was a Shoe Lane store adjacent sa old Plaza Fair. At pagtawid mo ng kalsada(Ronquillo St.) was the original Washington Watch Store na ngayon nasa high end malls na.

Naabutan ko ang Avenue Lords Janet Ever durings my College days 1984 to 1988 at UE RECTO..nakakatuwa bumalik sa alaala ko ang mga dating sinihan..sad to see at your vlog nag silaho na silang lahat..salamat sa vlog mo pinaluha at pinasaya mo ako....iintayin ko ang next vlog mo...salamat🤗🤗🤗

Marami na nawala sa Avenida like Monte Mart, Faircenter, Fairmart, Otis own by my barkada wala na rin . Mga sinehan Avenue, Universal, Jennet, Lord, State, Galaxy, Capri etc. Buhay na buhay ng Avenida noon lalo na kapag Christmas season. Alemars b/s besides store ng uncle ko. Doon din nagpaparade tuwing Manila Film Festival

Dyan sa Ronquillo nakatayo ang Palace at Majestic theatres. Sa Raon nmn yng Esquire theater.

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 *I remember as a young kid in the 1960’s when my parents brought me there to go shopping*. *From the early 1970’s to the late 1970’s I attended F.E.U. High School and college*. *I frequented the nearby Rizal Avenue pretty often back then just to kill some time* *Rizal Avenue was bustling with activities where many middle class Filipinos went to go shopping*. *I am saddened to see Rizal Avenue in its current condition*. *The modern and shiny shopping malls that sprouted everywhere in Metro Manila and nearby provinces killed the businesses on Rizal Avenue*. *And the erection of the elevated LRT line didn’t help either, in my opinion* *Watching this vlog feels like I’m back in the Philippines again!* 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Dyan din National bookstore , Alemars, COD, 680 Home appliances. Miss ko sila

Needs to rehabilitación all the Building make It into modernzations system siglo 2022 mabuhay BBB projects planning bagong lipunan new society philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭💯✨👌🤣👁️ 2023 Greenery park n walkable view visión 🤼🚴🏃🚶🌳🌳🌳🌴🌴🌴🌲🛺🚌🚈🚝🚅🚔🚂🛶🚆🗿🏬🏢🏗️🏥🏣🏨🏫🏡🌃🌇🌆🏙️🌐🛤️🛣️🌉🚦⛽🚇🚏

namiss ko avenida during college days.travelling using philippine rabbit😊

Kung taga Baclaran o Tambo Paranaque ka, and bumibyaheng bus dyan sa Avenida Rizal ay California Bus Line. May sinehan din dati dyan sa Ronquillo St...Esquire Theater

Good earth mcdo kanto ng bustos o bustillos st.

Otis yung may magadang arch, tapos yang sa McDo, dating GoodEarth Emporium! Then, next corner of Burgos St. is the Avenue theater!

May mini ferris wheel at mini caterpillar sa roofdeck ng Good Earth Emporium.

Sir thank you sa napaka en5ertaining and informative contents mo HmGod bless you po

Mr. Fern thank you sa vlog. Naalala ko tuloy si Ate Guy at si Ate Vi but I think they are mostly in Quiapo theatres.Bata pa kasi ako nuon kapag kasama ng Tita Fely ko nanunood ng sine. Thank you ulit.

Yan ang lugar na di malimutan pasyalan namin noon high school mula Arlegui Plaza Miranda Carriedo at Avenida Rizal window shopping lang malilibang na para sa akin mas magenjoy noon dahil iba ang atmosphere shoemart graduation shoes ko noon na binili mismo sa Carriedo 1960's yoon..

Ang sarap balikan mga landmark mga tito and titas ko ibang iba na ngayon state theater very nice ha before but now meron na lrt at spag cable thank you mr fern

Saan naman po ang Universal Theater?

May soda fountain sa roofdeck ng Good Earth Emporium. Masarap ang spaghetti at halo halo.

Yung philtrust bank kfc yan ang good earth emporium naging uniwide robinsons kfc at naging hotel yung malapit sa universal siguro po yun fair center na isa sa malaking department store kasunod po yung cod na dept store famous po yang tuwing pasko dahil may live na mga xmas decor tapos may isa pa pong fair center sa pag baba ng tulay pagkatapos ng feati dati po kasi akong nag work duon....dating pinaka busiest place sa metro manila but those were the days...

Thank you for another walk down memory lane. My dad used to have a sweepstakes stall at GARCIA BUILDING right across the old Universal Theater. That building was historic as well because it used to house old movie productions like the late Ramon Revilla Sr's Imus Productions, Four N Films, GPS Productions and many more. Fond memories of Good Earth where we would do grocery at its basement, then buy toys at its huge Toys Department at the 4th floor and of course, have fun at its unique amusement park where it had a Ferris Wheel at the rooftop of the Good Earth building. Sigh! Those were the days.

Yan po philtrust bank dating shoe world!yan naman po mc donald yan po yung good earth emporium

Sayang ang Avenida, natabunan ng LRT ang mga historical buildings along its stretch in Manila..

My lolo & lola took me for a shopping @ Good Earth back in 1977, twas my first time to see Manila , and first time to ride PAL… yup there was No LRT, then😱😝😊 and the road and street was freaking clean. But I know when you showed me the NGAYON video.. good the current government are really motivated to clean the streets. I could still see some vendors 😱😝😂😊 Twas really a waste of Architectural Design from an era that was long forgotten. It only showed how bad governance and wrong zoning of urbanization took place in supposed to be a promise land!!!😱😝😊🥰

Those Cultural and Historical buildings were replaced by new soul less and tasteless buildings lacking character.

Noong 1981 natatandaan ko lahat ng saleslady sa SM Quiapo lahat magaganda . Dadaan lang ako dyan para mag palamig bago pumasok sa Feati university .

Ang aliwalas pa pala ng Avenida dati. Siguro kung sa Quezon boulevard nila tinayo yung LRT1 ang ganda pa din siguro dyan at madaming dadayong turista.

Tingin ko Good Earth na rin ang sumakop kahit sa property ng Ideal Theater, puro Good Earth na yan.

Yes nandyan ang Ideal Theater noon nasusunog yan kami isa sa mga nagresponde dahil malapit lang kami dyan ng Soler Volunteer Fire Brigade isa ako sa mga volunteer noon.

Meron pang Shoeworld diyan dati na inokupa na ngayon ng Philtrust Bank.

Maybe "" Goodwill bookstore ""- then hallmark""

Noon tindang Kendi, Sigarilyo at Mani lang ang madalas na obstruction sa makipot na bangketa. Decades later, Lugaw, Pares at lahat-lahat na!! O Maynila, We love you anyway. Thanks Sir Fern. Galing mo magpasakay, Mabuhay !

Thanks to Yorme Isko, Avenida now is clean and organized compared what is was before

Notorious ang tapat ng GoodEarth noon sa palitan ng dollar. Mabubudol ka sa pagbibilang nila.

Good earth Kanto Kanto Yun sir Ng avenida at sta cruz

Katabi ng Ideal Theater ang Good Earth Emporium.

Nagplano na hindi pinagisipan kaya namatay ang lugar at maraming nawalan ng pagkakakitaan ang mga productong pinoy at hindi sana nagsisiksikan sa isang department store. Dito sa abroud buhay na buhay ang buong kalye at makikitamong masaya mahabang lakaran at natural klima maraming halaman at ibatibang kulay ng ilaw.

naaalala ko nung high school dyan din ako tumatambay sa toktok ng goodearth kc nandun yong arcade nla😅😅😅😅

Yang kinatatayuan ng inasal at macdo yang yung building ng dating good earth emporium

those were the days,i'm not sure if na feature mu 'yong revolving restaurant sa taas ng SM.and during that time Odeon theater besides Phil Rabbit bus station ang pinaka malinis sa Avenida.mas maraming magandang sinehan sa Recto/Ubelt,like Miramar,Maxim and Gotesco..and of course Cinerama na i guess the 1st theater na wall to wall carpet.

Those were the days.

Noong araw p tlaga mahilig manood ng sine ang mga filipino.. halos dikit2 ang mga sinihan lalo n dto s kahabaan ng avenida hnggng don s recto..

Hindi ko din alam kung Anong building yan.kung buhay pa ang asawa ko alam nya yan kc gala sya dyan sa lugar na yan at minsan gumagawa pa Ng sketch Ng mga kalye pag may nagtanong s knya.lumaki sya na may sasakyan Sila at maaga syang natutong magdrive Kya siguro kabisado nya ung mga building Jan at kalye.hanggang sa tumanda sya un p dng dating pangalan Ng kalye Ang binabanggit nya at hnd ung bagong pangalan.

thank you fern sa tour sa avenida ibang iba na now.more power to you

IDEAL theather part owner of my family along with the roces.

May mga dumaang administration na gustong ma erase ang intramuros buti na Lang Di sila nagtagumpay still nakatayo at napakaganda

Karamihan ng mga bilyonaryo ngayon sa divisoria nagumpisa o kundi may sa quiapo....basta kwento tungkol sa mga bigating negosyante......nuod k lng dito...😍😍😍😍

Sana andyan pa Yung Metropole store na paborito Kong puntahan dati.

I was 26 y/o when I first came to Manila in 1988. I had my short vacation here coming from Cebu City. I remembered the first place I visited was Avenida Rizal. I dropped by at Ronquillo Street bcuz I had three male cousins there working as key duplicators and stamp pad makers. I could say that the place was sooo busy. Businesses were so alive. There was heavy traffic and people shopped to different stores. Me and my other companion just walked towards Luneta Park. Now, seeing Avenida at present, matamlay ang negosyo. In fact maraming tindahan ang sarado na. It's different from it was before. I'm just happy na nka punta ako d2. At least, I have an idea what is Avenida looks like now as compared before. Nakakalungkot!

May mini carnival sa itaas ng Good Earth Emporium.

Sana nag Mayor na lang ulit si Isko. Sigurado 3 more terms, mas maganda pa ang Maynila.

Meron din Universal theater tabi ng Dalisay.

Idol feature mo nman ang lumang slex,nlex at edsa.thank you.

Hindi mo naisama ang plaza fair at fair center at alimars

Sa ronquillo street nandun ang Ramon Lee fried chicken, Palace Theater at Mayfair Theater.

Nasa ibaba ng Lords and Janet Theater ang Monte Mart na pag aari ng mga Monteverde.

I noticed ang linis tingnan ng avenida walang tambak na basura akong nakikita sa mga gutters.

Wow! Hindi ako mahilig sa History, Pero mahilig ako manood sa vlog mo . Ang maganda Nyan kahit screen lang ang pagitan. Nakakapunta ako sa NAKARAAN....AT SOBRANG SAYA kase ang layo ng hitsura sa ngayon. Ang napapansin kulang sa NAKARAAN kahit mahirap na tao nuong araw ay maayos padin ang pananamit. Eto pa Isa. Hehehe wala ako makitang bangketa na may kariton ng paninda. Malinis. So ibig sabihin ang pamumuhay ng tao nuong araw at mahirap man ang buhay nakakakain padin sila ng Tama. at Disiplinado .❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Salamat ka Ytb. God bless.🥰

Thanks Sa blog KAyoutubero.. Mr. Fern ingat po kayo.. God bless you.. One of your fans here Europe!

grabe andami maganda sinehan dyan sa Avenida noon, pero wala nagtapos rin sila

Napakalinis na ng Maynila kulang nalang ay mapinturahan lahat ng commercial building nayan tapos konting ilaw pa mag mamala Seoul, Korea yang Manila later on. Sana buhayin ulit ang tourism ng Manila.

ang good earth emporium ay dati din uniwide avenida

Ganda pala ng Avenida noon. Ngayon mukhang napagiwanan na.

Ang mga neo classic building within the area are priceless its a treasure trove of so much history they need to be standing

Shopping district noong araw yan! Kung hindi siguro natayuan ng LRT yan, parang Oxford Circus Strret ng London yan, kaya dito puro underground train or tram para hindi masira ang skyline

Nung 60s Mr. Fern, halos wala pang RTW(ready to wear clothing). Kailangan mo pang bumili ng tela para makapagpatahi ka ng damit for formal wear. You can choose whatever material clothing you like and then slowly dumagsa na ang mga rtw, imported shirts and dresses, pants, etc. no need for modista at sastre.

Madami akong natutunan sa mga vlogs mo.proud to be one of you subscribers.more power!

mga dating names ng Avenida Rizal ay Calle Dulumbayan / Calle Salcedo / Calle Cervantes at Calzada de San Lázaro, ang pagkakaalam ko base din sa kwento ng late dad ko ang pronounce sa Ideal ay “ee-de-yal” tagalog ang pagbigkas nila at hindi english, dyan pa daw sila nanonood ng cine noon ng mom ko noon nag date pa sila, pumangit at dumilim ang itsura ng Avenida Rizal simula nung tinayuan ng LRT, at kahit maraming tumutol noon mas pabor ako noon sa ginawa noon ni former Mayor Atienza sa part ng Avenida na pinaganda nya, ginawang bricks ang daan at sinarado sa traffic at ginawang walking pedestrian, at nilagyan ng maraming ilaw, mas maayos tingnan kaya nga lang napabayaan dahil hindi sila naglagay ng mga police visibility sa area kaya naging talamak sa holdapan at prostitution yung lugar dahil hindi nila inalis yung mga beer house sa paligid pero para sa akin mas maganda at maayos noon na ginawa itong walking pedestrian noon, hindi lang napagplanohan ng maayos ang urban planning kaya sinasabe ng iba na mas lalo daw nag traffic sa Manila..

12:15 , yan po yung Otis Dept store

When someone says downtown in those days back in 1950's and 60's it meant Escolta Cariedo and Avenida in those days Avenida is a place of entertainment Emporioum and Department store in Avenida the Manila Grand Opera House used to stand it's a regret to see all these landmark demolished designed by our National Artists beautiful buildings just torned down with out any regrets to it historical value and respect to our national artist

Thank you for sharing this to us. Young people just don't understand the Historical Significance of your videos. The places that your videos are focusing on places that were very important to some people, to me. Good Earth was the place where my family and I enjoy the weekend shopping and just having a good time. Another place was the COD Department Store in Cubao. I remember buying my first Legos in Good Earth. I buy my toys from Long Life Bazaar in Carriedo. My Father bought my original Voltes V Toy in a stall inside the old Quinta Market. While watching your video, it made me remember that there was an Alemars Book Store somewhere in that vicinity. Avenida, Escolta and Rizal were such classy streets when I was young. But now, their Prestige is already lost in time.

12:00 tama yan kabayan, nandyan ung IDEAL dati

Yan pong mcdonald yan ang dating good earth

2nd

Ganda nga sir fern ng Avenida tnx for sharing gawa Lang Kasi sa lights material Kaya giniba na Di katulad ng intramuros Adobe at bricks ang pundasyon pangmatagalan talaga

mali ako good earth emporiom pala yung sa zamboanga city hindi ever gotesco sorry

Tama ka sir. Malinis ang Avenida. Gandang tignan. Thanks sa DPS/QRT 🥰

Mismong kanto ng Bustos ang GEE.

Nasa kanto ng Bustos st. at Avenida

What ashame about the Ideal theater.

Very imformative bro fern wag ka lng ssama sa operation clearing lakas mka stress nun ok na gnyan content mo

Pero anlaki binago ng avenida, anlinis yata ung sa video haha andami kalat dyan dati at marami vendo sa sidewalk, nakakahiya magdumi eheh

IDEAL theater part owner of my family along with the Roces.

masarap na sa mata tingnan

dating uniwide yan!

magaling magsalaysay, magandang pamumukha... may gusto o nais itanong tagasaan ka kaibigan

Very nostalgic bro...feel na feel ko talaga ang nakaraan. Ibang iba ang spirit...💖💖💖 permission to share bro, salamat👍

Excellent throwback video, Fern.

Wow! Brings back memories sir, I was born and raised at the heart of avenida, doroteo jose to be specific and left the place after 23 years. That used to be my playground. I would never trade any place in the world with Avenida Rizal. My father whose now in heaven used to be a manager in Forum , Scala and Galaxy Theaters . Thanks for this vlog I will share this to my siblings and mom .

Vern, thank you for producing this video. As I remember walking in this place, beginning from the corner of Bustos Street and Rizal Avenue the buildings are Good Earth Emporium, next is ideal theater and SHOE WORLD (now Philtrust). SHOE WORLD has a nice large glass display window and upscale modern design men and women shoes on display. I remember that was in early 1970's. As a kid back then, I love standing beside the rotating conveyor candy bucket where you can pick different candy flavors, put them in a plastic bag and hand it over to the sales lady to weigh in and pay. Nice di ba! Good earth emporium is a wonderland for the kids back then. They have apparels, small grocery and shoes. At the 4th floor I remember is where the high end import toys ( battery operated toys) are on display. There was a small cafeteria called "G.E.E. luncheonette" where I first tasted the "Club Sandwich'. That sandwich was a treat back then..never heard of French fries before.. At the 5th floor is the amusement floor, they have the early coin operated video games, pinball, carousel and other small rides. Adding some trivia, at bustos street there was 2 entrance to Good Earth. A bigger sliding door for customers and the other is for employees and delivery receiving area. Eto pa, the building across the Bustos entrance are 2 busy restaurants: La Perla and automat restaurant or maybe flaming Hot. I remember my aunt took us (siblings and cousins) to La Perla and had chicken mami..😀 Finally, Along Rizal Avenue heading to CM Recto, goodwill bookstore is next to national bookstore. Besides goodwill bookstore has a small restaurant called goodwill luncheonette and was known for the delicious hamburger. My mom used to treat us a burger and a bottle of Miranda grape soda. Thanks again for the video and wishing you the best.

I am reminded of my own sojourn in Avenida Rizal sa video mong ito. Nagtapos ako sa UE-Recto noong 1981. After my graduation, I was fortunate enough to land a good paying job sa Saudi Arabia where I spent the next 3 decades. When I came back home in 2019, nagligid akong muli sa Maynila at saw for myself the transformation from then to now. Sa totoo lang, mas maayos noon at mas malinis ang Maynila kaysa ngayon, and thanks to Mayor Isko Moreno he tried to clean Manila and under his administration though not completely done, he made effort to restore the grandeur of old Manila. Like the song goes.. Manila Manila...I keep coming back to Manila...

I'd be curious to see how the area looks like now since most of the pandemic restrictions have been lifted? Is it as clean and nice with no illegal vendors coming back and cars, jeeps, tricycles parked illegally? You should make a series of videos revisiting all the places you covered back when you were filming and following the clearing operations team a couple of years ago. Something to think about, Fern.

Otis

1962 4th year high school ako sa Maps High school ang SM o shoe mart ay nasa Cariedo, Quiapo.

pinanood ko yung ads ni mimiyuh ah salamat sa content

So sad..the Avenida Rizal we knew is gone, it is all LRT now. But, going back, from Ideal, we have Good Earth where Mc Donalds is now, corner of Bustos st., where you find Besa's shoe store and repair, next to it is La Perla Restaurant and directly across is Crispa Dept. Store. On the same side is the side entrance to Good Earth. I remember Good Earth gave free 7Up drinks to everybody going inside, customer or non-customer. Continue walking and you reach Universal Theater, next to it is Dalisay Theater where Tagalog movies are shown, then close to Recto is Avenue theater, then Alemar's Book Store. Across the street, State theater which is Emerald Circle now. and next to it is Ever theater. Continue walking on that side and we reach Fairmont Ice Cream. Those were the days. Memories only now. Good job Ka Tubero. Tuloy ang ligaya.

Salamat

Ganda

Amazing! I like your content!

Meron ka ba ng Noon at Ngayon ng Tutuban/PNR Station?

Dapat kasi ang LRT ang magpailaw sa Avenida kasi sila ang nagpadilim sa kalsada hehehe! Tutoo naman!