Makati, 1969
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Visual materialSubject(s): 1969 | Provinces and cities | Makati, Rizal | 1969 | aerial photo | ayala avenue | buendia avenue | buildings | Col. Joseph R. McMicking | Hacienda Makati | jaime velasquez | luzon | national urban planning commission | rizal | ZoningOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website With printsGeneral Note(s): The development of Makati as a model urban community was envisioned by Colonel Joseph B. McMicking, a Manila-born military and businessman of Scottish and Spanish-Filipino ancestry, who is married to the former Mercedes Zobel. Zoning was initially done by the National Urban Planning Commission in 1948. Col. Jaime C. Velasquez took over as the chief zone planner in 1952. Makati has 4 zones: administrative (for office buildings along Ayala and Buendia Avenues), commercial (Makati and Magallanes Commercial Centers), residential (Forbes, San Lorenzo, Bel Air, etc.), and industrial (factories along Pasong Tamo, the South Superhighway, and some north of Buendia). Aerial photo shows the heart of Makati viewed from Pasong Tamo, with Manila Bay partly shown in the backgroundImage type: OriginalMedia format: With prints List(s) this item appears in: Basques
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Geographical File | GE00443 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | GE00443 |
The development of Makati as a model urban community was envisioned by Colonel Joseph B. McMicking, a Manila-born military and businessman of Scottish and Spanish-Filipino ancestry, who is married to the former Mercedes Zobel. Zoning was initially done by the National Urban Planning Commission in 1948. Col. Jaime C. Velasquez took over as the chief zone planner in 1952. Makati has 4 zones: administrative (for office buildings along Ayala and Buendia Avenues), commercial (Makati and Magallanes Commercial Centers), residential (Forbes, San Lorenzo, Bel Air, etc.), and industrial (factories along Pasong Tamo, the South Superhighway, and some north of Buendia). Aerial photo shows the heart of Makati viewed from Pasong Tamo, with Manila Bay partly shown in the background.
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