A Cape Town Sandy Bay tagged image from photographer – J. Tewell as published on Flickr.
Manila and Luneta Park as viewed from over Manila Bay, Philippines, Nov. 24, 1939, 3 PM
Image by J. Tewell
Manila and Luneta Park as viewed from over Manila Bay, Philippines, Nov. 24, 1939, 3 PM
Army & Navy Club, Elks Club, University Club Apartments, Bay View Hotel, and the new under construction US High Commissioner Residence that would become the US Embassy are on the right side of the picture. Luneta (Rizal) Park is in the center. Manila Hotel with the Old Spanish city of Intramuros behind it is on the left side of the picture. Lots of landmark building can be seen in the distance. Manila City Hall is there but the clock tower has yet to be built. In the far distance Tondo Church can be seen. How many others can you name?
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To the left of the Army & Navy Club in the bay is a sea going pump dredge that sucks up the bottom of water bodies and sends it through pipes to where it is to be deposited. The solids settle out and the water drains off. This is what was used to reclaim the land used to build the High Commissioners Residence that would become the US Embassy of today. To support buildings close together large holes are drilled vertically down through the soft sandy soil to bedrock and filled with concrete that supports the buildings from sinking into the soft soil.
War Department. Army Air Forces, US National Archives
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