Calle Real Iloilo
This photograph by Felix Laureano shows Iloilo’s Calle Real. Now J.M. Basa Street is the first Anglo-Chinese commercial area that emerged as a result of the booming sugar trade. It was lined with numerous bazaars, inns, cafes, and other establishments, and was the liveliest street in the city. Imported goods and merchandise from Europe, America, and Asia were sold by local and foreign-owned establishments like Bazaar Cosmopolitana, Estella del Norte, Hoskyn’s, Inchausti, Bazaar Suizo, Puerta del Sol, and Adolf Roensch.
Source: Ilustracion Artistica
Reference: National Museum Western Visayas
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