Destroyed / demolished •
Capitol Theater: Designed by
Juan Nakpil and built in the 1930s, this theater had a double balcony, a rare architectural design. The theater's facade has reliefs of two
muses done by Francesco Monti. Largely demolished in June 2020 to make way for a high-rise building, retaining some of its facade after a cease-and-desist order from the
National Commission on Culture and the Arts. •
Crystal Arcade: An
Art Deco shopping mall. First fully air-conditioned commercial establishment and home of the first Manila Stock Exchange, the precursor of the Philippine Stock Exchange. During the Japanese occupation, it was home to the Japanese Government Railways and the Board of Tourist Industry. Damaged in the Liberation of Manila. Demolished in the 1960s. The land was occupied by the Philippine National Bank Building until its demolition in 2015. • Lyric Theater: An Art Deco building later reconstructed in 1937 by National Artist
Pablo Antonio. It survived the bombing of Manila during World War II and was the home of Warner Bros productions from 1945 until 1970. The land was occupied by the Philippine National Bank Building until its demolition in 2015. The land was occupied by the Philippine National Bank Building until its demolition in 2015. Fire 2019, completely demolished 2021. • American Chamber of Commerce building: Also known as the Lusco Building, the Neoclassical building found along Dasmariñas Street and the corner of Burke Street was built in the 1930s. Gutted, a cease and desist order from the
National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2017 prevented its destruction. After negotiations with its owners, the facade would be integrated with the new building named 101 Residence. •
Walter Olsen Building: Built in 1906, it is also known as the Hamilton Fashion Building. It was the first building in the country to be built using steel mesh-reinforced concrete. It was largely demolished in 2018, and its façade was integrated into the newly built Pioneer House Manila. •
Fanlo building: Land now occupied by the Escolta Carpark building. • Clarke's: First ice cream shop in the country. Land now occupied by the Commercial Band and Trust Company Building • Salon de Pertierra: First to screen films in the Philippines (1897). Now occupied by the Original Savory, which burned in 2015. • American Bazaar: Department store founded in 1898. • La Estrella Del Norte: This was a luxury shopping center built in the Streamline Moderne Art Deco style. It was occupied by Original Savory, established in the 1950s, and renovations modified its appearance. It burned in 2015 and is in a ruined state. • Philippine National Bank "Old Masonic Temple": Destroyed in the
Liberation of Manila. • La Puerta Del Sol • Edificio Baretto Building: Destroyed by fire in 1917, rebuilt. Demolished for the construction of the Capitol Theatre in the 1930s. • American Drug Company Building: Housed Botica Boie, the country's first drugstore. It closed in the 1960s. • Samanillo Building: A wooden building burned in 1922. In 1928, it was rebuilt in concrete as the Perez-Samanillo building (First United Building). • Cu-Unjieng Building: An 8-storey building destroyed in the Liberation of Manila. Portions of it are integrated into the Petersen Building.
Existing •
Don Roman Santos Building: A
neo-classical building fronting Plaza Goiti (Lacson) at the eastern end of Escolta Street. The building once housed the headquarters of Monte de Piedad and Prudential Bank before it was sold to the
Bank of the Philippine Islands. •
First United Building: One of the few surviving examples of Art Deco architecture in Manila, it was the tallest building in Manila when it was completed in 1928. Designed by Andres Luna de San Pedro, it was previously named the Perez Samanillo Building. •
El Hogar Filipino Building: A neo-classical and Renaissance building built as a wedding gift for the union of a
Zobel daughter and a Peruvian count back in 1914. It was designed by Ramon Irureta-Goyena and Francisco Perez-Muñoz in the Beaux Arts Style. •
Regina Building: Built in 1934, this four-storey building was designed in the neo-classical style by Andres Luna de San Pedro. •
Natividad Building: A
Beaux-Arts style building that housed the Insurance Commission in the 1950s. •
Burke Building: Named after cardiologist William J. Burke, the building is known as the location of the first elevator in Manila. •
Calvo Building: Another fine example of Beaux-Arts architecture, it was built in 1938 by Angel Calvo and designed by Fernando Ocampo. In 1950, the building was also the location of the first radio studio of
DZBB-AM (a flagship AM radio station of
GMA Network) until 1957, when it was transferred to
GMA Network Center (the current headquarters of GMA 7) along
EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City. • Pan Pacific Industrial Sales Co Building: This building, also known as the
Panpisco Building, was built in the 1950s. • Heacock Department Store: Collapsed in 1937 due to an earthquake. Rebuilt in 1938 but gutted in the Liberation of Manila. Reopened after reconstruction in 1948. Became Syvel's. Now abandoned. • Commercial Band and Trust Company Building: Also known as AICS Building. • Uy Chaco Building: Also known as the Philtrust Building. • HSBC Building ==Gallery==