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Fire In Iloilo City (1966)
A fire in Iloilo City on February 7, 1966 destroyed nearly three quarters of the City Proper, Iloilo City, City Proper area, the central business district, of Iloilo City in the Philippines. It is the single most devastating fire in the city's history. The 12-hour-long fire began at a lumberyard on Iznart Street then spread across Quezon and Valeria streets. The fire trucks of the government, the now-Bureau of Fire Protection, were ill-equipped to fight the fire because they had to travel to Jaro, Iloilo City to fill their water tanks. After the fire, commercial activity returned to the area with many of surviving concrete commercial buildings being rebuilt, but the area was left with fewer residents since many homes were replaced by commercial structures. Some survivors were relocated to the La Paz, Iloilo City, district of La Paz in Iloilo City. Among the commercial buildings impacted was the Majestic Theater (Iloilo), Majestic Theater, which was rebuilt. New commercial landmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Proper, Iloilo City
Iloilo City Proper (''City Proper'') (also locally known as Downtown, Ciudad, Iloilo Poblacion, or simply Iloílo) is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is the second-most densely populated district, after Molo. It serves as the civic center of the city, housing the seat of the city and provincial governments, as well as other local, provincial, and regional government offices. The district also houses the majority of the city's financial institutions, where banks and other firms can be found on every corner of the streets. Iloilo City Proper is the current economic and financial center of Iloilo. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,350 people. Iloilo City Proper influenced the city's and province's present name from its ''Irong-Irong'' reference. During its heyday, it was called ''Yloylo'' or ''Iloílo'', which was its original name. In current modern times, old 19th and 20th-century buildings can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
