The Snapshots in Time Collection

Manila Central Post Office (Bureau of Post) on the Pasig River, Manila, Philippine Islands

Manila Central Post Office (Bureau of Post) on the Pasig River, Manila, Philippine Islands

The Manila Central Post Office, a Neoclassical landmark completed in 1926 along the Pasig River, is captured here in a period postcard view. As one of the city's most recognizable civic buildings during the American colonial era, the Bureau of Post exemplified the grand architectural ambitions of early 20th-century Manila before the devastation of World War II. Project: 218617