Calvo Building (Manila)

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila / Escolta, 266
 office building, place with historical importance
Among the historic buildings on this street, it is also one of most well-preserved. Home to the Escolta Museum , it is also home to a well-known drugstore and a restaurant (Wah Yuen) on its ground floor.

In 1950, the Calvo building was home to the studios and corporate offices of the Loreto de F. Hemedes, Inc., later renamed Republic Broadcasting System. Robert “Bob” Stewart of the Uncle Bob fame sent the first signals of radio station dzBB from a makeshift studio on its 4th floor. Seven years after in 1957, that company moved to its current location along EDSA in Quezon City and is now more known as GMA Network.

In this building

  1. The Escolta Museum
  2. Calica Brokerage
  3. UNO Seafood Wharf Palace
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Coordinates:   14°35'49"N   120°58'41"E

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