Pre-War Escolta

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"You know, I like those things, so I would work doubly hard so that I will have enough money to buy me a pair of Florsheim shoes at the Escolta...kung hindi man, at least sa Besa's" - Jing Villareal's interview with Christian Espiritu


"After the war, when Makati was perhaps only a glimmer of an idea in the mind of Col. Joseph McMicking, there was the Escolta and Avenida Rizal. This was where you went to buy your shoes of "charol" [patent leather] or plain leather and the other items needed for school. " - Bambi Harper, The Original Soda Fountain, 2005

"The teams had their uniforms and they were using local made shoes, the soles are made of car tires and the top covered by canvas that were sold at the Escolta. The trade mark was Bata. Chito Calvo coach of the 1936 5th place team in the Berlin Olympic was doing business." - Lt. Col. Julian Malonso, P.A. NCCA History