On the left (South) bank of the Pasig River reading from the
bottom: Insular Ice Plant (lower foreground), Santa Cruz Bridge (destroyed), Post Office
and Jones Bridge. Tall prominent buildings in the lower right foreground is the Great
Eastern Hotel. Just above it is Plaza Goiti. Santa Cruz Church (destroyed) is at the far
corner of the Plaza. Behind this plaza is the Santa Cruz Plaza. At far left center, just
beyond Jones Bridge, is the National City Bank of New York. Most of the North bank is
known as the Escolta, or business district. The long building on the lower bank of the
canal is the Philippine Trust Company. The photo was taken on 9 March 1945.(National
Archives Photo)