Davao Heritage Walking Tour Part 2

To continue with our heritage tour of Davao City, there's also one building in the San Pedro area that dates back to the American time. The PNB building at the corner of San Pedro and Claveria (now C.M. Recto Street) across San Pedro Cathedral was built during the occupation of Americans in the city hence, its more modern architectural design.

Further along Claveria is another well-preserved old building, Situated at the corner of Claveria and Palma Gil Streets, the ground floor used to house the popular Charlie's Bakeshop owned by a Chinese family.

Veering away from the buildings, we then checked out the heritage houses of Davao. The Travel Teller said there are four well known in the city. Two of them are situated along Rizal Street, one along Legaspi Street and another one is at the corner of Quirino Ave. and Tionko Street. One is the Oboza house considered to be the second oldest in the city. Owned by the former mayor Alfonso Oboza, this beautiful abode was built way back in 1929. It was well-preserved and now houses Claude's Le Cafe de Ville, a french restaurant.

Davao Heritage Walking Tour Part 1

It's nice to experience how a city develops and see all the infrastructures sprouting everywhere. Suddenly, you feel the excitement that comes with progress. But on the other hand, it's also nice to look back and learn what the city looked like and how the people lived in the past.

Davao City is one progressive metropolis right now and I'm proud to have experienced its development since I came to live here back in 1997. However, I also crave to know its past hence, I readily agreed to go on a Heritage Walking Tour of the city with fellow bloggers from the Davao Bloggers Society one fine Sunday afternoon of October 9.

The tour led by Olan Emboscado a.k.a. The Travel Teller started in Magsaysay Park. I learned that the site was the first port of the city. In fact, the city's first historical marker is situated here bearing the name Port of Sta. Ana.

The Travel Teller with the Davao Bloggers Society. Photo by Andrew Dela Serna