06 February, 2009

Gateway Mall Postcard

The postcard shows the Gateway Mall which features more than 300 shops and restaurants, 10 cinemas with digital sound and full stadium seating including the first La-Z-Boy theater in the country. Gateway Mall has won some awards in terms of its mall design and tenant mix, including the 2006 Merit Award from International Council of Shopping Centers.

Gateway Mall Postcard

SOURCE:
Gateway Mall (Araneta Center) Wikipedia Entry

05 February, 2009

Gateway Mall Postcard

The postcard shows the "Pavilion" of Gateway Mall at the Araneta Center. Gateway Mall, inaugurated in 2004, comprises five levels. It has features that include a floating garden, named "The Oasis", and the FabergĂ© Egg-like "Pavilion" which serves as Gateway’s entrance.

Gateway Mall Postcard

SOURCE:
Gateway Mall (Araneta Center) Wikipedia Entry

04 February, 2009

Araneta Center Postcard

This multi-view postcard shows the Araneta Coliseum and Farmers Plaza at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City. The Araneta Center is a 35-hectare commercial area with the Araneta Coliseum as the centerpiece of the complex. The coliseum, with a seating capacity of 25,000, opened as the world’s biggest indoor arena in 1960.

Araneta Center Postcard

One can find at the Araneta Center Gateway Mall, Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza, Farmers Market and
Aurora Tower.

SOURCE:
Araneta Center Wikipedia Entry

03 February, 2009

Abanao Square Postcard

The postcard shows the Abanao Square, a 5-storey commercial building located on the corners of Abanao and Zandueta Streets in Baguio City. The building opened in November 15, 2002 and is owned and operated by Pacific Land and Building Corporation.

Abanao Square Postcard

* Level 1 & 2 - Food establishments and other special services
* Level 3 - dry goods, mostly clothing, shoes and accessories
* Level 4 - zoned for a salon, additional apparels, mobile phones, novelty items and business centers
* Level 5 - zoned for amusement, home improvements, trade exhibits, and other special services

SOURCE:
Abanao Square Homepage

02 February, 2009

World Trade Center Postcard

The postcard shows the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York. It also shows the Brooklyn Bridge and other skyscrapers in the area.
The World Trade Center Towers were the world's tallest buildings from 1972 to 1973. The original World Trade Center was designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the early 1960s using a tube-frame structural design for the twin 110-story towers. The World Trade Center (WTC) complex were destroyed in 2001 in the September 11th terrorist attacks.

World Trade Center Postcard
(PH Wish from Erin O'Brien of NJ)

The North Tower (Tower 1) of the World Trade Center opened in 1972 at a height of 417 m (1,368 ft), distinguishable from the South Tower (Tower 2) by the 360-foot-tall telecommunications antenna or mast on its roof. On the 106th and 107th floors of this building was a well-known restaurant called Windows on the World.

The South Tower (Tower 2) of the World Trade Center opened in 1973 at a height of 415 meters (1,362 ft). On the 107th floor of this building was a popular tourist attraction called Top of the World Trade Center Observatories.

SOURCES:
World Trade Center Wikipedia Entry
North Tower Wikipedia Entry
South Tower Wikipedia Entry