Merged: All about BACOLOD CITY

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highway going to Talisay City

















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Good Friday Prusisyon at Cathedral.























































































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Las Villas de Hervias (near Univ of St. La Salle.)













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San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
BACOLOD PLANT
One of the two brewery plants in the Visayas (the other one is located in Mandaue City, Cebu)




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MORE of STA. FE RESORT and CONVENTION CENTER













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SUGARLAND HOTEL
Araneta St., Bacolod City





The AUTOMOBILE SHOP CAPITAL..................of negros!
Araneta St., Bacolod City








PETRON MICRO-FILLING STATION
Araneta St., Bacolod City




STREET SCENES pakadto sa amon destinasyon..

ARANETA ST. and ALIJIS ROAD










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Downtown Bacolod (Poblacion - CBD)
the entire 7 blocks of downtown area was razed to the ground of the Great Bacolod Fire in April 1955
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Araneta St - Luzuriaga St. intersection. The first PNB building of Bacolod and Lopue's Araneta, the oldest existing Department store in Bacolod (established 1945)


DALAN LUZURIAGA (LUZURIAGA STREET) -named after the family who donated this road lot, former chinese business strip of downtown

Downtown Bacolod (Poblacion - CBD)

DALAN ARANETA (ARANETA STREET) - Bacolod's main thoroughfare to the south named after Gen.Juan Araneta who's forces marched through this street in November 5, 1898 and had the surrender of the Spanish Governor

looking south from the Bacolod Public Plaza (point of origin)


looking north towards Bacolod Public Plaza



It was said that the exact place where Spanish signed its surrender in Nov.5, 1898 was at the present site of BPI Araneta (last pic) and not the Luzuriaga Mansion (the site of the old city hall). BPI Araneta was formerly the main Luzuriaga residence

Downtown Bacolod (Poblacion - CBD)

DALAN SAN JUAN (San Juan Street) - the first street of Bacolod (San Sebastian de Bakulod later shortened to Bakulod - means a hill) that runs parallel to the seashore bordering the western side of the Bacolod Public Plaza.


Towards north


Towards south. Sea Breeze Hotel, one of Bacolod's oldest existing hotels (since 1965)

DALAN GONZAGA (Gonzaga Street) -named after its road lot donor. Borders the Bacolod Public Plaza at the south

The Bacolod Central Market at the Gonzaga-Gatuslao intersection

Downtown Bacolod (Poblacion - CBD)

DALAN RIZAL (RIZAL STREET) - named after the national hero. The street borders the north side of the plaza facing the San Sebastian Cathedral then runs downhill towards SM City Bacolod




DALAN GATUSLAO (GATUSLAO STREET) - named after former governor Valeriano Gatuslao borders the eastern side of the Plaza towards the Provincial Capitol


The Negros Museum along Gatuslao Street

DALAN LACSON (LACSON STREET) - Bacolod's main thoroughfare to the north (but doesn't pass downtown Bacolod like Araneta St.) named after Gen. Aniceto Lacson who led the "northern forces" that made the Spanish Governor surrender in November 5, 1898.


Lacson Tourism Strip (21st and North Capitol - Lacson) on a festival

The Lacson Tourism Strip (corner 6th Street to 21st Street of Lacson) at daytime

Lacson - 10th Street


Lacson 14th Street


L'Fisher Hotel, 14th and 15th Lacson Street


Lacson-18th Street


Lacson - 21st St.

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