Manila Bay – Page 118 – Philippine-Sailor

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For the 4 islands in Manila Bay that used to be the Manila Bay Defense Forts, Corregidor-Ft. Mills, Caballo-Ft. Hughes, Fraile-Ft. Drum, Carabao-Ft.Frank.

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Zf357. A leftover building from the Aviary, it is located behind the former Aviary Administration Residence building. On the rise behind it and all around that rise were the native village San Isidro and one can find foundations today of those village houses there.

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Zf356. This is one of the 2 Fort Mills Water reservoirs; they were camouflaged as tennis courts. This one apparently suffered from the scrappers and much of the deck is scrapped but the scrappers did knock down the rebar end you can’t get speared by them. It is located at the post war Aviary.

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Zf255. This the former Aviary Administration Residence, then for 7 years it was the residence of the Kwiecinski couple, doing research work and were Corregidor history advisors, now it serves as a VIP visitor lodge.

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Zf366. This is a 2008 image of the railed pathway to the huge bird cage of the Corregidor Aviary on Corregidor. It started near the concrete pathway next to the former Fort Mills 3 Million Gallon Rain Water Reservoir at Middleside on Corregidor, shown in image Zf361.

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Zf365. The concrete walkway shown in image Zf361 would take you the Aviary Bird Cage entrance on this side. There was another entrance like this on the other side of this large bird cage which spread over the Corregidor Engineering Ravine. The concrete foundation posts are still in place but the netting and the bird […]

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Zf364. This is a 2006 image of the Butterfly concession at the former Aviary at Middleside on Corregidor. The Fort Mills 3 Million Gallon Rain Water Reservoir is behind the Butterfly net. Both the native hooch and the Butterfly net are no longer there.

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Zf363. This is a shot of the former Aviary Administration Residence building on Corregidor from about the location where the last shot of the reservoir was taken.

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Zf236. Lorcha Dock is still in place. It is famous because Gen MacArthur and his companions left here with the PT boats and broke thru the Japanese lines. A stature is here of the Gen, not on this picture. This is one of 5 images shot from right to left at this location.

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Zf350. Just before one reaches the former Aviary building is this, what we call now a shortcut down from Middleside. On this visit it was still usable. I used it a couple of times on this visit. It is concreted that means it was already a walking path during the Army Fort Mills period.

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Zf349. I made a ride turn and look now north at the east edge of the Middleside Parade Ground. Ahead is the office and residence of the former Aviary. The Aviary on Corregidor was big and nice but died for economic reasons. Then, that building was used for other purposes.