All of the new happenings and new developments in the city makes us proud that indeed despite of the conflicts that happens long2x time ago, yet many opportunities and investments continue to arise and makes the city glow on its finest way.

I salute the Local Government Unit headed by our beloved city mayor, our very own Cong. Darlene Custodio – Antonino and to all the people who created and furnish good projects for the city.

Now at 20, hope that General Santos City will turly brings out the best of it and will always be proud to called Magandang Gensan! (^_^)

Kung anong meron sa Pioneer Avenue noon depende sa kung gaano ka na katagal sa mundong ito (read: edad)

Bago mag Dennis Place at Red and White, andyan ang The Terrace. Before dumating ang Zenco Footstep, ang Ker Shoe muna. Parang lahat yata ng sapatos naming magkakapatid hanggang high school sa Ker Shoe binili. Meron ding Shoe Earth sa may tabi ng Capitol Theatre (was Capitol theatre the one which was bombed?), na halos walang bumibili ng kanilang sapatos kasi parang sobrang mahal yata. Yung barber shop dyan sa may kanto ng Magsaysay Ave, nakailang palit na ng pangalan — Rendezvous, Ric’s, Aladin, etc — pero andyan pa rin. Ilan sa mga barbero ko noon, buhay pa.

Hindi ko alam kung tama mga alala ko. Mahirap din kung matagal ka na sa mundo (read: may edad) nagiging makakalimutin.

Ang masakit na nawala sa Pioneer ay yung mga naglalakihang puno ng acacia lining the two sides. Sana nagawan ng paraan na pwedeng hindi putulin despite the construction of parking spaces. E di sana hindi ganun ka init dyan ngayon sa Pioneer lalo na sa tanghali.

I believe after this (the tackling of the issue about the clock at Pioneer), mabibilang na ang araw at maaayos na yan. Maganda ang ideya na yung mga watch brands ang mag-sponsor, lalo na’t sa ngayon bihira na lang bumibili ng relo. Pwede nilang isama sa isang advertising blitz to promote the wearing of the wristwatch once again.

To Joyce Kho, yung sa Luneta yata is RADO (?).

Regards to everyone.

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Good to hear from you. But why can’t you just ask the City Government to buy the clock? Gaano ba kamahal yan? Or better slice it from your salaries? You have budget surplus, right? Millions, di ba?
Just a suggestion!

Regards and more power to you, Councilor. . . .

HBA

When the Manila City hall konked out, it was fixed by the City hall itself to restore not just the clock but also it’s heritage.

I’ve been also waiting for the picture ng viva hot babes..hahaha.. Tagal na ata nun..hehehe..

Sana may pics din dito ng old gensan…especially the pioneer ave..I’m a bit interested on it…

Magically yours,

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@Archmykel – that’s why i didn’t vote for re-election then Kag. Mariano and the other kagawads behind the “beautification” of pioneer avenue. their project took away from the generals the pleasures of strolling along pioneer avenue. How can anyone take a stroll there now without worrying na baka masagasaan sila ng cars, tricycles at habal-habal (pati speeding skateboards at nite)? After the protests raised by environmentalists, these kagawads gave assurances over the radio that the sturdy trees that were uprooted would be replaced by better trees. palmeras were planted instead. Maganda lang tignan ang palmeras pero wala itong silbi in terms of shade from the sun and shelter from the rain. On schooldays now, nakakaawa ang mga bata who walk from the waiting sheds to their schools and vice versa.

Question: i remember the project also included the installation of parking meters. What happened to this plan?

@Avel – yes, nakaka-miss ang old downtown area. Every sunday after masses are over, mabibilang mo na lang ang mga tao sa pioneer ave.

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i think i was in grade 1 or younger pa when our whole family for our bonding time used to watched movies at night sa Pioneer and Capitol Theater..Naging Jackie Chan and Jet Li fanatic ako courtesy of those long gone theaters..double2 pa jud ang palabas ato..i just dunno tagpila bayad ug tama igang jud kaayo..hehehe..and then we would stroll along the plaza now Paulino Santos Shrine..it was fun doing that in the past with my family..

I missed Dennis’Place..i missed their Dennis’ burger..i used to be there with my mama and my siblings almost everyday waiting for our papa who would fetched us there coming from his former office in Polomolok. And yeap the Palabok and Spag at Peter Pan was yummy and my fave not to mention their cakes na pinipilahan tlga pag holidays..at madami pang ibang stores which me and mama frequently visit in the past..

hay, i miss the good old and simple days kuya..thanks for refreshing my memory! it was worth the trip!

Happy 10th Tuna Festival and 40th City Charter Anniversary!

well if i can remember, from many acacia trees along the sides of the road (during the theater times), to cutting all of it for the beautification of parking areas, from bogamvilla (pardon the spelling) and indian tree at the center to palm trees(?) due to widening of road and installation of traffic sign.

it could be noted that pioneer looks good only during special occasions like yaman gensan, kalilangan, tuna festival and even during december. i hope it should look good all year long.

list are sore eyes along pioneer avenue:
1. street children begging and sniffing rugby
2. dilapidated concrete tiles on parking area. It used to be nice with painting during the completion long time ago.
3. unattractive building structures. particularly those well known short time inns.
4. there may be others….

the plaza in front of the city should also be develop.

this is just an observation. tnx

hi everyone,
i miss the good old pioneer ave days talaga. araw araw ko kaya yan binabaybay going to my alma mater nDDFG. for ten years (from grade 1 to fourth year high)we’d walk from our house at the back of the (now) west barangay hall passing thru the old cornelio.leyva compound which housed a some little commercial establishments.
so lets start from the corner where it used to house the record bar owned by the aguilars. it gave me an early love for music and titles of songs which i fairly recalled dahil nga everyday ako dumadaan dun.. at everytime i pass by they i would hear them play the hit song”Killing me soflty” sung by roberta flack.. (hay sobra sa memories). then after that is the gift shop of the Totesoras and later became the Rosver jewelry shop.then the famous City Bookstore owned by tito rading and tita esther mendoza which remained in that site after it got burned downed in the late 80s. then on the corner was the silangan coffee shop where most of the students from RMMC would make tambay watching whoever passes by…
of course nandyan yun first store site ng Mamas gift shop.. popular kaya yun cos they were the sole distributor of stork sandals (equivalent yan ng HAVS theses days)kahit sino notre damean from the girls dept would love to buy that sandal/slip-on..
sympre who would ever forget the Terrace.. owned by the Jimenez.. sikat gyud ka kaayo if maka merienda ka dyan.. (diba len..and tale’) yan din ang usual dating place ng mga famous love teams ng notre dame boys and girls… haha..
so far dyan lang muna yun further stretch ng pionner ill have to ask my brother bong whos keen memory would detail the shops. stores in the area where our rich childhood memories holds…
basta ang alam ko rin po the Phil. Councilors League headed by Kag Odjok Acharon plans to revive that clock and if plans pushed thru it will be a legacy of the city councilors for the people of gensan especially those who walked along the pioneer ave…
kudos vel for making the generals feel that indeed memories will last even more than a lifetime…
god bless
‘te meg

Mabuhay ka! Si Joyce Kho Mirabueno ito.

For about 10 years now,kung sino-sino na sa City Hall ang kinukulit ko about the clock.Kasama ng mga alaala ng kabataan ko ang clock. May fishpond pa sa ilalim ng clock.

I grew up along Pioneer Avenue, circa 1974..sa Jo-Ann Annex beside RCBC. Ate Letty Du’s Kristan was Jo-Ann Annex in the 1970s…ang walang-kamatayang siopao & chiffon cake. There was a small alley leading towards the back of Piltel, and ending along Biatiles Street.

Katabi namin ang Lavender Beauty Box.

Sa Pioneer Theatre ko pinanood ang Kampanerang Kuba ni Ate Vi & Bobot.

Yung clock sa Luneta, Bulova man siguro ang sponsor…

More power to you, Kuya. At, maaari mo ba akong ipasubcribe dito sa site mo?

I miss the Pioneer Avenue you missed. Your suggestion is good.

i remember these places from way back; Ram’s Bombay Bazaar (still there), Pioneer Hotel (this is with GoldenState College, right?), Capitol Theater (an abandoned building and alot that can be put to good use), Pioneer Theater (beside the former STI College building noh?), State Theater (now Novo), Cotton Bowl Grill (photocopy center/internet cafe i guess), Conlu Department Store (still there), Crown Bookstore (still there), Sacred Heart Pharmacy (now a photo shop/photo studio), Universal Grocery (very small), Marietta’s Barbecue (now at magsaysay avenue – never tasted better barbecue back then), and Aliwalas Store (cheesy)…

BLACKMEAT is also correct when there was formerly dennis’ place where the sydney hotel is at… i remembered the shooting back then… the ghost at dennis’ place is an urban legend, just like the big snake at kimball plaza before… although, before dennis’ place was there, there was a resto/eatery between oregon bookstore and sydney hotel… anybody remember red & white? we used to go there before… dili pa sikat ang jollibee sa una… hehehe… i also remember footstep… that was the time then when mighty kid, robertson’s, and kaypee were the best shoes ever… way before nike cemented it’s brand in our beloved city’s youth…

anybody remember peter pan? their cakes were best-sellers… we loved to eat palabok du’n before…

much has changed… pioneer avenue has become bigger… this will always be our beloved “downtown”… if ever you’re in dadiangas, just tell the tricycle driver, “downtown, boss!!!”, and he’ll take you to where the action was, back in the day…

thanks for this trip down memory lane, BARILES…

cheers!!!

The donor of the clock tower is Sarangani Lions Club which is not in existence na yata. We tried to contact the old members to get their approval before doing the rehabilitation pero di yata ma trace.
The attractions before at Pioneer avenue other than the cinema houses were the Marieta’s Barbeque and the Magnet Komiks/ newspaper store. The Terrace located near the current Sydney Hotel served the best Halo halu in town as I can remember, later ko lang nalaman it was owned by Gingging Gonzales. Then we have the Fong’s store at the abandoned chow king location. They sell the best champoy in town. Going a bit dowm P. Acharon is Paulines, where we can buy Magnolia Ice Cream.
Hehhe puro food ang nasa isip. Well, pioneer avenue was once the safest street in town pero lately dami na nangyaring crimes sa junction ng pioneer and acharon. Sana Ma reinforced and security measures doon para safe ulit and pioneer ave as a place to “stroll” ( familiar ba sa inyo yung term? hehhe

during my early teenage days, by group talaga kami pag namamasyal sa pioneer avenue, pila pila rin sa capitol and pioneer pag nanonood sine, after 4 or 5 hours sa loob, pag labas para kang galing sa gym or sa spa ha ha ha. . .then there was that kiosk sa labas ng pioneer theater na nag se serve ng masarap na hamburger and spag. .

Then, wala pa yung mga dyip, multicab, etc. na nagbubuga ng usok ngaun sa kahabaan ng mga kalsada natin sa gensan. . .

It’s worth remembering talaga, sir vel. . .

Ang Sydney Hotel ngayon, dennis’ place dati.. White sand pa gamit nila sa playground.. Dira man gud ko cge dula ug swing and slide.. Ahehe! na close lang yong place kasi parang may binaril-patay doon.. kaya lahat kami ng mga klasmeyts ko ayaw ng mag punta doon.. kay may multo daw.. Ahehe!

May comic stand sa tabi ng RMMC-pioneer matagal na rin yan.. grade 1 pa ako andyan na yan.. landmark dapat yan.. Ahehe!

Originally Posted By Nate Marx
I wish I could catch a glimpse of old Gensan. Andami palang theaters nun..hehehe.. Sana maayos nga ulit ung clock natin.

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Nate Marx, yeah, we had 3 theaters along Pioneer plus Pacita Theater pa at the junction along Acharon Boulevard (formerly known as Morrow Boulevard). Super busy tlaga ang street na yan before… di pa sementado ang sidewalks ha?

Uy, ikaw first commenter dito ha? Thanks. Gising ka pa pala?

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