Pari-an fire station, 1920 and now
This photo taken in 1920 shows the headquarters of the Cebu Fire Department “located at the Plaza Parian near the spot where the old Parian Church used to stand,” according to the Cebuano Studies Center. The photo below shows the current Pari-an fire sub-station (which is no longer the original building) on the same spot. A marker on the station indicates it was built in 1954. In the Pari-an area are markers with QR or quick response codes that you can scan with your phone to download information (and old photographs) about the heritage structures. The project is a collaboration among Smart Communications, Inc., Department of Tourism, Cebu City Government and InnoPub Media. The photo above, which is part of the Medalle Collection, is used in this site with permission.