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Formerly a movie house, now a small mall with a movie house. this Art Deco structure is an example of intelligent use of heritage sites to meet present needs Across the movie house is the old market but now in ruins.
Purchased by the Silay Branch of Republic Commercial Banking Corporation in 1992, the house was restored and was ready for occupancy by 1993. The house is an excellent example of architectural reuse. The lower floor of the house which was rented out to shops has been renovated to house a bank. The bank's interior, though new, is done in a style consonant to the general design of the house. Heritage Features: The residence is planned as a town house which combines living space on the upper floor with commercial spaces on the lower floor. Art Deco elements, especially in the archways, and the corner entrance and Classical motifs;masques and caryatid and lion heads decorate the house.
Called "The Pink House" the Jalandoni house is a museum. The lower floor shows pictures of the family and the upper floor has much of its original furnishings. The house museum is managed by the Silay Heritage Foundation.
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