An aerial view of South Bombay during late 1930s. Brabourne Stadium, Eros cinema, Churchgate, Art Deco buildings coming up , Flora Fountain, Rajabai tower, University, High Court… #AerialShotsofOldMumbai
1930s :: Aerial View of Mumbai, Crawford Market Can be Seen On The Right #AerialShotsofOldMumbai
1937 :: Aerial View of Mahalaxmi Racecourse , Bombay
1930s: Aerial capture of the old Colaba railway station and the yard, with a train passing through the yard.
Photo by A R Haseler #AerialShotsofOldMumbai
1931: aerial view of Bombay harbour and docks. Visible in the foreground is a part of the Alexandra Docks. And at the back are the Victoria, and Princess Docks. #AerialShotsofOldMumbai
Aerial photo of Bombay by A R Haseler.
One can see palm-lined Oval Maidan fronting the High Court, University and their Secretariat. To the left is the
empty plot were the Art Deco buildings were later built. #AerialShotsofOldMumbai
A thread on BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange), Asia's first Stock Exchange @BSEIndia
The Bombay Stock market was initially conceived in 1850s under canopy of Banyan trees in Bombay near Town Hall at Bombay Green where brokers would gather for trade. The trade was moved to different larger places in order to accommodate different number of brokers.
By 1860, the number of brokerages increased to 60 and their acknowledged leader was Shri Premchand Roychand
Tramway service in Mumbai.
In 1873, Messrs. G. A. Kittridge and Messrs. Stearns Hobart & Co were granted rights to construct, maintain and operate Tramways on streets of Bombay. A Company called The Bombay Tramway Company Ltd was floated in New York, but registered in Bombay
The Tram Lines were built with teakwood and were 7 Ft long & 6 inches wide and were about 4 Ft apart. Belgian steel rails were placed on top of these teakwood sleepers.
Trams were of 3 types-
•Closed double-horse cars
•Open double –horse cars
•Open single-horse cars
The first batch of cars were imported from America