Throwback Thursday: The old Bombay way of life in pictures

They say Bombay is an emotion and true to that, the city lives up to it's word. The city even though has developed rapidly has managed it's old charm. Here are some images that paint the story

They say Bombay is an emotion and true to that, the city lives up to it's word. The city even though has developed rapidly has managed it's old charm. Here are some images that paint the story.

People Waiting outside the bank for currency exchange 1978.

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People Waiting outside the bank for currency exchange 1978 #oldbombay

A photo posted by Old BOMBAY (@oldbombay) onNov 15, 2016 at 1:29pm PST

Marine Drive and the elegant promenade of Art Deco buildings in the 1950s.

 

Vibe — lazy Sunday Marine Drive and the elegant promenade of Art Deco buildings in the 1950s Photo Credit: Sharada Dwivedi and Rahul Mehrotra, Bombay Deco #BombayDeco #OldBombay #ArtDeco #MarineDrive #VintageCars

A photo posted by Hema Shroff Patel (@ambaweave) onOct 16, 2016 at 4:46am PDT

Near Sewree

 

#fadedglory #sewree #fort #instamumbai #instadaily #instahub #vintage #vintagebombay

A photo posted by Prashant Bhoir (@bombhai) onDec 13, 2013 at 11:29pm PST

Pocket Bombay Guide by Harish Buch. 1972. De Luxe Colour Edition Re 1 in 1970s

 

A photo posted by Kiran Sachdev (@thewomanwiththecupoftea) onApr 17, 2016 at 11:20pm PDT

 

When you photograph #people in color you photograph their clothes But when you #photograph people in #Black and #white you photograph their #souls pic courtesy:- @sumanth0077 . . . #Mumbai_meri_jaan_ #traveldiaries #streetphotography #peopleofmumbai #mumbai_times #positivevibes #realbombay #memories #oldbombay #blackwhite #heartofthecity #mumbai

A photo posted by Mumbai_Meri_Jaan_ ® (@mumbai_meri_jaan_) onDec 16, 2016 at 6:29am PST

 

A photo posted by Kawishma (@kawishma) onSep 21, 2016 at 4:13am PDT

 

#vintagebombay #bombay #laxmimills

A photo posted by Yasmin (@yasminumar) onJul 16, 2016 at 11:27pm PDT

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