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Vintage photos of Mumbai before it became Maximum City
A lot has changed in Mumbai over the years. But, one thing that has remained constant, standing witness to changing times, is its heritage. These flashback images will leave you spellbound
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American consulate building
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Bombay Bank and the meeting ground of Brokers on Esplande road in 1857
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Mumbai Central (then Bombay Central)
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View of Bombay, a handcoloured engraving published in 1833
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The Catholic Gymkhana, Bombay in the year 1915
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Colaba Causeway
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A view of CST (then VT) and BMC building
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Elphinston Circle
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A horse-driven tram in Pydhonie
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BEST and mid-day, two things that define Mumbai
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The Town Hall
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Victoria Gardens
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Chira Bazar
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A Victoria in Bombay Central
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A baby relaxes on a taxi
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Admiralty House - The Great Western Building
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Bombay castle
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A closer view of Bombay castle
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Bombay harbour in the monsoon, back in time
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A view of Bombay Fort
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A scenery of Colaba
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Colaba, and Backbay before reclamation
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The Esplanade Road
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This is how Girgaum Chowpatty looked many years back
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Government house
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Islam Gymkhana
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Khada Parsi in Byculla
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SoBo in a different era
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Sandhurst Road
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Sewree Bunder
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People watch on as a train passes by
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Worli seaface
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