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Vintage photos of Mumbai before it became Maximum City

Updated On: 28 July, 2019 09:01 AM IST |

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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Vintage photos of Mumbai before it became Maximum City

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Vintage photos of Mumbai before it became Maximum City
American consulate building

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American consulate building

Bombay Bank and the meeting ground of Brokers on Esplande road in 1857

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Bombay Bank and the meeting ground of Brokers on Esplande road in 1857

Mumbai Central (then Bombay Central)

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Mumbai Central (then Bombay Central)

View of Bombay, a handcoloured engraving published in 1833

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View of Bombay, a handcoloured engraving published in 1833

The Catholic Gymkhana, Bombay in the year 1915

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The Catholic Gymkhana, Bombay in the year 1915

Colaba Causeway

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Colaba Causeway

A view of CST (then VT) and BMC building

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A view of CST (then VT) and BMC building

Elphinston Circle

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Elphinston Circle

A horse-driven tram in Pydhonie

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A horse-driven tram in Pydhonie

BEST and mid-day, two things that define Mumbai

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BEST and mid-day, two things that define Mumbai

The Town Hall

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The Town Hall

Victoria Gardens

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Victoria Gardens

Chira Bazar

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Chira Bazar

A Victoria in Bombay Central

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A Victoria in Bombay Central

A baby relaxes on a taxi

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A baby relaxes on a taxi

Admiralty House - The Great Western Building

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Admiralty House - The Great Western Building

Bombay castle

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Bombay castle

A closer view of Bombay castle

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A closer view of Bombay castle

Bombay harbour in the monsoon, back in time

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Bombay harbour in the monsoon, back in time

A view of Bombay Fort

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A view of Bombay Fort

A scenery of Colaba

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A scenery of Colaba

Colaba, and Backbay before reclamation

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Colaba, and Backbay before reclamation

The Esplanade Road

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The Esplanade Road

This is how Girgaum Chowpatty looked many years back

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This is how Girgaum Chowpatty looked many years back

Government house

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Government house

Islam Gymkhana

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Islam Gymkhana

Khada Parsi in Byculla

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Khada Parsi in Byculla

SoBo in a different era

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SoBo in a different era

Sandhurst Road

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Sandhurst Road

Sewree Bunder

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Sewree Bunder

People watch on as a train passes by

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People watch on as a train passes by

Worli seaface

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Worli seaface

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A man sits down for a haircut at a makeshift roadside barbershop in Deonar. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI

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