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Bangalore in 1946 -
Rare Photographs
Does this frame look familiar??? it should.
This is the BRIGADE
ROAD.
The left hand side building is still standing, and housed the Ashok
Electric's,
the Post Office, now it is the LEE and Luis Phillips showroom.
The road hasn't got any bigger, but the traffic and the crowd
definitely has.
And here's the SOUTH PARADE road,
Any guesses what it is called now??
THE M.G. ROAD?
yeah!
The building you are seeing is the Higginbothams bookstore,
which looks dilapidated on the present day.
the above picture is of Hosur
Road. the present day it is known as the
electronic city, IT and BPO Hub.
The town hall area....near Corporation circle and the city market.
This strong stone building is now only known as the Oriental Building(
presently houses the LIC)
and is at the intersection of MG Road ( then called as, South Parade)
and St. Marks Road.
There apparently was a large circle at this juncture as can be seen in
the photograph.
The road you are looking at is St. Marks Road
This is the "Mayo hall" which still stands near the BANGALORE CENTRAL or
GARUDA MALL. It sure looks much more regal than what it does today. It
houses the Courts and was apparently also one
of the main Police Station jails.
"VEGETABLES, FRUITS, BEEF
& POULTRY MARKET" - now known as RUSSELL MARKET at
Shivajinagar.
Observe something?? The licence plate shows "BAN565" suggests
that there
were under 1000 cars in Bangalore
in 1946.
or in the entire state ( then known as the state of Mysore :-) ..
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