Bangalore in 1946
does this frame look familiar??? it should.
this is the
and here's the SOUTH PARADE road,
any guesses what it is called now??
THE
the above picture is of
The town hall area....
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
This is the Mayo hall. 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. I do not beleive that the staircase shown in the picture still exists, and the view is supposedly that from Residency Road, only after taking a print out will I be able to compare because the building is so symmetrical.
Observe something?? The licence plate shows BAN565 suggests that there were under 1000 cars in
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