. Bhendi Bazar, Bombay in 1880s Bombay Bhendi Bazaar & Horse Tram, 1880 Photo
This is an old 1880 glass slide photo of Bhendi Bazaar with a
horse-drawn tram in Bombay, now Mumbai. Bhendi Bazaar is located in the
south of Bombay, and north of the Fort area.
During the British era, this area was under the Indian Quarter. After
the reclamation of the seven islands Bombay formed into a single
landmass, it had an English Fort from before.
East India Company encouraged skilled Indian and European traders and workmen to settle in and around the Fort. By around the mid-1800s, the British convinced the Indian inhabitants residing within the Fort to relocate to a new area called the Indian Quarter. Also known as the native quarter.
The areas included Bora Bazaar, Bhendi Bazaar, Bhuleshwar, etc. The slide shows a horse pulling a tram in Bhendi Bazaar. First introduced in the city in 1874 as a horse-drawn tramway.
By 1907 the tramway was electrified. And after 90 years in operation,
the charming Bombay Trams close down once and for all in 1964. Click on the photo for better view.
Did you know – Bhendi Bazaar is famous for the food delicacies
that it has to offer, it has been called ‘A Glutton’s Guide To Mumbai’s
Best Bohri Mohalla Food Joints.
From the collection – 1964 M. Suriyamoorthy Charcoal Art Abstract (#7)., King George V & Queen Mary At Delhi Durbar, 1911., Arrival Of Lord Mountbatten At Delhi – Old Print 1947., King George’s Car Delhi Durbar – Old Photo 1910.
The
images are of the actual items from my collection. And Not a photocopy,
pirated, reproduced, stock photos, or taken from other sources.
Photo Details
Year -
1880
Photograph Size -
glass slide
Photographer -
Bourne & Shepherd
Electric. The world's first experimental electric tramway was built by Ukrainian inventor Fyodor Pirotsky near St Petersburg, Russian Empire, in 1875. The first commercially successful electric tram line operated in Lichterfelde near Berlin, Germany, in 1881.
ARRIVAL OF ELECTRIC TRAM •The first electric tram car arrived in BOMBAY=MUMBAI city in 1906. On 7 May 1907, the tram car started its first journey outside the municipal office, went to Crawford Market, and returned to the point it had started from.04-Sept-2021
•The first electric tram car arrived in the city in 1906.
•On 7 May 1907, the tram car started its first journey outside the municipal office, went to Crawford Market, and returned to the point it had started from.
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