Colaba Railway Station & Colaba Reclamation-(BOMBAY — YEAR 1867)

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Today in 1930, Colaba railway terminus was formally closed down and Churchgate became the new terminus. This Colaba station building was opened in 1896. The railway colony Badhwar Park stands at this place today

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The BB&CI Railway established the Colaba Terminus, and started the first suburban
railway in India between Virar and Colaba in 1867. The station eventually proved to
be increasingly inadequate for the growing passenger load and was shut down in the
1930s.
Colaba gets its name from ‘Kolabhat’, a word in the language of the indigenous Kolis.
During the British Raj, the area became a separate municipality ward. Land was
reclaimed and a causeway constructed in 1838. The Bombay City Improvement Trust
further reclaimed 75,000 square metres on the western shore. In 1906, a seafront road
with a promenade called ‘Cuffe Parade’ was completed.

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(THE BOMBAY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BUILDING — BOMBAY — YEAR 1893)

The headquarters of India’s richest municipal organisation is the Bombay Municipal
Corporation or BMC Building. Renamed Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika, it is
considered a Grade IIA heritage building and houses the civic body that governs the
city of Mumbai.
The imposing Gothic structure was designed by FW Stevens. Construction was
completed in 1893, with its tallest tower rising up to 77.7 metres (255 feet).
The chief architectural feature is its central dome, which rises to a phenomenal height
of 71.5 metres (234.6 feet) and is visible even from a distance. At the entrance stands
an impressive bronze statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta.

Arrival of Mail Steamer at Apollo Bunder-(APOLLO BUNDER — BOMBAY — YEAR 1908)

Apollo Bunder & Taj Mahal Palace Hotel-(BOMBAY — YEAR 1903)

Taj Mahal Hotel with the Gateway to India on the right, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai (Bombay) | RIBA pix

The Taj Mahal Palace (1903), Mumbai | Historic Hotels of the World-Then&Now

Taj Mahal Hotel with the Gateway to India on the right, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai (Bombay) | RIBA pix

The word ‘Apollo’ is derived from ‘Polle’ of the native Konkani language, and corrupted
by the English from the Portuguese ‘Pollem’ to Apollo. The land was reclaimed in
1900 in order to build a welcoming arch to receive King George V and Queen Mary.
S V Rajadhakshya, the then chief civil engineer, built Apollo Bunder in 1908.Parsi
industrialist Jamshedji Tata commissioned the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Built in the
Indo-Saracenic architectural style, this luxury hotel opened in December 1903. Sitaram
Khanderao Vaidya, Ashok Kumar and DN Mirza were the architects, WA Chambers
was the engineer, and Khansaheb Sorabji Ruttonji Contractor was the builder. The cost
of construction totalled £250,000.

Hotel Majestic & Waterloo Mansions, Bombay

The Majestic Hotel was at one time one of the city’s best hotels. It was designed in the
Indo-Saracenic architectural style by WA Chambers, who was also the engineer on the
famous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
The erstwhile Waterloo Mansion, which was then built exclusively for residential
purposes, is now referred to as the Indian Mercantile Building. Its architectural style is
Gothic with turrets, pointed arches and black stone façades.
Located near the Wellington Fountain Circle (or Regal Circle), the two structures became
one of the most photographed pieces of architecture in the city and were frequently
featured in postcards of the early 20th century.

Hotel Majestic & Waterloo Mansion Bombay India

Hotel Majestic & Waterloo Mansion Bombay India

Bombay, Hotel Majestic & Waterloo Mansions Old Postcard

Hotel Majestic - Bombay - 1890s

Cnr Wodehouse Rd & Colaba Causeway, Bombay.
Once one of Bombay's best hotel's the "Majestic" is located at Wellington Fountain, just behind the Taj Mahal Hotel. Designed by W.A. Chambers in the Indo-Saracenic architectural style and featuring domed minarets, the building must have embodied the exoticism of the East to new arrivals to Bombay. In fact, together with the adjacent Waterloo Mansions (see my photo at ), the "Majestic" was frequently photographed by those early travellers.

Waterloo Mansions - Bombay

Wodehouse Rd, Colaba.
Overlooking Wellington Fountain Circle and adjacent to the Majestic Hotel (see my photo atwww.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/4221713242/ ), these residential apartments occupy a central position at the junction of Colaba and the Fort area and are close to the landing-place for steamship passengers at Apollo Bunder.

Built in an Indo-Gothic style of architecture, early photographs show the original red spired corner towers which have since disappeare