Constructing The Famous Art Deco Buildings In Bombay, 2 Photos 1935
Two small photos of the famous Art Deco buildings at Marine Drive in Bombay (Mumbai). One of the photos is from 1935 and shows an Art Deco building in Marine Drive under construction. The other photo is from 1937, it shows the row of Art Deco buildings after completion.
Marine Drive (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road) sweeps along a promenade from Nariman Point to Malabar Hill. Parallel to the promenade are the sea-facing Art Deco buildings. Characterized by a strong Art Deco flavour, which was popular in Bombay during the 1930s and 1940s. The apartment blocks on the seafront were built to a uniform height of five floors. Making it the most fashionable residential area at the time. Click on the image for better view.
Also read Dreaming of India- how Bombay used Art Deco to discover a new rendition of a nascent India.
Did you know – that Bombay has the second largest Art Deco buildings in the world, after Miami.
Past posts – Vintage Raja Ravi Varma “Shivaji” Oleograph Print., Parvati Hill Pune – Old Postcard 1910., New Harbour Works At Madras or Chennai, 1880 Print., View of Suratta or Surat & Fort, Antique Plan 1720.
