An Owl's 2 hoots

Monday, May 02, 2005

I came upon the following photographs of Vintage Madras. It is amazing to see how much has changed since.

Pycrofts Road - 1890

Madras Central - 1925

Madras Esplanade - 1910

Marina Beach - 1890

Mowbrays Road - 1885

Mount Road - 1905

Mylapore Tank - 1906

Napier Bridge - 1895

Parrys Corner - 1890

Machi, Great...I was looking for some old photos of chennai...u should put it in wikipedia/cities.

Wonderful Pictures,
Subbu

By Anonymous, at May 03, 2005 9:57 AM
Looks quaint. I remember Saidapet being like an Agraharam street. But it is unrecognizable now. Guess that's how every place is.
- ASD

By Anonymous, at May 03, 2005 9:25 PM
Hey
Cool pics...(where did u get them???)
orai manasu filled with nostaligia...

By ///slash\\\, at May 04, 2005 12:38 PM
where did i get them? ahem.. err.. a thread..

By tt_giant, at May 04, 2005 1:55 PM
Cool pics..Gotta save them !!

By Adaengappa !!, at May 10, 2005 3:27 PM
Alas! So, has, I wonder, industrialization made Chennai - Madras a better place to live? These photographs are treasures. Well found.

By Anonymous, at May 13, 2010 1:04 AM