Moving out of the city & into the Garden Suburbs, this time for a place where, me #BimblingInBombay goes back to my school days.
Presenting a #ThenAndNow of Belvedere in Chembur with these photos from 1962 and 2020.
1962
2020
Besides Belvedere, another piece of history attached to him still exists as Aloysius Soares Marg in Chembur, Mumbai (that cuts through and is located near the Bombay Presidency Golf Club).
Presenting a #ThenAndNow of Belvedere in Chembur with these photos from 1962 and 2020.
1962
2020
Chembur's Beloved Belvedere
The bungalow remains the same. The boundary wall too. The road height has significantly been raised, but you can still see one tower of the OLPS church building in the background.
I'm personally pretty happy that the tree at the gate, has thankfully managed to stay throughout the years.
The Soares Family Residence
Besides being one of the most well maintained homes in the city - Belvedere, the quaint little house located on Chembur's Central Avenue Rd. is a Grade 2B structure and home to the Soares family.
Prof. Aloysius Soares - the first editor of Goan Tribune & an activist in the Goan freedom movement, built this home in 1933. (Pictured Below)
Photo from his book titled 'Down the Corridors of Time'
Prof. Aloysius Soares - the first editor of Goan Tribune & an activist in the Goan freedom movement, built this home in 1933. (Pictured Below)
Photo from his book titled 'Down the Corridors of Time'
Remembering Prof. Aloysius Soares
Born in Bardez, studied in Mapusa, formed the Goan Liberation Union, and well, there's a lot more to the life of Prof. Aloysius Soares (1891-1971) - who was a versatile educationist and an eminent Goan figure.Besides Belvedere, another piece of history attached to him still exists as Aloysius Soares Marg in Chembur, Mumbai (that cuts through and is located near the Bombay Presidency Golf Club).
The Nostalgia Kicks In
I've spent years passing by this house and finding this old photograph was just ❤️. I'm sure it'll bring in the nostalgia for others too. Especially, anyone who is an alumni of St. Anthony's or O.L.P.S. High School in Chembur, Mumbai.1962
2020
Here's another #ThenAndNow view that I managed to create using a picture I'd clicked before the lockdown. You can see the house much better in this one, with the name visible too.
Film photographs from 1962 (I believe from the Soares family collection) that I found via FB and Twitter. Colored photo by Hrishikesh Singh (2020).
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