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Vidhan Bahvan Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India‎


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that building in the photo is at horniman circle and not in nariman point. you can see that if you turned on satellite imagery for the google maps url that you provided.

that building in the photo is at horniman circle and not in nariman point. you can see that if you turned on satellite imagery for the google maps url that you provided.

umm Kuwar asked me where the headquarters for SBI was.

I told him where the headquarters for SBI was located.....(which is independent off the picture)

ie I told him the location of the SBI head office and not the building in the picture.

Tulsi Pipe Road, (watch muted)



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Marine Drive

really nice one. Watch Muted

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^^ thats a very old picture if iam correct. You can see the roof of wankhede intact as its has been brought down completely for renovation 1.5yrs back.

Any ways its a beutiful pictures.

Cheers!

^^ thats a very old picture if iam correct. You can see the roof of wankhede intact as its has been brought down completely for renovation 1.5yrs back.

Any ways its a beutiful pictures.

Cheers!

yup its old

It's really old. Look how empty the skyline is.

I have never understood the logic of the biker wearing the helmet and the passenger not.

I have a doubt. Everybody says that there is no space left in Mumbai. Then how so many new buildings are coming up ? Were there some small pockets of land left for development or is it redevelopment of existing resources.

I have a doubt. Everybody says that there is no space left in Mumbai. Then how so many new buildings are coming up ? Were there some small pockets of land left for development or is it redevelopment of existing resources.

textile mill land...

plus in the grand scheme of things, considering the population too less buildings are coming up

Textile Mills but also slums, chawls, pre-1940s & old buildings

textile mill land...

plus in the grand scheme of things, considering the population too less buildings are coming up

BTW, why do they even need to build new buildings. Every city has some capacity, why do they need to overburden already overburdened city. Why do we have suburbs like Navi Mumbai then ?

Textile Mills but also slums, chawls, pre-1940s & old buildings

That's like hitting 2 birds with a stone. Get rid of slums + Get better skyline.

But if we look from the city's point of view instead of selfish builders' point of view, then the area vacated after clearing slums or other things should be used for road widening and adding green spaces in the city.

Whatever additional demand is there, it can be absorbed by Navi Mumbai. Since everybody is concentrating mainly on Mumbai instead of looking towards Navi Mumbai, the prices in Mumbai will get artificially jacked up because of demand supply mismatch. As Ichi rightly pointed out that buildings coming up are too less compared to actual demand, it is going to further jack up the prices. And again here we realize that how much important is MTHL for survival of Mumbai itself rather than growth of Navi Mumbai.

BTW, why do they even need to build new buildings. Every city has some capacity, why do they need to overburden already overburdened city. Why do we have suburbs like Navi Mumbai then ?



That's like hitting 2 birds with a stone. Get rid of slums + Get better skyline.

But if we look from the city's point of view instead of selfish builders' point of view, then the area vacated after clearing slums or other things should be used for road widening and adding green spaces in the city.

Whatever additional demand is there, it can be absorbed by Navi Mumbai. Since everybody is concentrating mainly on Mumbai instead of looking towards Navi Mumbai, the prices in Mumbai will get artificially jacked up because of demand supply mismatch. As Ichi rightly pointed out that buildings coming up are too less compared to actual demand, it is going to further jack up the prices. And again here we realize that how much important is MTHL for survival of Mumbai itself rather than growth of Navi Mumbai.

its dictated by economics really.

If navi mumbai in the 1970s had great transport links and utilities you would have seen it having a population of about 8-10 million (currently 2.6 million) in the mmr and greater mumbai of 10 million. (currently 16.5 million)

As things stand Navi mumbai is the fastest growing part of the MMR thanks to being self contained rather than actually being a viable option for people working in Mumbai.

Train connections on the harbour line are abysmal with frequency of 20 min in rush hour even in peak time and no fast line. Making travelling into mumbai poor. Road links into the Mumbai are poor with only Vashi and Airoli bridges.

MTHL is just a glossy project the real key is which will bring about real change will be the harbour line getting a frequency of 1 minute in peak hour and a fast lane.What screwed over Navi mumbai was Indian railways......buses can act as feeder services to stations but are not bulk carriers.. Meaning the city had/has to reply on an incompetent organisation which barely managed to add anything significant to the system which was handed over to them by the British.....

All these big ticket developments are just the tip of the iceburg. Dont be mislead. The bulk of the construction is taking place in the burbs with smaller buildings of 4-8 floors. Navi mumbai is just one big construction site.

to put things into context lets compare sections of the Central railway during 8am to 9am

this is Kalyan to Mumbai CST during rush hour (54km track distance) on central railway main branch

http://www.go4mumbai.com/railwaylookup.php?source=kalyan_d-B-1-Kalyan&destination=mumbai_cst-B-26-Mumbai_CST&time=08:00&Submit=++++Search++++

16 trains most of them fast

this is Panvel to CST (49km track distance) on the Harbour line.

http://www.go4mumbai.com/harbourlookup.php?source=panvel-P-1-Panvel&destination=mumbai_cst-B-8-Mumbai+CST&time=08:00&Submit32=++++Search++++

5 slow trains......

Forget the MTHL. Concentrate on getting the frequency and tracks up.

As things stand Navi mumbai is the fastest growing part of the MMR thanks to being self contained rather than actually being a viable option for people working in Mumbai.

Here lies the problem. Being self contained means that it is of no use to have a suburb near a major city, which is not true. Suburbs are developed as offshoots to the main cities to tackle increasing growth and not to have independent status.

If I am applying for a job in MMR, I am most likely to get a job in Greater Mumbai than Navi Mumbai. In that case, why would I live in Navi Mumbai? I would prefer Mumbai because of time taken to commute from Navi Mumbai to Mumbai. However if there was an option to commute from Navi Mumbai to Mumbai in short time (metro or suburban), I would have preferred staying in cheaper Navi Mumbai than congested and expensive Mumbai. Since these 2 cities are behaving as independent, people are still settling in Mumbai instead of Navi Mumbai. If proper transport is made available, it will surely decongest Mumbai and will also help in price correction.

But if we look from the city's point of view instead of selfish builders' point of view, then the area vacated after clearing slums or other things should be used for road widening and adding green spaces in the city.

The developers have to make a deal with the BMC when redeveloping a site. They may have to include a certain amount of open/green areas, include an office building or a bus terminal etc etc. Well I know that applies for mills, I am not sure about slums.

The developers have to make a deal with the BMC when redeveloping a site. They may have to include a certain amount of open/green areas, include an office building or a bus terminal etc etc. Well I know that applies for mills, I am not sure about slums.

Whatever green area (like parks) would be created, it would be used by the people of this new building. But the facilities for already existing homes in nearby areas will remain as it is. I was talking about addition of new open spaces for people already living there.

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Excellent :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Wow, amazing! Never seen a night aerial of Bombay before!

Whatever green area (like parks) would be created, it would be used by the people of this new building. But the facilities for already existing homes in nearby areas will remain as it is. I was talking about addition of new open spaces for people already living there.
The open spaces/bus terminal /carpark that will be created on mill land will be for public use .Also some of the space will be used for rehabilitating the mill workers who used to work in this mills.Problem is only few of the developers have handed over this land to bmc .

Some classics.

great pics 101

Bombay of the 50s or 60s I don't know for sure.
Source: Family album.
Credit: One of my relatives.
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If someone can identify the locations of the above images that will be great.
As a non-Bombayite, I can recognize only Gateway of India, Hanging Gardens and the Taj Hotel.

You can also see the BMC building and the Prince of Wales Museum. Last one shows Eros Theatre.

If someone can identify the locations of the above images that will be great.
As a non-Bombayite, I can recognize only Gateway of India, Hanging Gardens and the Taj Hotel.

top to bottom

gateway of india, unknown (maybe darabshaw building in ballard estate), metro cinema, gateway of india, vt, bmc, prince of wales museum, shot from hanging gardens of marine drive, unknown, view from oval maidan of ero theatre and WR headquarters

^^

The second unknown you have (between Marine Drive and View from Oval Maidan), is it the one showed in this video at 0:49?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVJGxnfrWno

ah i recognise this now. its not the place in the video, which is princess street. this is the corner of chowpatty, where you take a turn for opera house. quite a change since then

quite a change for bombay as a whole since then. dirtier, more crowded, less disciplined and a whole lot less pretty

^^

Can you show that in a map?

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=18.955885,72.812718&spn=0.001228,0.001725&t=h&z=19

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A street in Fort

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Sweri Chembur Road

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PD Mello Road.

I always take Ambekar road into Nariman Point. Seems i need to take this road.

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a few more sobo street level pics

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Loved the videos!

It was nice to get a tour of Mumbai from a motorcycle.

I also like the vintage photos, I think its the 1950's & Bombay then looked much better.

The pic of the Taj & the Gateway are jewels.

I hate it when they put those AC boxes on historic buildings...:bash:

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That movie should be named: Actor??? Impossible?

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A street in Fort

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Could have looked like London or Paris if those A/C boxes weren't there.

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the architecture is from London (British)

more than the AC, I think its the shop shutters which make it look ugly

so london/paris homes doesnt use AC??? hehehe :)

No, they usually don't use A/C boxes on historic buildings!

I am just wondering is the paint of such a bad quality paint that the buildings get blackish in a few years?

so london/paris homes doesnt use AC??? hehehe :)

nope. 99% dont even have fans. only heating

I am jealous of the amount of updates this thread receives! It nearly overshadows all the cityscapes from other cities:rant:

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Could have looked like London or Paris if those A/C boxes weren't there.

London yes, Paris no. Doesn't look remotely Haussmannian...

Never liked those A/C boxes - the shop shutters are fine

Great pics!

The restored VT/CST & BMC look fantastic.

A/C boxes are an eyesore on all buildings in Mumbai. A/C needs to be better organised & arranged on facades of buildings. The BMC should come up with rules or a new law but that wont happen.

I believe most of the new high-end residential skyscrapers might be centrally air-conditioned.

View from shalimaar hotel

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Horrid view...

Those buildings are so beautiful, shame the condition they are in.

would look totally awesoeme if fully restored.

but restoring them is another big challenge....

I love such abandoned buildings! Any more?

Yes they would look much better if restored but the pic is of a poor quality light.... dull monsoonal day.

These buildings give the city such character and style.

Its a huge shame...

I love such abandoned buildings! Any more?

They are not abandoned. There are probably people living in them who are paying 1960s era rent.

Like 50 rs a month.

or less

freaking Nehru

not just nehru. no indian politician has seen it fit to remove rent control

Who has the power to change these laws? Does it have to be approved by parliament or state government? Municipality?

You don't want to do that. People will be pissed and we will see demonstration. No one would like to pay 6000 rupees or may be more as a rent as opposed to around 40-50 rupees a month.

Who has the power to change these laws? Does it have to be approved by parliament or state government? Municipality?

rent control is a state law

the last modification (in maharashtra) was in 1999 when public companies and firm with a paid up capital above 1 crore were exempted from protection. it also set a measly escalation clause IIRC

the supreme court has been hearing a petition filed by land-owners. they have only been hearing it for around 15 years now. just like the petition on hawkers. much too soon to decide for our lords

anyways lets move on

Mumbai with its world beating architecture, would have been 10 times the city it was had it not been for those dumb rent laws.

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skyline at Dusk

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ichi tum band stand akele gaya tha kya? Btw thanks for remembering us inbetween by takling some brilliant photos!:nuts:
:lol::lol::lol:

Simply Brilliant.

SO sad that u didnt take any pix of BWSL from bandstand!

SO sad that u didnt take any pix of BWSL from bandstand!

dude there are soo many BSWL pics. (which are not mine)

Its like a mountain of BWSL pics. So personally wont be posting any BWSL pics.


hahahaha at the mer101 pic. It looks so funny.

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nice pic sumant

many people dont realise that established parts of slums actually have brick houses plus water and electricity and a common toilet in most cases.

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nice pic sumant

many people dont realise that established parts of slums actually have brick houses plus water and electricity and a common toilet in most cases.

I was surprised myself. Its cleaner than most of the housing societies around my area.

I was surprised myself. Its cleaner than most of the housing societies around my area.

well i have been to Goa a lot. A bulk of mumbai's slums would not be classified as slums there.Forget the in general villages of india

the only reason they are classified as slums is cause they are not planned or authorised.

Its the same case with the chawls.

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All photos from girangaon .Is it the same as girgaum or are they two different places.

Are those bull horns real?

Are those bull horns real?

Nope. Implants.

Are those bull horns real?

no dude.

somebody enlarged them as one big prank

The new refurbished powai lake front
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nice

Coolguyz, thanks for the cool images. But please use imageshack instead of freeimagehosting. It's more widely used, reliable and plus you don't have to save the image and upload it.

Here's a guide on how to use imageshack (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=600498)

After you copy the url of the image on flickr, just head to step F.

great pics coolguyz :)

Nope. Implants.

ha ha... i cant stop laughing after i read this..

i hope they make this bull a stud and get as many cows as possible from him

Some photos from my previous visit:

Marine Drive:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/52430396@N08/4825699317/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/52430396@N08/4826308064/

Black Bay:

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Nice pics, Vishal ! Thanks for posting.

WEH in Bandra (E)
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Anushaktinagar - this is inside BARC
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Marine drive north end
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nice pic... :)

no dude.

somebody enlarged them as one big prank

Seems more likely :D

Very nice pictures, Mumbai looks stunning in some of them & Marine Drive is my favourite.

I like WEH pics.

pics are not very clear as they are taken from a cellphone.
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BARC Anushakthinagar Nostalgic

indraprasth,nilgiris,shetty canteen etc etc all still fresh in my mind....wow

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nice pics darkhorse :)

I hope this is the right place!

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nice pic!

so I'm assuming mumbai wont have any water problems now?

normally mumbai dont have water issue.... :)

nice pic ashwa :)

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"Best" City

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Mumbai Pune Expressway

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wht a pic of MPE, nice :)

i see some nice cabs..cool cabs, meru cabs etc...
any updates on our ancient yellow-black cabs...are they going out soon...:bash:

I'll miss them :(

Beautiful pics Exorcist ! I'm assuming they're yours. Great camera work!

Just wonderful pics!

Beautiful pics Exorcist ! I'm assuming they're yours. Great camera work!

Thanks guys.. and yes, all pics are shot by me...

Some more pics!


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nice dude!!!!!


guys i had a thought.

Can mumbai reclaim more land? especially around Malabar hill?

great pic :)

great pic :)

nice dude!!!!!


guys i had a thought.

Can mumbai reclaim more land? especially around Malabar hill?

And do what? Build Skyscrapers? I would first like Mumbai to take care of the slums and reclaim them.

claiming land around malabar hill hardly makes sense. probably more worth it to do it around the eastern side of the city, the part thats protected from the sea

And do what? Build Skyscrapers? I would first like Mumbai to take care of the slums and reclaim them.

depends how much the cost is

MMDRA reclaimed a lot of land for BKC and they made a big profit (and still are) off it

So it has a history of being financial viable. maybe needs to be done again.

@BB

you would destroy a lot of mangroves on the eastern side.


I was just thinking if they could reclaim 2-3 square km on the malabar hill side to form a complete U shape with the colaba side for 50-60 million sqaure foot of office space and plenty of parking. Would really be accessible with the western freeway.


anyways lets get back to topic.

that would destroy girgaum chowpatty and marine drive. i dont think thats acceptable

reclamation is usually done on parts of land adjoining sparsely populated areas or as extensions that simply jut into the sea. you cant reclaim land around a heavily built up area

i dont think you need much more reclamation though. 2-3 links across the harbour would accomplish much the same at a lower financial and environmental cost

depends how much the cost is

MMDRA reclaimed a lot of land for BKC and they made a big profit (and still are) off it

So it has a history of being financial viable. maybe needs to be done again.


I don't know how much land can be reclaimed. Most of the area is developed and there are a lot of high-end residential buildings.

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That is a horrible pic. Post ones that are good quality.

Can mumbai reclaim more land? especially around Malabar hill?

IMO, ichimarugin1 should be banned for such a stupid statement. Not only would you ruin the nice shape of Back Bay (on eastern side) you would need to to protect the land from the rough seas, like BB said (western side). Plus, reclaiming land around a hill would look stange.

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The road leading to BKC.....
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After taking right at NSE junction
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National stock exhange
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new IDBI tower, almost complete
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SBI building in the middle
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Multi storeyed parking lot under construction right in middle of BKC
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IMO, ichimarugin1 should be banned for such a stupid statement. Not only would you ruin the nice shape of Back Bay (on eastern side) you would need to to protect the land from the rough seas, like BB said (western side). Plus, reclaiming land around a hill would look stange.

it was a question not a statement, as indicative of the question marks :D

you not paying attention in school eh mer101 :ohno::lol:


On a serious note

surely if they can reclaim land for BKC on the mithi which floods on a regular basis druing the monsoon, they can protect it from the rough sea.? What was the process for reclaiming land for Nariman Point?

I dont know much about this, but how will reclaiming land destroy chowpati? Just asking.

anyways yes mer101 i will upload better quality pics next time. Your right that pic does look dodgy


great pics coolguys.

Reclaimed land changes the waves for something and the beach will start to dissapear or something like that, I can't explain it :D

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mumbai is the only place i would live in.

what's wrong with the city of joy?

Nice pics, Coolguyz. Appreciate the effort !

nice pics coolguyz...just wished that the weather was better.

Damn, BKC is really growing up fast and wonderfully. I was actually wondering Coolguyz, if you can have the pictures of the Cybertecture building that's u/c at BKC? If not can you get those next time you get a chance to visit BKC? Our local Bombaiyites like BB, Tichi-maaru (Lol, just kidding), and Sumant are not doing it. You are our only hope. ;)

Damn, BKC is really growing up fast and wonderfully. I was actually wondering Coolguyz, if you can have the pictures of the Cybertecture building that's u/c at BKC? If not can you get those next time you get a chance to visit BKC? Our local Bombaiyites like BB, Tichi-maaru (Lol, just kidding), and Sumant are not doing it. You are our only hope. ;)

which is that building? i mean if u know the exact location, it would be easy

^^

Go to wadhwadevelopers.com, click on the project called The Capital and it shows you the rendering. I don't know the exact location.

^^

Go to wadhwadevelopers.com, click on the project called The Capital and it shows you the rendering. I don't know the exact location.

Saw the website and found that i got the pic,this one is The Capital building under construction and not the parking lot, the empty area around is gonna be a parking lot which is currently barricaded.
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Cool. Can we get a close up next time you are up there? Thanks again.

Gilbert Hill,Andheri

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I guess the solution to the Shivaji Statue is here. Not on sea, not on land, but on this hill. :)

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Gr8 pics!

BKC were the pics I was waiting for, BKC looks great with the additional new buildings & its certainly growing up.

The new American Consulate is not looking very promising, looks very lame.

Gilbert Hill is awesome! They should make a feature of the place, tourism, park, facilites etc. Whats on top of the Hill? Looks like its been fenced off and a Mandir there.

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A city which is bursting at its seams..

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I like the pic with the Yachts.

I bet that was taken before monsoon.

More yachts please!

mumbai is the only place i would live in.

kolkatausa is back!

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wow!!! wish that Imperial Towers should be there in back ground....could have been one of the great pic..... :)

Thats true, more taller high rises would have looked good in Cuffe Parade.

Whats the deal with the World Trade Centre? Is it getting a make-over?

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see the imperials right in the middle.
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^^ looks like some downtown Manhattan or LA (minus those crappy black-yellow cabs!!) :)

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I love that Wetty Mumbai! :nuts:

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One Indiabulls Centre from the east side
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Sobo streetscape
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that last ones really sexy

great pics IU

Awesome pictures, boss!

Those are helluva pictures! BTW do they have any plans to paint the sea link... Under deck pf the bridge doesnt seems to be painted coated..

^^

Independence Day is coming up. So they are planning to paint it in Tiranga style. But the government has been caught in dilemma what side to start, the north or the south, and controversies have been going on. Do you have any suggestions?

wow nice pics IU :)

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^^ looks like some downtown Manhattan or LA (minus those crappy black-yellow cabs!!) :)

If it wasn't for the imperial towers I would have thought this was from the 1970s or something :) The sepia tone and vintage cars add to the effect.

lol, thats what I was thinking. Well now we know what 70's Mumbai with the Imperials would look like :D

And speaking of the Imperials, they look so sexy in that pic posted by IU.

^^

Independence Day is coming up. So they are planning to paint it in Tiranga style. But the government has been caught in dilemma what side to start, the north or the south, and controversies have been going on. Do you have any suggestions?

Ohh yes. I was thinking of painting the whole bridge with black, so that no one will notice it and can stay away from controverses. Whay do u say? :D

^^
As you wish buddy.

lovely pics guys :cheers:
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lovely pics guys :cheers:
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Some Mumbai aerials

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Beautiful. Like the light glow of the sun on the cityscape:cheers:

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^^amazing it looks like victorian bombay.

how old are these images?

^2 years old. They were taken in July 2008.

@sidney - nice pics. You should have told us that you were going to Mumbai so that we could have have prepared you a tower/site update itinerary.


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Gol Masjid smack dab on Anandipal Podar Marg
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Haji Ali intersection with a view of the growing midtown Mumbai skyline
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Dr. Anie Besant Road in Worli during the bandh on July 5
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Holy crap! The skyline has really thickend out in the past 3-4 years.

@sidney - nice pics. You should have told us that you were going to Mumbai so that we could have have prepared you a tower/site update itinerary.



Thanks arijeet and IU :cheers:. this was sometime back. had just a brief stop over at Mumbai. Had a connecting flight so didn't visit the city

looking empty mumbai road is really rare sight...

Holy crap! The skyline has really thickend out in the past 3-4 years.

It will get better in another 2-3 years. Imperials easily dwarfing Shreepati Arcade.

totally awesome

^^amazing it looks like victorian bombay.

yes, the layout appears as almost a replica of Central London :cheers:

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number of luxury yachts in mumbai is overwhelming these days... those old crappy fishing boats are replacing with these flashy ones as never before these days... Another great example of increasing wealth with indians these days..

one of those yatches is mine.

ok they are not mine and i have never been in one :(

but one day i hope to own one.

nice pics satya

The one taken from the building at Nariman Point shows how much the skyline is progressing. In fact, it seems really different than what the pictures of 2008 show. I wonder how it will look with all the u/c skyscrapers completed. I bet the skyline will look much more like Manhattan's in 2012.

The jhopadpattis have ruined the scene. Minus them and a developed waterfront and it would give it a better look.

BTW Sathya, can you write down the sources?

arnt they koli wadis?

one of those yatches is mine.

ok they are not mine and i have never been in one :(

but one day i hope to own one.

nice pics satya

Good luck buddy... may god give u enough bucks to own one some day! :)

cheers!

BTW Sathya, can you write down the sources?

Source : Sathya's Olympus 5010
:)

The cityscape already looks world class if we ignore the slums. It would be great if more focus is given to removal of slums.

Source : Sathya's Olympus 5010
:)

:lol:

The cityscape already looks world class if we ignore the slums. It would be great if more focus is given to removal of slums.



:lol:

not world class

cause i dont like those concrete buildings.

But its certainly presentable.

At least during twilight and night it looks world class as the concrete gets masked with beautiful lights all around. Forgot that 4 seasons banner ? Skyline didn't looked any lesser than Manhattan.

The jhopadpattis have ruined the scene. Minus them and a developed waterfront and it would give it a better look.

Jhopadpatti's are an indian signature :(

Excellent aerial photos of Mumbai, you can really appreciate Mumbai from these pics.

Mumbai's waterfront is not desirable in some parts like in the yacht pic above.

Something has to be done about these fisherfolk called "Kohli's" I think but its not gonna be easy reclocating them since they have a prime location.

I hope Mumbai does not become like Sao Paulo with its dense high-rise concrete jungle buildings as the density is increasing esp. in midtown Mumbai.

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^^nice photo...it will look better once everything is completed and filled.

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fuckin gorgeous Sun :cheers:

nice pics :cheers:

Great pics.

^^ is tat mind space malad?

bkc

bkc

Thanks BB! Wot abt that planned cricket stadium in BKC? will it materializes?

there already is a cricket stadium in bkc. well a cricket ground really, no stands. but quite pretty with a nice clubhouse. this is where the bombay ranji team trains

the indoor nets are amongst the most advanced in the world. certainly better than lords


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mumbai mmr has too many cricket stadiums

we need a proper football and hockey stadium.

yeah. fo sho

^^ is tat mind space malad?

no I dont think so... I can see MMRDA board looks like near bandra-kurla complext where they main office located....

Rajabhai towers
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its been posted dude.

nice pics of Rajabhai towers

there already is a cricket stadium in bkc. well a cricket ground really, no stands. but quite pretty with a nice clubhouse. this is where the bombay ranji team trains

the indoor nets are amongst the most advanced in the world. certainly better than lords



Thanks for posting the image. Looks really nice man.

there already is a cricket stadium in bkc. well a cricket ground really, no stands. but quite pretty with a nice clubhouse. this is where the bombay ranji team trains

the indoor nets are amongst the most advanced in the world. certainly better than lords


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the clubhouse looks pretty neat :cheers:

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^^ nice pic.. where its located?

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looks like a scene form inception

loosk unreal

^^ nice pic.. where its located?

Goregaon

^^ thanks

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Nice pics.

From the BWSL.... I decided to leave the window up through the rain for a different effect. :)

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The skyline looks better man.

From the BWSL.... I decided to leave the window up through the rain for a different effect. :)

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Do you have any pictures of the buildings that were built recently next to Anita Nagar in Lokhandwala?

Guys, one of my friends has an excellent collection of Mumbai Pictures. Would advise you to visit his flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28548209@N04/4709976080/) page.

Thanks.

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Great pic!

great pic indeed mer101

thanks for posting

hmm nice view :)

Great Pictures Boss!

wow!! lot of trees as a cluster in the last pic?? whats that??

hanging gardens

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^^Superb! A classy combination of the Victorian and the modern:cheers:

^^This picture above can make a good banner for skyscrapercity.

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Shreepati Arcade

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