Bangalore in 1946 - Rare Photographs

BRIGADE ROAD .
The left hand side building is still standing, and housed the Ashok Electricals,
the Post Office, now it is the LEE and Luis Phillips showroom.
The road hasn't got any bigger, but the traffic and the crowd definitely has

town hall

Hosur road










This is the Mayo hall. It sure looks much more regal than what it does today. It houses the Courts and was apparently also one of the main Police Station jails









Observe something?? The licence plate shows BAN565 suggests that there were under 1000 cars in Bangalore in 1946 or in the entire state ( then known as the state of Mysore )














This strong stone building is now only known as the Oriental Building( presently houses the LIC)
and is at the intersection of MG Road ( then called as, South Parade) and St. Marks Road.
There apparently was a large circle at this juncture as can be seen in the photograph.
The road you are looking at is St. Marks Road