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Kalbadevi Road - Glimpse of Mumbai circa 1890.

Kalbadevi is an old neighbourhood in Mumbai, India. It is named after the Hindu goddess of the same name. Postal code 400 002. Kalbadevi area is one of the most dense areas during peak hours. The area has mostly traders in watches, bicycles, steel utensils, etc.

Kalbadevi is at walking distance from CST, Masjid Bunder and Marine Lines. The traders, buyers, visitors living in suburbs depend on these three station to reach Kalbadevi.

Kalbadevi Road starts near Metro Cinema and continues to Bhuleshwar Road and further. There are book shops for old and new books. An access to the two cloth wholesale markets, Mulji Jetha Market and Mangaldas Market are from Hanuman Galli, which starts at Kalbadevi Road. You find a lot of people providing services of carrying the wholesale goods from one place to another, screaming heyo heyo. At the further end of Kalbadevi, near Bhuleshwar Road, you find Cotton Exchange. The market for dealing in Cotton. Bhuleshwar Road is the starting point of Angadia services, (a courier service).

Hotel Surti is at the intersection of Bhuleshwar Road and Kalbadevi Road.

Kalbadevi used to be residential area. Abdul Rehman Street, Princess Street, Bhuleshwar Road used to be occupied by families. As the prices of real estate started going up, more and more people opted to leave the area and move towards northern parts of Mumbai. So, the old buildings are more designed for families rather than a business.

Being close to parsi fire temple, a lots of old parsis are found near Metro Cinema in Kalbadevi. Parsi Dairy on Princess Street is a very old establishment in the area. It has undergone a lots of restructuring to keep up with the modern times. The publishers like R. R. Sheth & Co., Navbharat Sahitya Mandir are on Princess Street in this area.

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