Padma Junction was a paddy field (Punja padam). Punja Krishi is a type of rice.
The river stretched from Banerjee Road to Palarivattom.
The place Lulu Mall now situated was a jungle full of foxes.
The Ovuchal canal on the side of current Lulu Mall was where the boat made its way to the Thrikkakara temple and where the king stood up.
The name of Ernakulam was Grishinagakulam
Kochazhi is Kochi.
Wellington Island is a sand dune in the backwaters.
The first train to reach Kochi was in 1902. The then railway station was behind the present High Court.
In the early days, Kochi was known as Perumbadappu Swaroopam.
Initially the KSRTC Bus Stand was the current Boat Jetty.
Hotel Sealord was the first high rise multi-storey building in Ernakulam (Kerala).
Penta Menaka was once a busy movie theater. Before the movie started, there was a Columbine song. Neelakuzhi, another thief - these movies were released here. In the hit "Wife" Padma. Palat Common, Rebecca released here.
Today's Vyttila Junction was a small village unknown even in 1972. The Poonithura Village Office was at this junction.
In Kadavanthara, Pokkali was cultivated on both sides of the road.
In 1972, the site of the current KSRTC bus stand was deserted.
MG Road was established when Sahodharan Ayyappan was the Minister of Public Works. When such a big road was built, Ayyappan was accused, and Ayyappan replied, "Kochi will not always be little Kochi."
MG Road was the total land. Mercy Estate 1952 in Ravipuram sold for Rs 500 / -.
Puthenkurish - Ernakulam Distance 20 km. In 1972, from Puthencruz to Ernakulam St. It takes 30 minutes by KSRTC bus to reach Albert's College. Today it should be a minimum of one and a half hours.
There was a time when there were no South and North over bridges. Vehicles will wait until the train passes.
If Broadway was a big event in the beginning, today's the case! Became Narrow (Pictures of the old Broadway are stored at the Bharath Hotel on Broadway).
In the 1960s, the roads in Ernakulam were full of tow rickshaws. Later it changed to cycle rickshaw and then auto rickshaw.
The old railway station was behind the present High Court. Goods station now.
The present Law College Kochi was the Legislative Assembly of the country.
The Kanayannur Taluk Office near the Maharaja's College was the early Ernakulam District Collectorate.
It was located west of Tripunithura in the first century AD. (Map of Ptolemy).
Thripunithura, Kochi is mentioned in the book Indic by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to Chandra Gupta.
There is evidence that the port of Cochin did not exist before Christ and that it later rose from the sea.
The flood of 1341 and the rise of the Vypin are described.
Wellington Island was built during the reign of Sir Robert Bristow, the British ruler.
The Vembanad Bridge across the Vembanad Lake in Kochi is the longest railway bridge in India.
Shankara Warrier, Diwan of 1840-1856, founded the Elementary English School (now Maharaja's College).
The British called Kochi 'Mini England', the Dutch called it 'Homely Holland' and the Portuguese called it 'Little Lisbon'.
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