History of Chor Bazaar Mumbai
The history of Chor Bazaar dates back to 150 years ago when a local market, a very crowded, loud and noisy place, was set up at Duncan Road. The market itself gradually shifted to its current location which is adjacent to Grant Road Station.
The market used to be called ‘Shor Bazaar’ meaning, ‘Noisy Market’ in Hindi due to its loud vendors and noisy by lanes. It is said that the Europeans could not pronounce the name right and used to call it as ‘Chor Bazaar’ thereby changing the entire meaning of the name to ‘Thieves Market’. As time passed by, the market eventually got its permanent name as ‘Chor Bazaar’.
Another story associated with the name of the flea market is that a violin and a couple of other belongings from Queen Victoria’s collection went missing while being shipped from England and were later found at Chor Bazaar. However, there is no witness to the incident.
Whatever be the story behind the name, and even if it is no longer a stolen goods market, Chor Bazaar used to be flooded with stolen goods at one point of time in history. All stolen items from around the city would end up appearing at Chor Bazaar for resale quite regularly.
Shopping at Chor Bazaar Mumbai
For anyone who is a shopaholic, Choz Bazaar is a treasure and one would always end up shopping more than they might have intended. There are shops that date back to pre- independence days that are run by 2nd or 3rd generations. Listed below, are the cluster of goods visitors can shop from Chor Bazaar and this also includes the location of shops and shop numbers or names of owners.
Vintage Miniatures and Vintage Cameras
There is this shop named Camera House at 137 Mutton Street that boasts of one of the largest collections of vintage cameras and is a treasure trove for people who love everything vintage. The cameras here range from being box cameras to 8mm movie cameras.
Apart from stocking vintage cameras, the shop also is home to the most astonishing range of miniature transport vehicles like motorbikes, cars, trucks, planes, etc. One of the most bizarre or quirky things to keep as a collection is old biscuit tin cans.
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