HOW THE CITY CHANGED ...... Esplanade veiwed from top of Ochterlony monument in 1860s shows the crossing to janbazaar and the surrounding buildings . The same area from monument top in early 20th century boasts of a fine new ornamental building built in 1908 to house Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co -- the first departmental store in Asia . The same building is presently owned by LIC corporation and houses Bazaar Kolkata in the ground floor.
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