200 years of Pune Cantonment: What Pune’s most iconic places looked like in 1960s

It is commonly said that time often makes people forget their past. But many argue that it doesn’t make you forget, but merely replaces old memories with new ones. Pune city was not always what it is today, a metropolitan city. It has a vibrant past and these pictures showcase Pune’s yesteryears. A walk down the memory lane. This picture is the famous East Street of Pune in the 1960s. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Nov 01, 2019 10:38 AM IST

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It is commonly said that time often makes people forget their past. But many argue that it doesn’t make you forget, but merely replaces old memories with new ones. Pune city was not always what it is today, a metropolitan city. It has a vibrant past and these pictures showcase Pune’s yesteryears. A walk down the memory lane. This picture is the famous East Street of Pune in the 1960s. (HT PHOTO)

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Parents, teachers and students at the Old Bishop School in the 1960s. The cars parked in front of the school now can only be seen at antique museums or is a collectors’ item. (HT PHOTO)

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A man walks through East Street in the 1960s when traffic was not a matter of concern. (HT PHOTO)

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One of the oldest pictures of Poona Club from the 1960s. (HT PHOTO)

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An aerial view of Pune’s race course in the 1960s.

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A view of the audience at the racecourse during the Governor’s Cup in the 1960s. (HT PHOTO)

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One of the picturesque street on Moledina road in Camp in the 1960s. (HT PHOTO)

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A serene Maganbhai Patel market in the 1960s. (HT PHOTO)

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One of Pune’s oldest shopping centre on MG Road in the 1960s. (HT PHOTO)