It would be fair to say that every child who has spent their childhood growing up in this city would have come to this place. Popularly known as “Aeroplane Garden”, is been around for a long time, as long as 50 years. Imagine in those days when air travel was very expensive and uncommon, as a child you walk into this garden where an aeroplane … Continue reading Aeroplane Garden, Juhu Tara road, Santacruz West
Pushpa Narsee Park is a small triangular park, located next to Juhu Joggers’ park and the Bhailal Maidan. Small but interesting park as its probably one of the first cycling parks in Mumbai. Yes a cycling park! There is an entry fee of Rs. 10 and it opens at 7 a.m. Here’s a aerial picture of the park and its address. 15, Vaikunthlal Mehta Rd, … Continue reading Pushpa Narsee Park, Juhu
As soon as I entered this park the first thing that came to my mind is order. There is a tiny fee of Rs.5 to enter and one can also take a monthly pass. You will see a lot of discipline among the people who come to take their walks. People walk in a particular direction that is marked and you will be politely corrected … Continue reading Joggers’ and Walkers’ Park, Juhu
Maharashtra Nature’s Park in Mahim is one of those places that is tucked away from the eyes of many of us. This site is a 37 acre green patch abutting the ever polluted Mithi (“sweet”) River. Its located on the Sion Bandra Link Road, opposite Dharavi Bus Depot. This was initially called Mahim Nature Park which was many years ago a garbage dumping ground. Then … Continue reading Maharashtra Nature’s Park, Dharavi, Mumbai
Shree Narayan Gajanan Acharya Garden is popularly known as Diamond garden. Infact that whole area and even the residential area is known as Diamond garden. This is a decent sized garden with lots of chidrens’ play equipments and to my surprise all of them in good conditions. This garden has some unique eye candies that might attract kids. There is a GNAT MK fighter … Continue reading Diamond Garden, Chembur, Mumbai
This is yet another small garden located right outside the Sion Koliwada station. The more I visit these gardens I am convinced that these are the kinds of gardens which we need right in the middle of our existence. Some kind of eye candy in the garden for kids. Eagles, tigers and elephants all of same sizes. Guess there’s humor in it too. I have … Continue reading Shrikant Doshi Udyan, Nr. Sion Koliwada Station, Mumbai
The past few blogs I have tried to explore parks which don’t have big areas, but that are sufficiently developed. In a city like Mumbai where every square inch of land is watched like a hawk, frequently located small parks are the only solution to crowded spaces. Union Park is located in the midst of many towers in the neighbourhood of Bandra West. This is … Continue reading Union Park, Bandra, Mumbai
Kaifi Azmi Park is located at one of the premium real estate places in Juhu. As shown in the map, its a long stretch of land and besides it is a nullah. For a really long time this piece of land was neglected and was used as a garbage dumping ground, cars repairing places, etc. After the local Residents’ Association got … Continue reading Kaifi Azmi Park, Juhu, Mumbai
Banganga Tank and The Walkeshwar Temple are probably Mumbai’s oldest existing structures. Walkeshwar derived from marathi word Valuka + Ishwar, Valuka stands for sand and so it means god made out of sand. Folklore suggests Lord Ram visited this place on his expedition to find his wife and he stopped by this place to pray to Lord Shiva. So he made a Shivling made out … Continue reading Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temple, Mumbai
The land where Priyadarshini Park is, was once a dumpyard for construction materials. This might be as early as pre-independence. Heavy vehicles like bulldozers and cranes were abondoned here. In the 1970’s the Maharashtra Government went on a rampage of reclaiming land from Malabar Hill through Haji Ali to develop skyscrapers. To oppose such concretization few of the prominent personalities along with active citizens formed … Continue reading Priyadarshini Park, Napean Sea Road, Mumbai
