Nostalgia Pic #17:
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1924 - 2004: then and now: 2 views of the old Customs House,
Panjim - 80 years apart. Situated opposite the Ferry Wharf,
Panjim, it was known in the native Portuguese then as Largo
da Alfandega and served as the border post for seaborne
goods arriving from outside Goa - which of course, was still
a Portuguese colony until 1961 - how hilarious is that! Note
the natives of the time in their cute garb, milling in mela!
It'll probably surprise a few to learn that Panjim really was
just a port for Taleigao, which was the big wheel - ask Babush!
When the official beautification of Panjim was undertaken
a few years ago (for the IFFI - International Film Festival-
among others), the Customs House was given a neat makeover.
http://2008goanconvention.com/nostalgia.php
Pictures: courtesy Sanjeev Sardessai; Raya Shankhwalkar; Panjim.
FR.
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