Bombay's Willingdon Colony was an investor owned housing complex that was founded in 1939. It was sold to a developer a few years ago and a final dividend was paid to 1050 shareholders. The company was not able to reach 200 of them and listed them in newspaper notices. The names and addresses is the stuff of nostalgia and ferries one back to an era that is long gone. Mathias D. is listed at Nas Praias, Anjuna. Alex D. was sheltered at No.15 Shed, Alexandra Dock, Anthony D. was safe on Gun Carriage Street in Colaba. East Africa provides us with names in Gulu, Uganda, Customs in Malindi, Secretariat, Nairobi. In Karachi Clara lived on Bunder Road, Miss Murray in Kiamari and Dolly on Depot Lines. Then very Catholic Mazagon found folk living on Hospital Lane, Maria Hill, Belvedere Road and DeLima St. Belgaum's very Goan Market and Station Roads are listed. Many found safety: Breach Candy European Pool, Assignes of Bombay High Court, State Surgeon - Kathiawr, Nagpur Residency, Governor's House Malabar Hill, Police Academy Lahore, Colaba Navy Flats, Town Hall Fort. Many of us have shared ties at Kilachand Building, Alexander Terrace, Readymoney Building, Lobo Mansion, Victory Mansion, Wellingdon Terrace, Oxford Chambers, the four in Byculla very close to Rolly's heart.
