Ambling Along With ‘Mr. Bombay'

An exhibition of monochrome photographs by the late Foy Nissen, a custodian of Bombay’s built heritage, where the city is the protagonist

- Khorshed Deboo

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In an article for Marg magazine in April 1986, Foy Nissen wrote “It [The Government House on Apollo Street] is in dire need of restoration, as are Charles Forbes’ house and several late 18th century town buildings which lend much charm to the urban back-setting bounded by Military Square Lane, Forbes Street, and Ropewalk Lane, off K. Dubash Marg.”