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Trade magazine ad that appeared in Modern Packaging, March 1966 issue, for Waldorf Paper Products Company, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, maker of frozen pizza boxes. Pizza first gained mainstream acceptance in the United States after World War II, especially after GIs formerly stationed in Italy came home. By the sixties, frozen pizzas were already becoming a popular supermarket item.
Being from the upper Midwest, my favorite is the Red Owl pizza, made for the grocery store chain. The original Totino's pizzaria was in Minneapolis. Pasquale's was a regional brand from Cincinnati.
YES, IT'S A SUPERMARKET!
An architectural masterpiece the historic Cleveland Trust Rotunda Building, a shining example of early 20th century grandeur giving us a glimpse into Cleveland’s historic past and current home to Heinen’s Grocery Store.
At the turn of the 20th century in the midst of great industrial and economic growth, Cleveland experienced tremendous prosperity, quickly growing to become the 7th largest city in the nation. In 1906 the Cleveland Trust Company, having outgrown a series of office spaces, began construction on a central banking complex in the heart of the city. Renowned architect George B. Post was commissioned to design the building.
In 1908 the Cleveland Trust Company building officially opened its doors to the public, just two years after construction had begun. The Cleveland Trust Co., or AmeriTrust as they were later known, occupied the space until merging with Society Corp. in the early 1990’s.
Beginning in early 2015, this architecture masterpiece has served as the Downtown Cleveland home to Heinen’s Grocery Store, Cleveland’s oldest family owned grocer and is open to the public once again. Led by John Williams of Cleveland's Process Creative Studios, this iconic structure has been carefully renovated and restored to it's original beauty.
When the pilgrims landed at what would become Plymouth, Massachusetts they stepped off their ship, the Mayflower and onto this rock, which bears the year they disembarked, 1620. Previously they had landed at what would become Provincetown, but they couldn't make a go of it there. Here they found foodstores left by local Indians, many of whose villeges had been decimated by diseases they caught from the first Europeans they encountered, Portuguese fishermen.
This was as close as I could get to the rock, which is roped off to prevent visitors from carving off a chunk.
Loved the texture and colour in here so set up witha tripod and a low ISO to try and capture the rich saturated greens in the moss and the warm yellow tones in the stone.
Fountains Abbey is near to Aldfield, approximately two miles southwest of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved Cistercian houses in England. It is a Grade I listed building and owned by the National Trust. Along with the adjacent Studley Royal Water Garden, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_Abbey
Official Site: www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/
This is from a Minnesota Twins 1961 program, the first year the former Washington Senators baseball club played as the Minnesota Twins. Many companies doing business in the region ran ads welcoming the Twins including National Food Stores and Gift House trading stamps which were given by the area stores (until 1970).
Natalie was the ponytailed little girl mascot for National at the time.
Found this garage around 3 years ago on my way back from Peterborough as i decided to take what used to be a familiar route back to Cranwell via Ancaster which i had done many times as a child in the parents car.
It seems the roads in this area had changed dramatically over the last 25 years as i found myself kinda lost and missing Ancaster completely but then stumbling on this place on the A52.
At the time it was still open for fuel but closed as it was a sunday but last saturday i had the chance to visit as i finished work early.
Fuel sales sadly finished here July/August 2018 but cant understand why as this appears to be the only petrol station for miles around especially now that A.C Williams the Renault dealer and the Rix petrol station at Ancaster closed in 2012 and has since been flattened and become a Coop foodstore.
However i think there is still a Murco filling station there.
This was the only Power branded filling station I had seen in a long time.
Google maps shows the unleaded pump in this photo as Diesel and branded as Power so i think the unleaded pump at the time stopped working as it now has the Power branding and appears to be out of use.
Week 11 of 52 in 2013
Theme: Texture
Walking past Marks and Spencer foodstore yesterday I saw a picture of asparagus in the window and decided to copy that idea for this week's theme, Texture. Of course, it meant I had to go into the shop and buy some asparagus and, as often happens, I ended up buying more things than intended...
Also, green seemed an appropriate colour this week. Happy St Patrick's!
Curious about Enoteca Sileno and the Enoteca Vino Bar for ages, we were finally in this part of town and decided to drop by. Judging by the breakfast we had, we'd be back for a few more meals!
First up was the rustic-looking bread and butter pudding made with Italian Panetone. It was served warm, which allowed the luscious lashings of chocolate custard to become molten puddles of flavour. It was also studded with candied fruit, just like those used in a panforte. The best of all was that the panetone was nice and moist and not claggy. It was also served with a pot of whipped ricotta and cream, slightly sweetened so it was good to on it's own!
We had also ordered the ricotta fritters, which turned out to be gloriously fluffy golden pancakes drizzled with honey and scattered with fresh fruit. Amazing. Even better than the ricotta hotcakes at Replete Providore, although maybe not as visually stunning.
After breakfast we had a stroll through the foodstore which was packedd full of Italian treats, worth a visit on it's own!
Enoteca Sileno
Wholesale & Retail (03) 9389 7000
Enoteca Vino Bar & Reservations (03) 9389 7070
920 Lygon St (cnr Richardson)Carlton Nth
Reviews:
- Enoteca By John Lethlean, The Age, Epicure, August 31, 2004
Enoteca Vino Bar photos:
- Decor
- Bar area
- Coffee Machine - takeaway area
- Caffe Latte - AUD3.50
- Panetone Bread and Butter Pudding - AUD8 per slice
- Ricotta Fritters with Summer Fruits and Honey - AUD12
- fluffy interior of the ricotta fritters
- Bill
Enoteca Sileno foodstore photos:
- Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano
- Panetone
- Grated Bottarga - AUD39.95 per 100g
- Bresaola di Tonno - AUD205 per kg
- Bottarga di Tonno - AUD440 per kg
RICH'S FOOD STORE ~ Saint Joseph, Missouri ~ ©2013 Bob Travaglione -.flickr.com/photos/fotoedge/ ~ Or Zenfolio ~ www.FoToEdge.com
Food flowers
Opened up a few of the oysters for us to taste. They were milky, creamy, salty and gooey in a good way. The expression on the faces of the people who sucked one down were pretty much pure exultation.
Please sir, can I have some more? After the tour, we were treated to some more oysters in the foodstore. There were about 3 oysters per person and you could eat them natural, with some lemon or some Tabasco sauce. Delicious!
Could you feel mouth watering?:)
From iphone shoot in Sydney.
Thank you for all welcome:)
Even I only used this transport interchange for maybe 1 or 2 times when I was a kid, the unique spatial arrangement of the complex still evolved from my memory when I re-visited and entered the fenced off, narrow queue of the terminus.
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Construction started in 1983, with the multi-storey car park opened in April 1986. The Transport Complex connected to the pier with ferry services serving mainly between Tsuen Wan and Central. The Complex provides passage interchanges to the bus, van and taxi services directly from the pier. The building programmes also included government departments (e.g. Identical Card issue), and other retail booths & food stores. The building has however been disconnected to the central Tsuen Wan areas since the Tsuen Wan MTR service operated even before the completion of the building. The ferry service was closed in 2000 due to the more convenient use of road transport from Tsuen Wan to Central through the West Cross Harbour Tunnel, causing the Complex to be further under-used.
The use of individual staircase connecting to each of the bus stop termini was first used in this building - an unique machine-like design to avoid large loads of pedestrians to cross the bus platforms for safety reason.
The most interesting moment of the building was the establishment of a driving school on the 9th and 10th floors of the building since 1999.
Most of the bus routes using the Complex have relocated their termini to Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange in 2003, and left a larger area of the building into disuse. Under the MTR Corporation's TW5 property development project, the carpark Complex is planned to be closed from 5 Feb 2013 and will be demolished and replaced by residential towers.
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From a very lavish production, printed of course by the CWS's own Printing Works at Reddish, is a description of the new Coventry central premises of the city's Co-operative Society. Constructed to replace war-damaged property as well as being part of the wholly replanned and reconstructed city centre this certianly looks the part. The exterior elevation is very post-war "Festival of Britain" style and the interior would have been considered very under-stated and stylish in the day. The 'handsome' grocery supermarket would likely have been an eye opener for many members shopping there used to old fashioned counter style grocers.
As the book describes the many new shops, stores, factories and offices for the CWS and the various Societies were designed by the CWS's own Architects Department in the day when the Society basically made and did everything its members could need.
boston, massachusetts
late 1950s
haymarket square
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I was going to make an elaborate diorama of a food store similar to Fauchon in France, but after almost a year of not being able to complete it, I've given up. This is all I have completed.
Lausanne, canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Shot with vintage compact Olympus TRIP 35 & Zuiko 40mm f/2.8 lens with ND2 filter on Kodak ProImage-100 35mm film.
Confession: When growing up, we were a Jewel family. If not Jewel, we would occasionally visit National, Kroger, or one of several independent grocers around Joliet, but RARELY A&P. Therefore I have no way of recalling if this decorative trim actually dates back to this store's A&P days (1963-1982).
Once A&P called it a day, this space was soon taken over by Certified Warehouse Foods (an independent Joliet food store). Certified closed this store and another one in Joliet (a former Kroger) in April due to declining sales and stiff competition from Walmart, but I can't help but wonder if the rapid downward spiral of Central Grocers (Co-op warehouse coincidentally also located in Joliet, and the supplier to CWF) didn't play a huge part in its closure.
These are bona fide oldies! They could well have been in this store since they were new.
Hill Refrigeration is now known as Hillphoenix. If you are a supermarket trivia buff, this may be of interest to you: www.hillphoenix.com/about-us/history/
Former A&P (about to close again), Joliet, Ilinois
As I wandered around downtown Grimsby, Ontario in the quickly dissipating fog a couple of evenings back, I came to the entrance to a small shopping plaza in which a food store/supermarket chain has a so-called anchor store. This chain (Food Basics) is characterized by a typical discount supermarket’s unadorned steel racking for its merchandise and a green-with-yellow colour scheme. From one position the store’s logo and banner and a longish lense, it was possible to isolate and truncate its logo (Always Fresh For Less) to simply ‘ALWAYS’, as seen here. Out on a foggy knight with time on my hands and camera gear in my pack. - JW
Date Taken: 2019-01-08
Tech Details:
Taken using a tripod-mounted Nikon D7100 fitted with a Nikkor 70-210 1:4.0-5.6 AF lense (dare I refer it as vintage?) set to 190mm, ISO100, AutoWB, Aperture priority mode, f/7.1, 1/3 sec with an EV+0.67 exposure bias. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: set exposure compensation to EV-0.52 (darker than as-shot), enable Shadows/Highlights and significantly recover highlights to get better interior tonality, enable Tone Mapping and use it at base settings, slightly boost both contrast and Chromaticity in L-A-B mode, slightly decrease colour temperature to 4104K (a tad cooler than as shot), slightly boost Vibrance, sharpen (edges only) save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: load image as 2 layers, top layer for interior adjustment, bottom layer for exterior adjustment, add a black/transparent layer mask to the top/interior layer and then use white paint to paint in the window portion of the frame to restrict adjustments to interior details, use the tone curve tool to generally darken the interior but keep highlights near the default values, adjust colour balance to add a bit of blue to the interior and cool its look a bit, on the interior layer increase overall contrast a bit and then use the brightness-contrast tool to crispen the exterior detail followed by using the dodge/burn tool with a large soft brush to brighten the highlights of the ALWAYS sign a bit, create new working layer from visible results, sharpen, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 2048 high, sharpen slightly, save.
This was image was taken at an old Russian settlement in Northern CA called Fort Ross. This particular room was used to store food/ supplies and these items you see here were arranged to show how the room might have looked. I couldn't help but think it would make a great still life shot. The indirect lighting was perfect. What do you think?
Surf Market Vegetable Counter
39250 South Highway One
Gualala, Mendocino County, California
camera: Olympus 35SP rangefinder
lens: G.Zuiko 42mm f/1.7
film: Fujicolor Pro 160S (expired)
filter: Nico LMC-1 (Skylight 1A)
support: hand held
scan: Fromex Marina del Rey
software: ACDSee Pro 6 (64 bit)
What are you looking at? Watermelon and frozen blueberries, Edamame (available from your local Asian foodstore), cucumber and avocado sushi rolls, Babybel cheese and sesame pretzels.
Meyers Lake Shopping Center - Canton, Ohio
This shopping center was built in 1959. There once was an amusement park on the other side of Meyers lake.
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One thing about Montreal that makes it an interesting city is that there are communities from all over the world nestled in various parts of the island. Here a Caribbean Creole food store next to an Italian butcher typifies how we all live side by side. There's nothing extravagant about these places but at times they can be little gold mines or little gems you'd never expect anything special from.. I'm going out for supper.. well I can pick a restaurant with cuisine from any continent.. there's a Little Italy, Little Brazil, Little Portugal, Chinatown.. I've been to Persian, Ethiopian, Polish, Greek, Indian, Japanese, Nepalese, Turkish, Jamaican, Thai, Peruvian, Cajun, and Algerian restaurants.. even one from Reunion a small island off the coast of Africa on the Indian Ocean.. So yeah, I love spotting these little stores.. often wondering what delicious foods they have hidden inside that I've yet to discover :-)
Curious about Enoteca Sileno and the Enoteca Vino Bar for ages, we were finally in this part of town and decided to drop by. Judging by the breakfast we had, we'd be back for a few more meals!
First up was the rustic-looking bread and butter pudding made with Italian Panetone. It was served warm, which allowed the luscious lashings of chocolate custard to become molten puddles of flavour. It was also studded with candied fruit, just like those used in a panforte. The best of all was that the panetone was nice and moist and not claggy. It was also served with a pot of whipped ricotta and cream, slightly sweetened so it was good to on it's own!
We had also ordered the ricotta fritters, which turned out to be gloriously fluffy golden pancakes drizzled with honey and scattered with fresh fruit. Amazing. Even better than the ricotta hotcakes at Replete Providore, although maybe not as visually stunning.
After breakfast we had a stroll through the foodstore which was packedd full of Italian treats, worth a visit on it's own!
Enoteca Sileno
Wholesale & Retail (03) 9389 7000
Enoteca Vino Bar & Reservations (03) 9389 7070
920 Lygon St (cnr Richardson)Carlton Nth
Reviews:
- Enoteca By John Lethlean, The Age, Epicure, August 31, 2004
Enoteca Vino Bar photos:
- Decor
- Bar area
- Coffee Machine - takeaway area
- Caffe Latte - AUD3.50
- Panetone Bread and Butter Pudding - AUD8 per slice
- Ricotta Fritters with Summer Fruits and Honey - AUD12
- fluffy interior of the ricotta fritters
- Bill
Enoteca Sileno foodstore photos:
- Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano
- Panetone
- Grated Bottarga - AUD39.95 per 100g
- Bresaola di Tonno - AUD205 per kg
- Bottarga di Tonno - AUD440 per kg
A walk around Brixton markets and arcades shows a mouth-watering range of foods to cater for every cultural, religious or dietary need. And then of course there's the Deliveroo learner drivers to deliver your choice straight to your table.
tasmanian salmon $15.50
- Smoked Tasmanian Salmon with a pea, feta & corn fritter, avocado, rocket & a dill sour cream.
Luscious smoked salmon paired with fresh sour cream, all bulked up by a nice heavy pea, feta and corn fritter.
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Apte Foodstore
(03) 9482 2991
538 Heidelberg Rd
Alphington VIC 3078
Last year, delicious. magazine asked you where the best cafes in the country are and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of votes poured in for the second annual delicious Cafe Awards and the winners are... Overall favourite cafeSarah's delicious banana bread
APTE: 538 Heidelberg Rd, Alphington, Victoria
telephone: (03) 9482 2991
Reviews:
- Apte, Alphington - The Breakfast Blog - Saturday, December 15, 2007
truly delicious corn, pea and feta fritter, drizzled with dill-infused sour cream and topped with a mountain of Tasmania's finest smoked salmon.
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Or go sweet with toasted, house made banana and coconut bread (with honey labna, pistachios and roasted seasonal fruit).
- Apte - Epicure, The Age by Dani Valent, Reviewer May 14, 2007
- APTE - Epicyre, The Age by Matt Preston, Reviewer July 25, 2006
APTE's crunchy-edged banana bread - when you eventually find it under a mound of stewed rhubarb and honeyed labna - is sweet, sticky and loaded with coconut, while the ricotta hotcakes are plump, light and golden and served with poached fruit and a ricotta flavoured with orange zest.
- Espresso March 3, 2009, Epicure, The Age by Larissa Dubecki March 3, 2009
Apt time to move on
IN OTHER cafe news, Alphington's APTE, recently named Delicious magazine's cafe of the year in a popular vote, has been sold. Nathan Toleman, who with his wife Sarah Foletta opened the former milkbar three years ago, said the couple would be handing over the reins at the end of the week to an unnamed buyer new to hospitality.
The pair has another project on the boil, a cafe that will be similar to APTE, this time on the Carlton/Brunswick border. They hope to open around July.
A&P Store #153 in Picton, Ontario
My first pic to reach 100 views! YAY!!!
My first pic to reach 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1,000, 2,000 & 3,000 views.
After spending the first few years allocated to Rhyl, May 1994 saw it move to Wrexham in order to upgrade the 3 Wrexham - Penycae service.
This side on view shows the vehicle outside the Crosville Wales Travel Office. To the right is a Jewellers shop (the name escapes me) and above is the drivers canteen/rest room.
The Red Dragon has clearly been through the wash a few times... Lo-cost Foodstores,whatever happened to them?
Decided to get gas this evening at this nice all brick Wawa in Dover. Anyways, I finally got to changing my Flickr name. I will be using B-more Retail (short for Baltimore btw) from now on. The other name was just too long. Tomorrow, I'll be uploading more from my Delaware trip.
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Ahmedabad; also known as Amdavad Gujarati pronunciation: [ˈəmdɑːvɑːd]) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. With a population of more than 6.3 million and an extended population of 7.2 million, it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India. Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 30 km from the state capital Gandhinagar.
Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second largest producer of cotton in India, and its stock exchange is the country's second oldest. Cricket is a popular sport in Ahmedabad, which houses the 54,000-seat Sardar Patel Stadium. The effects of liberalisation of the Indian economy have energised the city's economy towards tertiary sector activities like commerce, communication and construction. Ahmedabad's increasing population has resulted in an increase in the construction and housing industries resulting in recent development of skyscrapers.
In 2010, it was ranked third in Forbes's list of fastest growing cities of the decade. In 2012, The Times of India chose Ahmedabad as the best city to live in in India. As of 2014, Ahmedabad's estimated gross domestic product was $119 billion.
HISTORY
The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval (or Ashapalli). At that time, Karandev I, the Solanki ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval, and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati. Solanki rule lasted until the 13th century, when Gujarat came under the control of the Vaghela dynasty of Dholka. Gujarat subsequently came under the control of the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century. However, by the earlier 15th century, the local governor Zafar Khan Muzaffar established his independence from the Delhi Sultanate and crowned himself Sultan of Gujarat as Muzaffar Shah I, thereby founding the Muzaffarid dynasty. This area finally came under the control of his grandson Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1411 A.D. who while at the banks of Sabarmati liked the forested area for a new capital city and laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after the four saints in the area by the name Ahmed. According to other sources, he named it after himself. It is said that the birthday of Ahmedabad city is February 26, 1412.
In 1487, Mahmud Begada, the grandson of Ahmed Shah, fortified the city with an outer wall 10 km in circumference and consisting of twelve gates, 189 bastions and over 6,000 battlements. In 1535 Humayun briefly occupied Ahmedabad after capturing Champaner when the ruler of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah, fled to Diu. Ahmedabad was then reoccupied by the Muzaffarid dynasty until 1573 when Gujarat was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar. During the Mughal reign, Ahmedabad became one of the Empire's thriving centres of trade, mainly in textiles, which were exported as far as Europe. The Mughal ruler Shahjahan spent the prime of his life in the city, sponsoring the construction of the Moti Shahi Mahal in Shahibaug. The Deccan Famine of 1630–32 affected the city, as did famines in 1650 and 1686. Ahmedabad remained the provincial headquarters of the Mughals until 1758, when they surrendered the city to the Marathas.
During the period of Maratha Empire governance, the city became the centre of a conflict between two Maratha clans; the Peshwa of Poona and the Gaekwad of Baroda. In 1780, during the First Anglo-Maratha War, a British force under James Hartley stormed and captured Ahmedabad, but it was handed back to the Marathas at the end of the war. The British East India Company took over the city in 1818 during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. A military cantonment was established in 1824 and a municipal government in 1858.[16] Incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during British rule, Ahmedabad became one of the most important cities in the Gujarat region. In 1864, a railway link between Ahmedabad and Mumbai (then Bombay) was established by the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway (BB&CI), enabling traffic and trade between northern and southern India via the city. Over time, the city established itself as the home of a developing textile industry, which earned it the nickname "Manchester of the East".
The Indian independence movement developed roots in the city when Mahatma Gandhi established two ashrams – the Kochrab Ashram near Paldi in 1915 and the Satyagraha Ashram (now Sabarmati Ashram) on the banks of the Sabarmati in 1917 – which would become centres of nationalist activities. During the mass protests against the Rowlatt Act in 1919, textile workers burned down 51 government buildings across the city in protest at a British attempt to extend wartime regulations after the First World War. In the 1920s, textile workers and teachers went on strike, demanding civil rights and better pay and working conditions. In 1930, Gandhi initiated the Salt Satyagraha from Ahmedabad by embarking from his ashram on the Dandi Salt March. The city's administration and economic institutions were rendered inoperative in the early 1930s by the large numbers of people who took to the streets in peaceful protests, and again in 1942 during the Quit India Movement. Following independence and the partition of India in 1947, the city was scarred by the intense communal violence that broke out between Hindus and Muslims in 1947, Ahmedabad was the focus for settlement by Hindu migrants from Pakistan, who expanded the city's population and transformed its demographics and economy.
By 1960, Ahmedabad had become a metropolis with a population of slightly under half a million people, with classical and colonial European-style buildings lining the city's thoroughfares. It was chosen as the capital of Gujarat state after the partition of the State of Bombay on 1 May 1960. During this period, a large number of educational and research institutions were founded in the city, making it a centre for higher education, science and technology. Ahmedabad's economic base became more diverse with the establishment of heavy and chemical industry during the same period. Many countries sought to emulate India's economic planning strategy and one of them, South Korea, copied the city's second "Five-Year Plan".
In the late 1970s, the capital shifted to the newly built, well planned city of Gandhinagar. This marked the start of a long period of decline in the city, marked by a lack of development. The 1974 Nav Nirman agitation – a protest against a 20% hike in the hostel food fees at the L.D. College of Engineering in Ahmedabad – snowballed into a movement to remove Chimanbhai Patel, then chief minister of Gujarat. In the 1980s, a reservation policy was introduced in the country, which led to anti-reservation protests in 1981 and 1985. The protests witnessed violent clashes between people belonging to various castes. The city suffered some of the impact of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake; up to 50 multi-storey buildings collapsed, killing 752 people and causing much damage. The following year, a three-day period of violence between Hindus and Muslims in the western Indian state of Gujarat, known as the 2002 Gujarat riots, spread to Ahmedabad; refugee camps were set up around the city.
The 2008 Ahmedabad bombings, a series of seventeen bomb blasts, killed and injured several people.[34] Militant group Harkat-ul-Jihad claimed responsibility for the attacks.
CITYSCAPE
Early in Ahmedabad's history, under Ahmed Shah, builders fused Hindu craftsmanship with Persian architecture, giving rise to the Indo-Saracenic style. Many mosques in the city were built in this fashion. Sidi Saiyyed Mosque was built in the last year of the Sultanate of Gujarat. It is entirely arched and has ten stone latticework windows or jali on the side and rear arches. Private mansions or haveli from this era have carvings. A Pol is a typical housing cluster of Old Ahmedabad.
After independence, modern buildings appeared in Ahmedabad. Architects given commissions in the city included Louis Kahn, who designed the IIM-A; Le Corbusier, who designed the Shodhan and Sarabhai Villas, the Sanskar Kendra and the Mill Owner's Association Building, and Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed the administrative building of Calico Mills and the Calico Dome. B. V. Doshi came to the city from Paris to supervise Le Corbusier's works and later set up the School of Architecture. His local works include Sangath, Amdavad ni Gufa and the School of Architecture. Charles Correa, who became a partner of Doshi's, designed the Gandhi Ashram and Achyut Kanvinde, and the Indian Textile Industries Research Association. Christopher Charles Benninger's first work, the Alliance Française, is located in the Ellis Bridge area. Anant Raje designed major additions to Louis Kahn's IIM-A campus, namely the Ravi Mathai Auditorium and KLMD.
Some of the most visited gardens in the city include Law Garden, Victoria Garden and Bal Vatika. Law Garden was named after the College of Law situated close to it. Victoria Garden is located at the southern edge of the Bhadra Fort and contains a statue of Queen Victoria. Bal Vatika is a children's park situated on the grounds of Kankaria Lake and also houses an amusement park. Other gardens in the city include Parimal Garden, Usmanpura Garden, Prahlad Nagar Garden and Lal Darwaja Garden. Ahmedabad's Kamla Nehru Zoological Park houses a number of endangered species including flamingoes, caracals, Asiatic wolves and chinkara.
The Kankaria Lake, built in 1451 AD, is one of the biggest lakes in Ahmedabad. In earlier days, it was known by the name Qutub Hoj or Hauj-e-Kutub. Vastrapur Lake is located in the western part of Ahmedabad. Lal Bahadur Shastri lake in Bapunagar is almost 136,000 square metres. In 2010, another 34 lakes were planned in and around Ahmedabad of which five lakes will be developed by AMC; the other 29 will be developed by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). Chandola Lake covers an area of 1200 hectares. It is home for cormorants, painted storks and spoonbills. During the evening time, many people visit this place and take a leisurely stroll. There is a recently developed Naroda lake and the world's largest collection of antique cars in KathWada at IB farm (Dastan Farm). AMC has also developed the Sabarmati Riverfront.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ahmedabad is the fifth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area in India. According to the 2014 census the population of Ahmedabad metropolitan was 7,250,000. Ahmedabad has a literacy rate of 89.62%; 93.96% of the men and 84.81% of the women are literate. Ahmedabad's sex ratio in 2011 was 897 women per 1000 men. According to the census for the Ninth Plan, there are 30,737 rural families living in Ahmedabad. Of those, 5.41% (1663 families) live below the poverty line. Approximately 440,000 people live in slums within the city. Ahmedabad is home to a large population of Vanias (i.e., traders), belonging to the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism and various sects of Jainism. Most of the residents of Ahmedabad are native Gujaratis. Over 18% of the population is Muslim, numbering over 300,000 in the 2001 census. In addition, the city is home to some 2000 Parsis and some 125 members of the Bene Israel Jewish community. There is also one synagogue in the city. In 2008, there were 2273 registered non-resident Indians living in Ahmedabad.In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Ahmedabad as the fastest-growing city in India, and listed it as third fastest-growing in the world after the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing. In 2011, it was rated India's best megacity to live in by leading market research firm IMRB. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report of 2003, Ahmedabad has the lowest crime rate of the 35 Indian cities with a population of more than one million. In December 2011 market research firm IMRB declared Ahmedabad the best megacity to live in, when compared to India's other megacities. Slightly less than half of all real estate in Ahmedabad is owned by "community organisations" (i.e. cooperatives), and according to Prof. Vrajlal Sapovadia of the B.K. School of Business Management, "the spatial growth of the city is to [an] extent [a] contribution of these organisations". Ahmedabad Cantonment provides residential zones for Indian Army officials.
CULTURE
Ahmedabad observes a wide range of festivals. Popular celebrations and observances include Uttarayan, an annual kite-flying day on 14 and 15 January. Nine nights of Navratri are celebrated with people performing Garba, the most popular folk dance of Gujarat, at venues across the city. The festival of lights, Deepavali, is celebrated with the lighting of lamps in every house, decorating the floors with rangoli, and the lighting of firecrackers. The annual Rath Yatra procession on the Ashadh-sud-bij date of the Hindu calendar at the Jagannath Temple and the procession of Tajia during the Muslim holy month of Muharram are important events.
One of the most popular forms of meal in Ahmedabad is a typical Gujarati thali which was first served commercially by Chandvilas Hotel in 1900. It consists of roti (Chapati), dal, rice and shaak (cooked vegetables, sometimes with curry), with accompaniments of pickles and roasted papads. Beverages include buttermilk and tea; sweet dishes include laddoo, mango, and vedhmi. Dhoklas, theplas and dhebras are also very popular dishes in Ahmedabad.
There are many restaurants, which serve a wide array of Indian and international cuisines. Most of the food outlets serve only vegetarian food, as a strong tradition of vegetarianism is maintained by the city's Jain and Hindu communities. The first all-vegetarian Pizza Hut in the world opened in Ahmedabad. KFC has a separate staff uniform for serving vegetarian items and prepares vegetarian food in a separate kitchen, as does McDonald's. Ahmedabad has a quite a few restaurants serving typical Mughlai non-vegetarian food in older areas like Bhatiyar Gali, Kalupur and Jamalpur.
Manek Chowk is an open square near the centre of the city that functions as a vegetable market in the morning and a jewellery market in the afternoon. However, it is better known for its food stalls in the evening, which sell local street food. It is named after the Hindu saint Baba Maneknath. Parts of Ahmedabad are known for their folk art. The artisans of Rangeela pol make tie-dyed bandhinis, while the cobbler shops of Madhupura sell traditional mojdi (also known as mojri) footwear. Idols of Ganesha and other religious icons are made in huge numbers in the Gulbai Tekra area. The shops at the Law Garden sell mirror work handicraft.
Three main literary institutions were established in Ahmedabad for the promotion of Gujarati literature: Gujarat Vidhya Sabha, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and Gujarat Sahitya Sabha. Saptak School of Music festival is held in the first week of the new year. This event was inaugurated by Ravi Shankar.
The Sanskar Kendra, one of the several buildings in Ahmedabad designed by Le Corbusier, is a city museum depicting its history, art, culture and architecture. The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial have permanent displays of photographs, documents and other articles relating to Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. The Calico Museum of Textiles has a large collection of Indian and international fabrics, garments and textiles. The Hazrat Pir Mohammad Shah Library has a collection of rare original manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi and Turkish. There is Vechaar Utensils Museum which has of stainless steel, glass, brass, copper, bronze, zinc and German silver tools.
Shreyas Foundation has four museums on the same campus. Shreyas Folk Museum (Lokayatan Museum) has art forms and artefacts from communities of Gujarat. Kalpana Mangaldas Children's Museum has a collection of toys, puppets, dance and drama costumes, coins and a repository of recorded music from traditional shows from all over the world. Kahani houses photographs of fairs and festivals of Gujarat. Sangeeta Vadyakhand is a gallery of musical instruments from India and other countries.
L D Institute of Indology houses about 76,000 hand-written Jain manuscripts with 500 illustrated versions and 45,000 printed books, making it the largest collection of Jain scripts, Indian sculptures, terracottas, miniature paintings, cloth paintings, painted scrolls, bronzes, woodwork, Indian coins, textiles and decorative art, paintings of Rabindranath Tagore and art of Nepal and Tibet. N C Mehta Gallery of Miniature Paintings has a collection of ornate miniature paintings and manuscripts from all over India.
TRANSPORT
Ahmedabad is one of six operating divisions in the Western Railway zone. Railway lines connect the city to towns in Gujarat and major Indian cities. Ahmedabad railway station, locally known as Kalupur station is the main terminus with 11 others. The Government of Gujarat and Ahmedabad Mahanagar Sevasadan had initiated a feasibility study into the possibility of a mass-transit metro system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The state government set up a ₹2 billion company for the execution of the project.
National Highway 8, linking Delhi to Mumbai, passes though Ahmedabad and connects it with Gandhinagar, Delhi and Mumbai. The National Highway 8C also links Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar. It is connected to Vadodara through National Expressway 1, a 94 km long expressway with two exits. This expressway is part of the Golden Quadrilateral project.
In 2001, Ahmedabad was ranked as the most polluted city in India, out of 85 cities, by the Central Pollution Control Board. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board gave auto rickshaw drivers an incentive of ₹10,000 to convert all 37,733 auto rickshaws in Ahmedabad to cleaner burning compressed natural gas to reduce pollution. As a result, in 2008, Ahmedabad was ranked as 50th most polluted city in India.
Ahmedabad has a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), maintained by the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL). Ahmedabad BRTS was given the Sustainable Transport Award in 2010 by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy for reducing carbon emissions and improving residents' access. The first phase connecting RTO to Pirana was inaugurated by Chief Minister Narendra Modi on 14 October 2009 and the second half of the first phase connecting Chandranagar to Pushpa Kunj gate at Kankaria
was inaugurated on 25 December 2009. It is extended from Shivranjani to Iskcon Temple on 15 September 2012. On 28 September 2012 it also include the sketch from Soni ni Chali to Odhav. Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (also known as AMTS), maintained by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, runs the public bus service in the city of Ahmedabad. At present, AMTS has 750 buses serving the city.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, 15 km from the city centre, provides domestic and international flights. It is the busiest airport in Gujarat and the eighth busiest in India with an average of 250 aircraft movements a day. The Dholera International Airport is proposed near Fedara. It will be the largest airport in India with a total area of 7,500 hectares.
EDUCATION
Ahmedabad had a literacy rate of 79.89% in 2001 which rose to 89.62 percent in 2011. As of 2011, literacy rate among male and female were 93.96 and 84.81 percent respectively. Schools in Ahmedabad are run either by the municipal corporation, or privately by entities, trusts and corporations. The majority of schools are affiliated with the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, although some are affiliated with the Central Board for Secondary Education, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, International Baccalaureate and National Institute of Open School. A large number of colleges in the city are affiliated with Gujarat University; Gujarat Technological University and other deemed universities in Ahmedabad include the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Nirma University of Science & Technology, Centre for Heritage Management Ganpat university and the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University. The Gujarat Vidyapith was established in 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi without a charter from the British Raj and became a deemed university in 1963.
Other educational institutions in Ahmedabad include the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, the Gujarat National Law University, the Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, the National Institute of Design, the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, the Mudra Institute of Communications, the Ahmedabad University, the Center for environmental planning and technology, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, the B.J. Medical College, the NHL Medical College, the Ahmedabad Management Association, the L.D. College of Engineering and the Vishwakarma Government Engineering College. Many national academic and scientific institutions, such as the Physical Research Laboratory and the Indian Space Research Organisation are also based in the city.
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