REIMAGINING CHENNAI’S BUCKINGHAM CANAL How might we adopt a climate proof approach to make the Canal a liveable space? An Open Ideas Competition ANNEXURE 1- Photo documentation of existing conditions and archival images
EYES ON THE CANAL is an exercise in participatory planning to make the canal a livable place for the residents of Chennai. The initiative involves various activities such as awareness walks, community engagement meetings and an open-ideas competition to generate interest and ownership for the canal which has suffered from our collective abandonment. EYES ON THE CANAL is part of the Cities Fit for Climate Change project. Cities Fit for Climate Change is a global project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂźr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and its International Climate Initiative (IKI). The project also cooperates with the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI).
This project is in coordination with the Greater Chennai Corporation.
Partnering Organizations
For more information, visit https://eyesonthecanal.wordpress.com/ Released: July 2018
EXISTING CONDITIONS DOCUMENTATION
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Key Map
ARCHIVAL PHOTOS DOCUMENTATION
A: Basin Bridge Junction
F: Hamilton Bridge, Mylapore
B: Central Station
G: Mundakaniamman Kovil
C: Central Station
H: Mundakaniamman Kovil
D: Central Station
J: Kasturibai Nagar MRTS
E: Hamilton Bridge, Mylapore
K: Central Station
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1898 MADRAS BASIN, Basin Bridge Junction
1) Source: oldindianphotos.in 2) Picture originally from Survey Office, Madras | Source: Madras Musings https://www.sbdbforums.com/post/national-waterway-4-andhra-7232382
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Basin Bridge Junction
1925 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Central Station
Source:Vintage Vignettes Collection/ Curated by D. Krishnan http://www.frontline.in/cover-story/the-madras-that-was/article6331271.ece
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Central Station
Early 1900s THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Central Station
Source: shorpy.com
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Central Station
Early 1900s THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Central Station
Source: HEMACHANDRA RAO, Architect and Historian
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Central Station
1961 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, from Hamilton Bridge in Mylapore
Source: The Hindu Archives http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/lets-bike-and-boat-in-buckingham-canal/ article3462672.ece
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL Mylapore
1961 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, from Hamilton Bridge in Mylapore 1) Source: The Hindu Archive | https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/how-buckinghamcanal-could-have-saved-chennai/article7949238.ece 2) https://plus.google.com/photos/102124363634607497164/ album/5171517392393453937/5311533715071504178
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL Mylapore
Mid 1900s THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, in Mylapore near Mundakaniamman Koil
Source: Pinterest https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/49/2d/a7492d6bfb3bbeb19362d2059d202204.jpg
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL Mylapore
Late 1800s THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Bridge near Mundakaniamman Koil Source: http://www.andhrafriends.com/topic/544081-buckingham-canal/
Late 1900s THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Bridge near Mundakaniamman Koil Source: http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2024%20No%2012/bridge-building-tales-of-yore.html
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL Mylapore
Mid 1900s THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL
Source: Wordpress https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/buckingham-canal-from-ruin-to-restoration/
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL
1995 Onwards THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Kasturba Nagar MRTS Station
Source: Madras Musings http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2022%20No%2024/that-mosquito-buzz.html
2018 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Kasturba Nagar MRTS Station
The Buckingham Canal near Kasturba Nagar MRTS station willalso be widened —Photo: M. Karunakaran | http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/link-roads-to-connectmrts-stations-soon/article4318317.ece
Late 1800s THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, Central Station
Source: HEMACHANDRA RAO, Architect and Historian
1898 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, 143RD MILE ANDHRA PRADESH
Picture originally from Survey Office, Madras | Source: Madras Musings https://www.sbdbforums.com/post/national-waterway-4-andhra-7232382
1898 THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL, KOTTAMATTA, ANDHRA PRADESH
Picture originally from Survey Office, Madras | Source: Madras Musings https://www.sbdbforums.com/post/national-waterway-4-andhra-7232382