George Town: The narrow streets with big hearts

Community, The Hindu
Not only have people moved away but a number of the old houses too, in George Town, have made way for commercial establishments, during the last quarter of the past century.   | Photo Credit: HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES

George Town is a fine example of excellent town planning, with all its roads intersecting at right angles in a grid pattern.

Its main thoroughfares — NSC Bose Road, Walltax Road, Rajaji Salai and Old Jail Road — connect thickly populated residential localities, streets and bylanes that not only house a number of the city’s historical and heritage buildings, but sepia memories, too. 

Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-society/george-town-the-narrow-streets-with-big-hearts/article6250214.ece