Juhu Beach historical timeline

Juhu changed from a tidal island and village landscape into one of Mumbai's best-known coastal suburbs.

Chronology

1. 19th century Juhu remains a narrow sandbar island, reached across a tidal inlet at low water.
2. 1853 St Joseph's Church is built during the period of Portuguese and local coastal settlement.
3. 1890s Jamsetji Tata acquires land and proposes a large Juhu Tara development, though the scheme is not completed as planned.
4. 1929 The Bombay Flying Club begins operations at Juhu, establishing an aviation layer behind the beach.
5. 15 October 1932 J. R. D. Tata arrives at Juhu on the pioneering Karachi–Ahmedabad–Bombay airmail flight.
6. Late 20th century to present The public beach becomes a major recreation space within the expanded western suburbs.

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