Mumbai bid adieu to these iconic places in 2018

The Mario Miranda shop, Mario Gallery, that shut down in Bandra. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Legendary late cartoonist Mario Miranda's Mumbai store and gallery located at Linking Road in Bandra downed its shutters at the beginning of 2019. The store, which opened towards the tail end of 2014, had a four-year run and closed down approximately a month ago. The franchise owner said it had become impossible to sustain the business.

The year gone by - 2018 - witnessed Mumbai bid adieu to quite a few iconic places from Paradise restaurant in Colaba, to Mumbai's oldest Chinese restaurant Flora, Worli and the iconic Chandan Cinema, Juhu. Here's a look at iconic places in Mumbai that will no longer be operational in 2019:

Chandan Cinema, Juhu

News about 45-year-old iconic Chandan cinema in Juhu shutting down due to its inability to sustain broke many a hearts during the end of 2018. Chandan cinema which was a haven for fans of masala potboilers was about to go for redevelopment and the place where Chandan cinema is presently located would make way for multiplexes, and high-rise buildings.

Flora, Worli

31 August 2018 marked the end of one of Mumbai's oldest Chinese restaurants, Flora, in Worli. Flora was a landmark that was not easy to miss with its green tiled roof. It had been a favourite with locals and celebrities since it opened in 1967. The restaurant shut down property as BMC had declared Khanna Apartment, where the restaurant was housed, as unsafe.

Paradise Restaurant, Colaba

Colaba's favourite Parsi and Continental meals Mecca, Paradise Restaurant downed its shutters in August 2018. After owner Jimmy Kadkhodai suffered a paralytics stroke, he and wife Mehroo decided to shut down as it became difficult to manage. The 61-year-old South Mumbai eatery had a fanatic fan following and renowned Mumbai personalities who were regular patrons at the eatery recollected fond memories on social media after learning that Paradise had downed its shutters.