About Crawford Market
The building of pale, reddish stone was finished in 1869, designed by William Emerson, and carried the name of Arthur Crawford, the city's first municipal commissioner. Its official name today honors the social reformer Jotirao Phule, but the old nickname holds on. At the entrance, look for the panels showing workers, carved by John Lockwood Kipling, father of the writer Rudyard Kipling.
In 1882, this was the first building in India lit by electricity. The wholesale fruit trade moved to Navi Mumbai in 1996, but the market did not empty out: fruit, vegetables, clothes, fabrics, costume jewelry and toys share the aisles, under a 15-meter skylight. There is also a section with live animals, which you can skip without guilt.
