Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
From Real Estate History
On October 8 1871 a catastrophic fire broke out in Chicago Illinois destroying over 17 000 buildings across 3.3 square miles and leaving 100 000 people homeless. Fueled by wooden c......
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One of the most important moments in modern political and urban history took place inside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, United States. On this day, the Declaration of Independ......
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On 23 January 1959, the Governor of West Pakistan, Lieutenant General Muhammad Azam Khan, promulgated the Punjab Land Dispositions Saving of Shamilat Ordinance 1959. The ordinan......
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On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor from France aboard the French ship Isère. The statue was sent in more than 200 crates as a gift from the people o......
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Born on 7 January 1886, Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta’s life story is inseparable from the transformation of Karachi itself, from a small harbour settlement into an organised modern m......
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The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his...
Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of...