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khs. The area was divided into four equal sized plots and each buyer paid Rs.1 lakh. The buyers were Periyar – and Periyar Thidal was developed; C. P. Adithanar, who bought a plot for the Dina Thanthi office; G.D. Naidu; and Sambasiva Iyer.

The Tramways main office in Park Town was demolished and the Park Town Head Post Office came up on the site.

The tram tracks, the posts and the overhead wires, and the entire fleet of tramcars was bought by a Japanese firm and shipped out in 1955.

And as for the advertising, besides Amrutanjan, Jammi’s Liver Cure, Lodra tonics, Kesari Kuteeram medicines and Ovaltine were some of the most frequent advertisers. It all keeps coming back now.

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