The Bombay Samachar office is located on SA Brelvi Road, named after Syed Abdullah Brelvi, long-time editor of the Bombay Chronicle. Brelvi joined the newspaper as an assistant editor in 1915 and became editor in 1924, a position he held till his death (1949). He supported Mahatma Gandhi and critiqued the Muslim League, which irritated M.A. Jinnah.
Bombay Green was a hub of cotton trading before the traders were relocated to Colaba Causeway in 1838. Thereafter, Bombay Green was lying derelict, although the Agri-Horticultural Society made some effort to convert it into a public garden. Finally, in 1863, Police Commissioner Charles Forjett proposed to convert the Green into a Circle.
The keystones at Horniman Circle are iconic for their portraits of bearded old men. Each keystone has a unique face and set expression, though they all have some common characteristics, like long beards, flowing locks of hair, deep-set eyes, and a floral ribbon tied in a knot on the head.
Other than the Asiatic Society, the Town Hall also houses the office of the Department of Registration and Stamps (Government of Mumbai) and the head office of the Directorate of Libraries (Maharashtra State), which runs the State Central Library, located inside the Town Hall.