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.