Frozen fountain motif on window grille, Court View. The frozen fountain is a defining feature in Art Deco ornamentation in Mumbai and was introduced by architectural firm Merwanji Bana and Company. Their work is also notable for use of decorative stucco and glasswork on building facades.
Large framed portraits of prominent Mumbai citizens hang from the upper level of the Corporation Hall. This is Keshav Sitaram Thackeray (1885–1973), father of Balasaheb Thackeray, founder of the political party Shiv Sena. K.S. Thackeray was an author and social activist. He was also one of the key leaders of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti that campaigned for the creation of Maharashtra state based on linguistics and for the inclusion of Mumbai as the capital of Maharashtra.