Boulton Market

Boulton Market

بولٹن مارکیٹ
Boulton Market بولٹن مارکیٹ
Marketplace
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City	Karachi
Founded	1883
Named for	C.F. Boulton

Boulton Market, also spelled as Bolton Market, (Urdu: بولٹن مارکیٹ) is a wholesale market located in Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2]

History

It was built in 1883 British India as a fruit and vegetable market and was named after C.F. Boulton, then municipal commissioner of Karachi.[3][4] In 1886, the size of the market was expanded in order to accommodate stalls of meat and fish.[3]

References

Hasan, Shazia (January 29, 2017). "What a spectacle!". DAWN.COM.
"Boulton Market, Karachi".
Adil, Mamun M. (January 10, 2015). "Revisiting Kurachee..." DAWN.COM.
"Boulton Market: a scarred vestige from a bygone era". The Express Tribune. July 9, 2013.

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[1] Hasan, Shazia (January 29, 2017). "What a spectacle!". DAWN.COM.

[2] "Boulton Market, Karachi".

[auto-3] Adil, Mamun M. (January 10, 2015). "Revisiting Kurachee..." DAWN.COM.

[4] "Boulton Market: a scarred vestige from a bygone era". The Express Tribune. July 9, 2013.