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During the colonial era, Lagos was largely confined to Lagos Island and nearby mainland areas, with much of the surrounding mainland, particularly places like Ikeja, Ikorodu, and Lekki dominated by dense bush, swamps, and mangrove forests.

You can see the bushy areas of Ikeja which tells you that Lagos had lots of forest and swamps. Zoom to see as far as the eyes could see. All you see is forest. Most of these structures seen here are still standing till today. Additional structures were added as the year progressed.

Another location which had some form of human activity was the then Ikeja Airport.
There wasn’t any human living around the Police college and the Ikeja Airport back then in the 1930-1940s. All you saw were farms and forest homes.

Another location in Lagos which has so much life today that was then used as a farm was the location of the Ikoyi Polo Club. It was a fruit growing farm back in the days.

Photo Contributor: Duckworth E. H., 1894-1972 (Photographer/Collector)

Racoon:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Gd2wtECxB/ nlfpmod

FreeStuffsNG:
That was part of Western Region

Ikeja was carved out from the defunct Western region to give the Lagos State created in 1967 sufficient land mass and access to some strategic assets still under control of OODUA till date.

That's why it's laughable to confuse Lagos with Lagos State.

Dalohad:
Where is the road that lead to Maryland? Please use arrow to depict.

IGBOPROMISE1:
But life was laid back then, and the people generally happier and could go to bed and sleep with both eyes closed!

nairalanda1:
Before anyone comes and starts saying the good old days

1. Under colonial rule,most people did not have access to good roads, good power supply, and potable water

2. Only a tiny minority went to school,even fewer went to colleges like these

3. Most people were not rich. They were poor.

4. Development was dependent on whether the colonialists found your area useful to their purposes. Hence the police college being built in Lagos.

Racoon:
Imagine how densely crowded and compac that part of Ikeja and the airport are today. Infrastructural development is a continuous
phenomenon.

nairalanda1:
Before anyone comes and starts saying the good old days

1. Under colonial rule,most people did not have access to good roads, good power supply, and potable water

2. Only a tiny minority went to school,even fewer went to colleges like these

3. Most people were not rich. They were poor.

4. Development was dependent on whether the colonialists found your area useful to their purposes. Hence the police college being built in Lagos.

rofanx13:
Igbos came and developed Lagos. Without them, Lagos would been like Ibadan

FreeStuffsNG:
That was part of Western Region

Ikeja was carved out from the defunct Western region to give the Lagos State created in 1967 sufficient land mass and access to some strategic assets still under control of OODUA till date.

That's why it's laughable to confuse Lagos with Lagos State.

FreeStuffsNG:
That was part of Western Region

Ikeja was carved out from the defunct Western region to give the Lagos State created in 1967 sufficient land mass and access to some strategic assets still under control of OODUA till date.

That's why it's laughable to confuse Lagos with Lagos State.

Brendaniel:
And it was developed and still built by the federal government using mostly oil money, just look at the area and ask yourself what was developed there before the FG started pumping money into the place, the same Ikeja has Army cantoment, Airforce base, Muritala Aiport, Ikeja(GRA) and so on all built by the federal government.

Has any state in Nigeria received quarter of the investment the FG has invested in Lagos?, Third mainland alone does not even have estimate because of how costly it was, yet they just kept on pouring into it just to complete it for Lagos, yet some of you will come out and start doing yeye comparison and giving glory Tinubu.

runningriot:
This is quite amazing and fascinating but how was that aerial image captured haven't it been known that drone were not available as of then?

nairalanda1:
Before anyone comes and starts saying the good old days

1. Under colonial rule,most people did not have access to good roads, good power supply, and potable water

2. Only a tiny minority went to school,even fewer went to colleges like these

3. Most people were not rich. They were poor.

4. Development was dependent on whether the colonialists found your area useful to their purposes. Hence the police college being built in Lagos.

Brendaniel:
And it was developed and still built by the federal government using mostly oil money, just look at the area and ask yourself what was developed there before the FG started pumping money into the place, the same Ikeja has Army cantoment, Airforce base, Muritala Aiport, Ikeja(GRA) and so on all built by the federal government.

Has any state in Nigeria received quarter of the investment the FG has invested in Lagos?, Third mainland alone does not even have estimate because of how costly it was, yet they just kept on pouring into it just to complete it for Lagos, yet some of you will come out and start doing yeye comparison and giving glory Tinubu.

IGBOPROMISE1:
But life was laid back then, and the people generally happier and could go to bed and sleep with both eyes closed!

Brendaniel:
Has any state in Nigeria received quarter of the investment the FG has invested in Lagos?