▁the ▁time ▁the ▁first ▁mill s ▁came ▁into ▁this ▁area , ▁until ▁then , ▁used ▁only ▁for ▁resident ial ▁purposes . ▁By cul la ▁used ▁to ▁house ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁text ile ▁mill s ▁until ▁the ▁mill s ▁shut ▁shop ▁and ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁city . ▁As ▁of ▁today , ▁few ▁mill s ▁are ▁oper ational ▁and ▁even ▁they ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁closure . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁old ▁mill s ▁are ▁now ▁des olate ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁being ▁raz ed ▁down ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁newer ▁constru ctions . ▁The ▁Kh ata u ▁M ills ▁were ▁situated ▁in ▁By cul la , ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁for ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁owner ▁S unit ▁Kh ata u ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁By cul la ▁saw ▁some ▁hor rible ▁Ri ots ▁during ▁ 1 9 3 6 - 3 7 ▁rose ▁during ▁Temple - M os que ▁dispute .. ▁Today , ▁By cul la ▁is ▁an ▁upper - middle ▁class ▁enc lave ▁with ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁different ▁soci eties ▁like ▁Mar ath i , ▁Gu jar ati , ▁Christian , ▁Muslim s , ▁J ains ▁etc . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁By cul la ▁has ▁been ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁Par s is , ▁Christians , ▁Jews , ▁H ind us ▁and ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁By cul la , ▁like ▁many ▁other ▁locations ▁of ▁M umb ai ▁have ▁witness ed ▁strong ▁real ▁estate ▁growth , ▁particularly