▁be ▁an ▁industrial ▁hub , ▁with ▁many ▁small ▁industrial ▁units ▁( main ly ▁iron ▁and ▁steel ▁rolling ▁mill s ) ▁dot ting ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁How rah , ▁an ▁industrial ▁city ▁and ▁Cal cut ta , ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁city ▁of ▁that ▁time , ▁a ▁condition ▁similar ▁to ▁any ▁other ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Cal cut ta ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁Raj ▁these ▁industrial ▁units ▁domin ated ▁the ▁locale ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁throughout ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁when ▁Lil u ah ▁was ▁known ▁only ▁for ▁indust ries , ▁fact ories ▁and ▁work sh ops . ▁Since ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁fact ories ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁were ▁gradually ▁closed . ▁They ▁were ▁gradually ▁replaced ▁by ▁resident ial ▁or ▁commercial ▁buildings . ▁Until ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁fact ories ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁hal ve ▁of ▁Lil u ah ▁had ▁disappeared ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁now ▁a ▁primarily ▁commercial , ▁resident ial ▁and ▁educational ▁area , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁mark ets , ▁sh ops , ▁schools ▁and ▁m alls . ▁This ▁part ▁of ▁Lil u ah ▁has ▁rapidly ▁evol ved ▁since ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁as ▁you ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁G . T . ▁Road ▁from ▁How rah , ▁you ▁come ▁across ▁gl itter ing ▁sh ops ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁of ▁the ▁' Don ▁Bos co ▁Area ', ▁The