City Monument – An Old Fridge, The Oriental Fruit Mart Monuments by The Delhi Walla - January 20, 2018January 20, 20180 A souvenir that survives. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This shop is one of the oldest surviving landmarks in Connaught Place. Everything — except the fruits, cookies, protein chocolates and wasabi peas — looks like a collectible. The wood panelling, display cabinet, clock, even the floor, are as old as the 1935 store. The only major concession to modernity at The Oriental Fruit Mart in E-block is the introduction of automatic sliding doors in 2011. You ought to come here to admire all these old things. And what you have to see under all circumstances is a most heritage-worthy item — the fridge! It doesn’t look like a refrigerator at all and it’s been here since the 1940s. It is possibly Delhi’s longest