Sunday, August 31, 2014

Bombay Archives 11. #WatsonsHotel gallery photographed in 1870s. It is said that one day Jamsetji Tata took his European friend to have lunch at Watson Hotel and was denied entry for not being a "white". This inspired him to build a grand luxury hotel #TajHotel which would be opened for all - Indians and Europeans... and so it was. After Watson's death, the hotel lost its popularity to the rival Taj Hotel and was eventually shutdown in 1960s. #old #mint #inspiring #historyphotographed #bombayarchives #heritage #colonial #racism #mumbai #India by ritttooo



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