Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Bombay – Rare 1905 Advertisement
A rare 1905 advertisement of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Bombay, now Mumbai. Jamshetji Tata the great Parsi businessman was said to have been denied entry into the upscale Watson’s Hotel at Fort in Mumbai. Since it claimed to be a whites-only establishment, no Indians were allowed entry. Because of the slight, Jamshetji took up the task of building the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in 1903. Here
It faces the Gateway of India, Apollo Bunder. This Taj’s early advertisement seems interesting “EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. EUROPEAN STAFF.” This was not uncommon at that time in Bombay, hotels preferred European management. To avoid their business going down the Taj would have followed suit by having European Management and staff. The ‘Taj Tower’ was added next door to the old palace wing in 1973. By acquiring the adjacent European-run ‘Greens’ Hotel complex. Click on the image for better view
See post Watson’s Hotel Bombay – Old Postcard 1907. Read more The History Of Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
Did you know- there were once “Dumb Friends” nights at the hotel which were animal shows which were a huge hit with the patrons.
More from the collection-Raja Ravi Varma’s Saraswati Oleograph c1910., British India Era Postman – Old Stereo Photo 1902., The Outskirts Of Delhi Jama Masjid – Old Print 1800s., Charminar & Street Scene Hyderabad – Old Postcard 1905
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