Hotel d'Angelis was a luxury hotel and
restaurant
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established in 1906 by
Giacomo D'Angelis at
Mount Road,
Madras
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, India. The hotel is considered to have spearheaded the introduction of modern technology in India.
History
Giacomo D'Angelis, a
Corsican confectioner arrived in India in 1880 and set up ''Maison Francaise'' in
Mount Road in the same year. D'Angelis described ''Maison Francaise'' as a "manufacturing confectioner, glacie & C., general purveyor and mess contractor". The firm was the first in India to operate a
catering service
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History of catering
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and became the official caterer to the
Governor of Madras
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English Agents
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during the time of
Lord Ampthill
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.
In 1906, D'Angelis founded "Hotel d'Angelis" at the Anna statue junction, where Blacker's Road meets Mount Road. The hotel was the first in Madras to have an electric lift, hot water taps, electric fans, imported tiles, ice-making plant and cold storage.
The hotel was later sold to the Madras-based Bosotto Brothers bakeries company. It was eventually renamed the Airlines Hotel. In the 1970s,
Bata established a shoe store on the ground level, and the building became known as the Bata Building. It was demolished in 2018.
See also
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Hotels in Chennai
References
Bibliography
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External links
Giacomo D'Angelis, first to fly in Asia (Madras 10 March 1910)
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Restaurants in Chennai
Defunct restaurants
Heritage hotels in India
1906 establishments in India