Bristol Hotel was opened by P. Magre in 1897 at 1, Chowringhee Road (at the corner of Dharmatala Street). The hotel had earlier operated under the names of the Palace Hotel and the Hotel D’Europe. The Bristol subsequently shifted to the premises next door at 2, Chowringhee Road but shut down in the 1950s and at present all that remains is a dilapidated façade. However you can see the past glory in the old photos of the multi-floor twin building that is capped by two domes with a central staircase.
During World War II, it served as the officers' mess for the US Army.
It also housed the office of the largest film society of India, Cine Central Calcutta, which had Satyajit Ray as its founding vice-president.
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