College Street Coffee House
The history
of the Coffee House at College Street can be traced to Albert Hall, which was
founded in April 1876. Later, the Coffee Board decided to start a coffee joint
from the Albert Hall in 1942. Notable citizens were frequent visitors to the
place. In 1947, the Central Government changed the name of the place to
"Coffee House". The place became a meeting place for the poets,
artistes, literati and people from the world of art and culture. In 1958, the
management decided to shut down the Coffee House, but it was re-opened the same
year, after professors of Presidency College and Calcutta University rushed off
a special petition to the government, to save the heritage place. In 2006, a
huge financial crunch kept the co-operative society from undertaking renovation
of the coffee house. Though a few companies such as Asian Paints approached the
society with offers to renovate the restaurant, the offers were refused due to
clash of norms and conditions.
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