Madras (pre-Chennai): a history
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Madras trivia
Adapted from IQ Garage
The Airport is opposite the Tirusulam station (for those wanting to go there by local train). The Meenambakkam station is at a distance.
Dooming kuppam is in Santhome and the pin code is 600004,
East Coast Constructions India Limited was the CONTRACTOR who built a major library, the new secretariat and some landmarks.
Gymkhana Club was established in 1884. It evicted all German members following the onset of WW I, only to find out that they had already fled.
Kamadhenu, Ram and Raja Muthiah, Peepeepee Dumdumdum: are marriage halls. Previously Kamadhenu and Ram were cult theatres.
Karpagambal mess is famous for its Keera vadai.
Kweezzz Madras-Chennai Quiz
Poes Garden is where the residence of “The angry bull is very close to the mother”. The angry bull is Murattu Kalai – Rajni and The mother, well, is the mother.
Police vehicles used in Chennai: Accent car and TVS Apache motorcycles.
Shanti Theatre was the first air-conditioned theatre in Chennai:
TASMAC stands for: Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation
Velu Military Mess is famous for its brain masala
Woodlands was a landmark hotel that had a 99 year lease with the Agro Horticultural Society. The lease was not renewed and Woodlands disappeared.
