Antique Mexican promotional item, “ El pajarito “ , Hotel Escargot 1930-40.

Antique Mexican promotional item, “ El pajarito “ , Hotel Escargot 1930-40.

Among the most emblematic constructions of the Naples neighborhood in the thirties and forties of the last century was a Californian colonial-style house, with large gardens, which was home to one of the most prestigious hotels of that time in Mexico City, the Hotel L’Escargot,

Founded in 1932 by the Spanish-born restaurateur Manolo del Valle, owner of the Pigalle, the Perroquet, La Cigalle and the Manolo Bar on Avenida Juárez, among other famous establishments in the capital, the legendary hotel had an elegant party room called Grillón and a very famous French food restaurant, which for many years was a meeting place for celebrities from entertainment, art and politics in Mexico.