14 Aug

Views of Johannesburg from 1961 from the film Basie

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30 Apr

100K views for Johannesburg1912

It’s taken just over 3-and-a-half years, but the site has just hit 100 000 views since moving to WordPress! 40 000 were from 2015 alone and with 2016 already on…
09 Feb

History of Hillbrow Pt.2

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07 Jan

History of Hillbrow Pt.1

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02 Jan

Hospital Hill (Old Suburb between Braamfontein & Hillbrow)

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26 Sep

Hillbrow’s revolving restaurant and disco

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16 Jun

Lost churches of early Johannesburg

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29 Apr

History of Braamfontein Pt.4 (Rand Show, WITS, Nunnery, Brewery)

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25 Apr

A rare and detailed street map of Johannesburg from 1929

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21 Mar

Rare 1931 Map of Johannesburg tram system

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