Tag: Aerial photographs

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

  

  The Milner Park history of the Rand Easter Show (or Witwatersrand Agricultural Show as it was known) Read the 1894-1902 history of the Rand Show HERE In 1903 Lord Milner convinced the Transvaal government to donate a large open space to the city as a gift. It was named Milner Park and was to become…

  Marc Latilla

  April 29, 2015

  Johannesburg

  Aerial photographs, Braamfontein, Early Johannesburg, Empire Exhibition, Empire Road, Fever hospital, Golden Jubilee, Helpmekaar School, Holy Trinity Church, Jan Smuts Avenue, King George VI, Lord Selborne, Nunnery, Ohlssons Cape Brewery, Public Works Department, Rand Show, SAB, UJ, University of Johannesburg, WITS University, Witwatersrand Agricultural Society

• Johannesburg from the air 1931

  

  While I finish up the first part of the history of Braamfontein, here is some vintage aerial footage of Johannesburg showing some edges of Braamfontein. Old aerial views of Johannesburg are hard to come by and sometimes tricky to pinpoint the location. The reason is that the city has been re-built so many times –…

  Marc Latilla

  June 23, 2014

  Johannesburg

  Aerial photographs, City Hall, Commissioner Street, Early Johannesburg, Johannesburg Train Station, Market Square, Newtown, Old Wanderers, Parkview, Standard Bank Building, Union Grounds, Zoo Lake

• Warrington Hall (Hildasheim)

  

  The absolute last Doornfontein post…At the corner of Pieterson and Nugget street stood Warrington Hall which was built by F. Eckstein in the 1890s. It was across the road fromReunerts Windybrow (which still stands today) I’ve attached a google e…

  Marc Latilla

  December 23, 2011

  Johannesburg

  Aerial photographs, Doornfontein, Friedrich Eckstein, Hildasheim, Nugget Street, Warrington Hall, Werner Beit Co., Windybrow

• Doornfontein Pt.4 (Yards, Alhambra Theatre, Van Wouw house, Marlborough House, Crystal Bakery & Jewish Workers Club)

  

  In early 1900s – 1920s various yards emerged in the Jeppe area and adjacent in what was termed ‘New Doornfontein’. A yard (or slumyard) was an area that housed workers from around the city (mostly black domestic servants like ‘house boys’, ‘kitche…

  Marc Latilla

  September 21, 2011

  Johannesburg

  Aerial photographs, Alhambra Theatre, Anton Van Wouw, Apollo, Beit Street, Crystal Confectionery, Doornfontein, Doornfontein Primary School, Gordon Leith, Harrow Road, Jewish Workers Club, Joe Slovo Drive, Lions Shul, Marabi culture, Marlborough House, Ponte, Shamus’s Yard, Sivewright Avenue, slumyards, Theophile Schaerer

• Doornfontein Pt.3 (Eastington & The Turrets)

  

  It appears as though I’ve mistaken my mansions (or at least the reference books I’m using have) I’ve always believed the house that once stood on the hill on Harrow Road across from where Ponte is now was known as THE TURRETS. It was in fact calle…

  Marc Latilla

  June 17, 2011

  Johannesburg

  Aerial photographs, Alhambra Theatre, Doornfontein, Eastington, Harrow Road, Lions Shul, Louisa Street, Ponte, Sam Jameson, Saratoga Avenue, St. Augustine Street, The Turrets, Warrington Hall

• Doornfontein Pt.2 (Norman House, I. H. Harris School, 96 End Street & Caledonian Hall)

  

  On the very edge of old Doornfontein running North to South is End Street – so called because that is where town literally ended. What was to become Doornfontein on the right was then just grazing land. John Dale Lace (Norman House) and Barney Bar…

  Marc Latilla

  April 28, 2011

  Johannesburg

  Adam Leslie Theatre, Aerial photographs, Andrew Wood, Barney Barnato, Bertrams, Caledonian Hall, Club Babylon, Donald Mackay Park, Doornfontein, Ellis Park, End Park, End Street, ESP Nightclub, Idols Nightclub, John Dale Lace, Leck & Emley, Mandy’s Nightclub, Natal Spruit, Norman House, Nugget Street, Ponte, SA College of Music, Sir Herbert Baker