Tag: Carr Street

• History of Newtown Pt.2

  

  Initially, I wanted to complete Newtown in two parts. While working with the 1937 Goads map and a 1974 Curries Map of Johannesburg, I started digging into the various business names listed on the maps and uncovered some fascinating histories of some businesses that had their start in Newtown after the completion of the abattoir…

  Marc Latilla

  September 24, 2022

  Johannesburg

  Brickfields, Carr Street, Early Johannesburg, Newtown, Piels, Premier Milling, Prices Candles, Quinn Street, Rand Cold Storage, Tiger Brands

• History of Newtown Pt.1

  

  The area known as Newtown was originally a marshy piece of land outside of the triangle known as Raandjeslaagte which was laid out as Johannesburg. It stood 0.9 kms northwest of the original market square and just south of the railway/Rand Tram. The Boer government granted plots for brick-making with adjoining residential stands soon after…

  Marc Latilla

  September 26, 2021

  Johannesburg

  Ashanti gold, bassline, Brickfields, Burghersdorp, Carr Street, Ebeneezeer Church, electric trams, electricity, Gasworks, Hamadia Mosque, Jeppe Street, JMT, Kliptown, market buildings, Museum Africa, Newtown, Pim Street, Power station, President Street, SAB World of Beer, Sci-bono, trams, Transport House, Turbine Hall, Worker's Museum