Tag: Doppers

• History of Fordsburg

  

  Fordsburg was established in 1888 on land that had once been part of the farm Langlaagte (more on the history of the early farms HERE). It was owned and laid out by the private firm of Ford & Jeppe Estate Company who had acquired land to the east and west of the new mining camp.…

  Marc Latilla

  November 21, 2019

  Johannesburg

  Avalon, bioscopes, churches, cinemas, Doppers, Early Johannesburg, Fordsburg, history of johannesburg, Lyric, Majestic, Market Square, Maronite, Mine houses, Mint Road, Mynpacht Hotel, Octavia Hill, Orient Hotel, Oriental Plaza, Planet, Rose building, Sacks Hotel, Standard Bank, Tramway Hotel

• Churches of Johannesburg Pt.2

  

  This piece covers churches built up to around 1955 that are still standing. The first piece covered the ‘Lost churches’ and can be read HERE. I’ve broken it up into two sections: The first section covers those that are no longer used as places of worship starting with the oldest. The second section covers those…

  Marc Latilla

  December 19, 2016

  Johannesburg

  Apostolic Faith Mission, Baptist church, Catholic churches, churches, Congregational church, Doppers, Dutch Reform Church, Early Johannesburg, Gordon Leith, history of johannesburg, Jeppestown, Jewish history, Kenilworth, Lions Shul, Methodist Church, Presbyterian church, Rosettenville, Sir Herbert Baker, Spiritualist church, Theophile Schaerer, Turffontein, Wesleyan, Wolmarans Street Synagogue, Yeoville