Tag Archive: Gasworks

26 Sep

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…
September 26, 2021 at 7:52 pm 11 Comments
25 Apr

A rare and detailed street map of Johannesburg from 1929

Some housekeeping: Please follow me on Instagram at @johannesburg1912 where I post interesting Johannesburg related stuff on weekends (mainly). Follow this blog via e-mail HERE. Scroll down on the right…
April 25, 2015 at 9:49 pm 19 Comments