Tag Archive: Gordon Leith

19 Dec

Churches of Johannesburg Pt.2

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December 19, 2016 at 8:13 pm 38 Comments
07 Jan

History of Hillbrow Pt.1

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January 7, 2016 at 10:55 am 14 Comments
02 Jan

Hospital Hill (Old Suburb between Braamfontein & Hillbrow)

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January 2, 2016 at 1:57 pm 61 Comments
21 Sep

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…
September 21, 2011 at 9:49 pm 6 Comments