Tag: Lions Shul

• 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

• 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.1 (Lion’s Shul & Bettelheim Mansion)

  

  The reason this Doornfontein post has been delayed is that I keep finding new stuff. As a result there will be a few parts to this section. The Saratoga & Windybrow posts were the start. Doornfontein was a popular early sanctuary for the well-off …

  Marc Latilla

  April 27, 2011

  Johannesburg

  Beit Street, Beth Hamadrash Hagadol, Bettelheim’s Mansion, Buxton Street, Davies Street, Doornfontein, Lions Shul, Mitchell’s Building, Moseley Street, Obel & Obel, Percy Rogers Cooke, Pierce Street, Ponovez Synagogue, Queen Victoria Hospital, Rockey Street, Saul Margo, Siemert Road, Sivewright Avenue, Talmud Torah Synagogue