Tag: Louis Botha Avenue

• History of Hillbrow Pt.2

  

  Hospital Hill and History of Hillbrow Pt.1 are the other two parts of the research. This quaint little fire Station, completed in 1912, was originally the Northern Districts Fire Station Hillbrow is still operational and known as Berea Fire Station. It’s located at the top end of Banket Street near Louis Botha Avenue and the…

  Marc Latilla

  February 9, 2016

  Johannesburg

  Banket Street, Bella Napoli, Berea Fire station, Bimbos, Brenthurst Place, Cafe de Paris, Cafe Three Sisters, Cafe Wein, Cafe Zurich, Chelsea Hotel, Christ Church, Circle Court, Clarendon Circle, East Avenue, Empire Road, Estoril Books, Exclusive Books, Fontana, G. S. Burt Andrews, Highpoint, Hillbrow Record Centre, Kotze Street, Look & Listen, Louis Botha Avenue, Majestic Mansions, Milton Pharmacy, Mini Cine cult cinema, Summit Club, Temple Isreal, Theophile Schaerer, Twist Street, Underground Flea Market

• 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 after archives. My first book ‘Johannesburg Then & Now’ is available at local bookstores or internationally via Amazon or kindle. Click HERE for the relevant…

  Marc Latilla

  April 25, 2015

  Johannesburg

  Barry Hertzog Avenue, Early Johannesburg, Empire Road, Gasworks, history of johannesburg, Jan Smuts Avenue, Louis Botha Avenue, Map, Parktown, Stanley Avenue, trams