Tag Archive: Map

25 Apr

A rare and detailed street map of Johannesburg from 1929

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April 25, 2015 at 9:49 pm 19 Comments
21 Mar

Rare 1931 Map of Johannesburg tram system

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March 21, 2015 at 1:32 pm 16 Comments
St Marys the less 1906
06 Jul

Jeppestown & Belgravia Pt.3 (St. Mary’s-the-less, Gilfillan Park surrounds, Wesleyan Church, Jeppestown Masonic Lodge and Oddfellows Hall)

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July 6, 2013 at 12:42 am 9 Comments
09 Apr

Saratoga Avenue after Harrow Road bridge (Now called Joe Slovo Drive)

I was about to complete the Doornfontein post (finally took the balance of the pictures this week) but wanted to first post some pictures of the houses on the other side of the Harrow Rd bridge. Actually there is only one house left on Charlton Te…
April 9, 2011 at 10:35 pm 3 Comments
27 Feb

Saratoga Avenue

The well-heeled of the population were not satisfied with living in the small blocks laid out by the town planners near the mines and noise and dust of the new town. In 1887, Johannesburg’s first luxury residential area was laid out by Yeo Sherwel…
February 27, 2011 at 1:59 pm 5 Comments
13 Feb

Early sweeping views

I’ve read that Johannesburg has been rebuilt three times. Initially it was a haphazard town akin to the wild west with lots of tents, tin structures and bars (and some clay huts-these prohibited after 1891 building regulations) With early deeper m…
February 13, 2011 at 10:34 pm 4 Comments