Tag: Market Square

• History of Fordsburg

  

  Fordsburg was established in 1888 on land that had once been part of the farm Langlaagte (more on the history of the early farms HERE). It was owned and laid out by the private firm of Ford & Jeppe Estate Company who had acquired land to the east and west of the new mining camp.…

  Marc Latilla

  November 21, 2019

  Johannesburg

  Avalon, bioscopes, churches, cinemas, Doppers, Early Johannesburg, Fordsburg, history of johannesburg, Lyric, Majestic, Market Square, Maronite, Mine houses, Mint Road, Mynpacht Hotel, Octavia Hill, Orient Hotel, Oriental Plaza, Planet, Rose building, Sacks Hotel, Standard Bank, Tramway Hotel

• Johannesburg from the air 1931

  

  While I finish up the first part of the history of Braamfontein, here is some vintage aerial footage of Johannesburg showing some edges of Braamfontein. Old aerial views of Johannesburg are hard to come by and sometimes tricky to pinpoint the location. The reason is that the city has been re-built so many times –…

  Marc Latilla

  June 23, 2014

  Johannesburg

  Aerial photographs, City Hall, Commissioner Street, Early Johannesburg, Johannesburg Train Station, Market Square, Newtown, Old Wanderers, Parkview, Standard Bank Building, Union Grounds, Zoo Lake

• Short history of trams in Johannesburg

  

  Since moving this blog from Posterous (RIP), the traffic has more than doubled and for the first time I’m also able to see what people searched for to get to my blog. A few weeks ago there was a spike in ‘tram’ searches so I decided to slot a quick history of trams in-between the…

  Marc Latilla

  June 1, 2013

  Johannesburg

  Barry Hertzog Avenue, Belgravia, Boksburg, Braamfontein, Commissioner Street, Doornfontein, Early Johannesburg, electric trams, Fordsburg, Harrison Street, horse trams, Jeppestown, King George Bridge, Market Square, Melville, Raandjeslaagte, Rand Tram, Rustenburg Road, Siemert Road, Spencer Commission, Staib Street, tram routes, trams, Trolley-buses, Twist Street, William Henry Miles