Tag Archive: trams

26 Sep

History of Newtown Pt.1

The area known as Newtown was originally a marshy piece of land outside of the triangle known as Raandjeslaagte which was laid out as Johannesburg. It stood 0.9 kms northwest…
September 26, 2021 at 7:52 pm 11 Comments
14 Apr

New photographs and an update

It’s been some months since the last Johannesburg post. The reason is that I’ve been working on an exciting new project based on some of the work here (and a…
April 14, 2017 at 10:41 pm 6 Comments
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
Twist street trams
01 Jun

Short history of trams in Johannesburg

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June 1, 2013 at 6:03 pm 75 Comments