Tag: Yeoville

• 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

• Theatres and Bioscopes in early Johannesburg

  

  The first theatre in JHB called Theatre Royal was in Market Street (east) and erected on 17 June 1887 (some sources say 15th June) by J. Mipping. The portable and demountable structure came from Newcastle. The two stands on which the theatre was erected were purchased by Mipping via a sale on 8 December 1886.…

  Marc Latilla

  July 29, 2013

  Johannesburg

  20th Century, Academy Theatre, Adam Leslie Theatre, Alhambra Theatre, Anstley’s, Apollo, Astoria, Avalon, Bantu Men’s Social Centre, Bijou Theatre, Black Sun, Blue fox, Braamfontein, Brooke Theatre, Carlton Theatre, Chelsea Hotel, Chelsea Theatre, Cinerama, Civic Theatre, Colosseum, Commissioner Street, Curzon, Doornfontein, Dorkay House, Eloff Street, Empire Palace of Variety, Fillis Circus, Fine Arts Theatre, Fox Street, Gem Theatre, Globe Theatre, Grove Kinema, Highpoint, Hillbrow, His Majesty’s, Intimate Theatre, Market Street, Market Theatre, Melville, Metro, Mini Cine cult cinema, Moncine, Monte Carlo, Odin Theatre, Orpheum, Oxford Hotel, Piccadilly Theatre, Plastic Theatre, Playhouse, Plaza Cinema, Regal Kinema, Rissik Street, Royal Cinerama, Scala Theatre, Sophiatown, Standard Theatre, Starlite, Ster City, Taj Cinema, Tea Room cinemas, The Colony, Theatre Royal, Victory Theatre, Village Theatre, Windmill Theatre, Yeoville, YMCA Theatre

• 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…

  Marc Latilla

  April 9, 2011

  Johannesburg

  Charlton Terrace, Doornfontein, Gordon Terrace, John Charlton, Map, Saratoga Avenue, Shelley House, St. Augustine Anglican Church, Yeoville

• 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…

  Marc Latilla

  February 13, 2011

  Johannesburg

  Braamfontein, Bree Street Kink, Doornfontein, Early Johannesburg, Eloff Street, Ferreira’s Camp, Hillbrow, Hospital Hill, Jeppe Street, Jeppestown, Map, Market Street, Natal Camp, Paarl Camp, Palace Buildings, Randjeslaagte, Rissik Street, Yeoville