The Cape Town residence of Cecil Rhodes
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Let’s take a walk down memory lane with these images of what Cape Town used to look like, with most of the images dating back as far as the early 1900s.
Every year on the 2nd day of January the streets of Cape town become alive with colour and music, when the various "troops" of Coons march to the centre of town.This shot was taken during the early sixties in District Six.
Let's take a walk down memory lane with these images of what Cape Town used to look like, with most of the images dating back as far as the early 1900s.
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Take a nostalgic trip down Cape Town's memory lane through these classic photos of an ever-changing city
Once upon a time, at the southernmost tip of Africa, nestled in a hollow between the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and slopes of Table Mountain lived an awesome bourgeoning community of thespians. District Six was home to bohemians, artists, merchants, preachers, students, business people, gangsters and everyone in between. Think New York’s Greenwich Village…
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View appears to be from the tower on the pier.
Postcard of the "Mailship" leaving the docks for the U. K.......... Sadly a scene we see no more!
Cape Town : Waterfront Rights to this picture are owned by the Western Cape Provincial Archives Cape Town: Adderley Street Rights to this picture are owned by the Western Cape Provincial Archives Flower Sellers in Adderley Street Rights to this picture are owned by the Western Cape Provincial Archives. These photos are hanging in my place of work. During meetings, especially the dull ones in one particular boardroom, I find myself staring at them, trying to imagine myself back into that time. It is a wonderful exercise. I still have not quite worked out, after having lived in Cape Town for 2 years now, how they managed to reclaim quite as much of the land back from the sea that they have. When you are in Woodstock, it really doesn't look as though people could have been swimming on a beach nearby! Similarly, when you note that one of the main streets in Cape Town city is called Strand (Beach) Street - there isn't a beach anywhere vaguely near it! But the flower sellers are still on Adderley street. I think they are having a really rough time of it in these times of economic recession - but they are still there!
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Take a nostalgic trip down Cape Town's memory lane through these classic photos of an ever-changing city
Newlands packed to the rafters.
This falls outside the normal time frame of this set, but this rustic scene of the city bowl portrays life in the slow lane of a hundred years ago.
Photo: Hubert J. M. Dewas via Andre Dewas.
Let's take a walk down memory lane with these images of what Cape Town used to look like, with most of the images dating back as far as the early 1900s.
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'No matter where we are, we are here.' Mrs Abrahams, 1994 Cape Town has much to offer any tourist, international or domestic, and despite being spoilt for choice whatever your area of interest, I recommend finding the time to visit the places and museums that speak of the history of our city, the evolution of
Cape Town has been voted as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and these vintage photos show the city in a way you’ve never seen – or at the very least, don’t remember.
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Taken from the balcony of the O.K. Bazaars from where I was having a Wimpy at the time.
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Superb postcard of Table Mountain seen from Signal Hill.I really like that Jag!
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The O.K. Bazaars with the Standard Bank to the right of it.
A view of Church Square dating from around 1892. The slave tree, under which slaves were sold, was situated just to the right of the trees in the photograph. The remarkable clarity of this image was achieved by the photographer taking multiple exposures - as indicated by the slight blur of the feet of pedestrians crossing the square.
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