Hillbrow-Tower, Johannesburg The Hillbrow Tower is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 269 m (883 ft), it was the tallest structure and tower in Africa for 40 years, it was also the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere until 1978. Home now to TELCOM a Communications Company.
Barclays Bank facing the Library Gardens. I worked there for a short time before I began studying music.
Jouberts Park, Johannesburg
Within a few years, what at one time was a bare stretch of veldt has been converted into a smiling garden with shady lanes and beautiful flower beds, thus forming one of the most attractive pleasure resorts of Johannesburg.
I used to walk through Joubert Park every morning to catch a bus to Rosebank when I was teaching there in the mid-sixties. Sadly, I haven't been there for many years. I doubt if it looks like this any more.
Weekend alert! Joburg City Festival kicks off Sunday, August 25 2013
It's been a while in the making, and now it's just a few days until the Joburg City Festival (an initiative of the Joburg City Tourism Association) kicks off. See my earlier posts Joburg gets an in...
Johannesburg City Centre Street Map
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Old Johannesburg post office
JOHANNESBURG DOWNTOWN
Hohenheim was the first of the Parktown mansions when completed in 1894. It was demolished in 1972 when the Johannesburg Academic Hospital was built.
The Old Arcade between Market and Commissioner Streets.