Cape Town in the past

Photo;Fay Lea.

Adderley Street, Cape Town ca. 1898

VIEW ORIGINAL.........for a fascinating look at what the city looked like 122 years ago. Virtually all the well known streets are there albeit, sparsely populated.. Today’s residential areas were mostly farms and small-holdings.. Unfortunately a small area on the right (Sea Point) has been damaged and the ‘repair job’ could have been better, but still gives a good indication of the lay of the land.

Corner Waterkant and Loop streets.

In 1922 two extra floors were added and the dome and statue were replaced after the completion of the addition.

Swindon Property

Old Cape Town

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British Pathe Newsreel Clip from the 1920s Camps Bay Tram Ride

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Cape Town Adderley Street Cape Colony 1870

These surely was the slimmest buidings ever in the city.......where the Absa centre stands today. Check your bearings with the war memorial lower left.

Spracklens in Plein Street, Cape Town, where my Mom sometimes used to shop....with me in tow. Late 50's.

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Commercial Street, Cape Town c.1930, with the town house built by Willem Jan Klerck (1790s) in the foreground. From the Arthur Elliot Collection in the Cape Archives.