Category: Johannesburg history and heritage

JCAF_Interactive_Infoscreen Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation [JCAF] Forest Town Johannesburg Posted on JCAF the institution  Known by its acronym as JCAF, this is a non-profit institution supported by philanthropists: Gordon Schachat,  Adrian… Read more Miners Ellis Park RIP. Drew Lindsay – a gentle giant with a heart of gold and a soaring spirit Posted on A giant tree has fallen  What a legacy Drew Lindsay has given Jozi. Apart from the deeply felt loss and… Read more Parkhurst-Hardware Parkhurst Hardware more than 70 years in business Posted on Family business takes on a whole new level of meaning when it comes to Parkhurst Hardware  There are many shops… Read more Construction_underground_postal-Tunnels-Johannesburg Underground tunnels in Central Jozi Posted on Jeppe Street Post Office 1935 While writing my last post on Art Deco in Johannebsurg, I came across photos in… Read more chrysler_building_lobby-2-1 Art Deco in Johannesburg Posted on Buildings competing for Numero Uno  Like many born and bred Jozi-ites I have seen many iterations of this mad brash… Read more The Lost Men France I Paul Emmanuel’s Men and Monuments WAM 2020 Posted on The Lost Men series and counter-memorials  There are 3 installations dealing with this theme: Grahamstown 2004; Mozambique 2007 and the… Read more Diane_Victor_2021_exhibition Folly, Frailty and Fear: Diane Victor University of Johannesburg 2021 Posted on This is not flattery “Flattery”: excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one’s own interests. Diane Victor brushes off… Read more View from Transwerke rooftop Braamfontein Exciting plans afoot for a creative hub at Constitution Hill Posted on A planned Creative Hub at Constitution Hill Over the last year I have missed exploring Joburg so was delighted when… Read more garden_Liz_at_Lancaster Then and now: 79 Lancaster 50 years on Posted on 2021 marks 50 years of Liz’s connection to 79 Lancaster Ave. As a young couple we purchased the house in… Read more Roving Bantu Brixton A visit to Sophiatown with Lucille Davie Posted on Lucille Davie’s Sophiatown tour I wrote briefly in my last blog about the history of SophiaTown, and its destruction in… Read more
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