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Title: Demolition of the old Cape Town Station, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Railways, Demolition, Architecture
Description: Soon the walls will come down, too - and a new phoenix rise out of the ashes of the old station.
Identifier: islandora:17410

Title: YWCA Building, Long Street, Cape Town, circa 1979
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Urban development, City planning
Description: The future of the old YWCA building, a fine example of Victorian architecture in Long Street is in the balance. The old YWCA building, or No. 76 to 80 Long Street, is listed in the definitive work, Buildings of Central Cape Town, as being Victorian with a distinctive cast of double level veranda. On the second floor a panel reads 'In memory of Minnie and Maria Bam, Founded 1886 Rebuilt 1903.'
Identifier: islandora:17444

Title: Panoramic view of Green Point Common, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Green Point (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development, Building
Description: The Green Point Common, once an open grazing ground for cattle, has been transformed in recent years to meet the recreational and sporting needs of Cape Town's growing population. This panoramic view, taken on Monday from Signal Hill, shows the maze of playing fields, club houses and access roads now laid out across the Common from Three Anchor Bay (on left) to the York Road traffic circle and tree-lined Metropolitan Golf Course (on right). Conspicuous landmarks are the building and tower of Christian Brothers' College, Green Point (bottom right), the oval Stadium on the common, and Robben Island in the distance.
Identifier: islandora:15096

Title: Squatters, Hout Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Urban poor--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Temporary housing--South Africa, Dwellings--Social aspects--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Moses with children from the squatter camps.
Identifier: islandora:5743

Title: The Haven, Cape Town
Subject: Homeless persons--South Africa--Social conditions, Urban poor--South Africa, Shelters for the homeless--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid, The Cordoned Heart
Description: A naked man in one of the communal bedrooms at the Haven Night Shelter. For a nominal sum, a homeless man could get a bed for the night, a protein-enriched supper, bathing and washing facilities, and the opportunity to see a social worker.
Identifier: islandora:5737

Title: Bellville, Cape Town, 1970s
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Business, Urban development, Architecture, Transport
Description: Shopping in Bellville, heart of the Tygerberg.
Identifier: islandora:16827

Title: Demolition of the old railway station, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Demolition, Architecture, Urban development, City planning
Description: Demolition of the old railway station, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17420

Title: Aerial view, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, City planning, Urban development, Residential buildings
Description: Aerial view of Camps Bay in the early 1990s
Identifier: islandora:17000

Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town, circa 1930s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historical, Transport, Roads, Urban development
Description: Adderley Street, Cape Town, at night, before closure of the tramways in 1939.
Identifier: islandora:17370

Title: Lone vehicle on deserted road, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Motorcars, Urban areas, Development, Roads, Infrastructure
Description: A lone vehicle drives along a deserted Baden-Powell Drive, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16476

Title: Cape Town suburbs
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Agriculture, Urban development, Devil's Peak (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Cape Town suburbs.
Identifier: islandora:17478

Title: Mysterious tunnel unearthed, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development, Buildings
Description: Mr Roy Chapman, site foreman on the Western Boulevard flyover project near Dock Road, inspects the mysterious tunnel unearthed by a bulldozer today. The tunnel, cut by hand through granite-hard walls, extends for at least 200m, and no records exist of the tunnel although a rusted sewerage pipe runs along the floor of the tunnel.
Identifier: islandora:15105

Title: Cartwright's Corner building, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, City planning, Urban development, Demolition
Description: The old Cartwright's Corner building, a splendid example of Victorian ornateness, was in keeping with other similar buildings in Adderley Street. The new building on this site,though one of the better examples of modern architecture, dwarfs the beautiful old Standard Bank Building in its original setting. (Published 15 August 1974). Cape Archives.
Identifier: islandora:17345

Title: Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Transport, Roads, Buses, Urban development
Description: A petrol station at an intersection in Bellville, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16808

Title: Abandoned buildings, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Urban areas, Development
Description: Abandoned buildings on Robben Island, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16506

Title: Final stages of dismantling the bridge that spanned the Liesbeek River, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Liesbeek River (South Africa), Building, Urban areas, Development
Description: Six-ton girders, the last of the bridge that spanned the Liesbeek River at Mowbray, being removed today. The area reclaimed has been filled in and the road will soon run straight through.
Identifier: islandora:16576

Title: Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, 1963
Subject: Sea Point (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban development, Roads, Architecture, Business
Description: Corner of Main Road and Kloof Road, Sea Point, 1963.
Identifier: islandora:17479

Title: Burg Street, Cape Town, 1991
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Churches, Religion, Urban development, Historic buildings
Description: The Old: The Metropolitan Methodist church hall and former bookshop in Burg Street which are due to be demolished.
Identifier: islandora:17504

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