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Title: Housing development in Montana, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, ,
Description: The Montana development constisted originally of 250 serviced plots, on which 145 homes have already been built. A further 70 plots of around 600 sq m and upwards in size recently came on to the market and are selling from R8 000. Once these have been sold a further 80 plots will be made available but these will not come on to the market until all services have been provided. These include telephone cables and street lighting.
Identifier: islandora:15355

Title: Residences in Kotzee Street Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, ,
Description: Residences in Kotzee Street, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15441

Title: Woman stands in front of half her house, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Wrecking, ,
Description: Mrs Alice van Blerk outside half her house in Observatory. Arrow shows where building operations have cut the house by half.
Identifier: islandora:15573

Title: View of Nyanga residences, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, ,
Description: A far cry from the barren land at Nyanga - the Chulayo family have tea at the surburban home where they are being sheltered. From left are Jackson Chulayo, his wife Winfred and children Stella and Stanley.
Identifier: islandora:15595

Title: Foreshore freeway construction, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Urban development, Infrastructure, Transport, Building
Description: View of the Foreshore, Cape Town, shows progress on the freeways. At the start of the major contract, which will provide about 1 km of elevated dual carriageways parallel to the harbour fence, Murray & Stewart (Cape Town) offered to cut six months from the contract time. Three years later, with allowable extensions, they are still ahead of that speeded-up schedule. This means that the project should be completed in September 1976. Allowing for escalation, the total value of the work now being handled on the freeways will be in the region of R21-million.
Identifier: islandora:15125

Title: Modern home in Elsies River built by the family, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Elsies River (South Africa), Apartheid, Housing, Residential buildings
Description: A modern home in Elsies River built by the family.
Identifier: islandora:18117

Title: Cottages in Newlands, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, ,
Description: Row of cottages in Newlands.
Identifier: islandora:15547

Title: Maitland Garden Village in disrepair , Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, ,
Description: Above and below: Maitland Garden Village houses have broken fences and unkempt gardens. Because of lack of funds, the City Council does only essential maintenance, and people ask why they should carry out repairs when they might soon have to move.
Identifier: islandora:15195

Title: Dredging soil from Rietvlei, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Industries, Building, ,
Description: Dredging of five million cubic metres of soil from Rietvlei, near Milnerton, started at the weekend. Picture shows the end of an 8.5km pipeline through which the soil, mixed with sea water, is pumped to Table Bay (opposite Paarden Eiland) to fill a huge area being reclaimed from the sea to extend Cape Town Docks. Reclamation will continue till November.
Identifier: islandora:15307

Title: Aerial view of Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Residential buildings, Railroads, ,
Description: In the centre of the picture is the beginning of a new station for Mitchell's Plain. In the foreground are three-unit and four-unit dwellings nearing completion.
Identifier: islandora:15343

Title: Family sits outside their house in Ocean View, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Communities, Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Forced removals (South Africa), , ,
Description: Ocean View.
Identifier: islandora:15609

Title: Opening of the Muizenberg Pavilion, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Relaxation, Historic buildings, ,
Description: Muizenberg pavilion opened: This was the opening day of the Muizenberg Pavilion on December 14, 1929. Built at a cost of some £200 000 it was destined to last only only about 40 years, for the demolition started on this building towards the end of 1970. This brick and stone building replaced the old wooden pavilion with its wooden-slatted promenade deck that served bathers and visitors alike to this most popular of South African beaches. This pavilion which was opened by the Cape Administrator of the time, Mr J.H. Conradie, consisted of three sections - the bathing cubicles, the tearoom-restauraunt and a theatre seating about 900.
Identifier: islandora:15381

Title: Mother and son stand with dog in front of their house, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Gardens, ,
Description: A modern house at Parow north.
Identifier: islandora:15793

Title: The dovecote at Koornhoop in Mowbray, Cape Town
Subject: Historic buildings, Residential buildings, Farmhouses, Dovecotes, ,
Description: Members leaving the dovecote ar Koornhoop, Mowbray, to see what the building looks like at the back. The dovecote, and the two gables flanking it, were proclaimed the next day.
Identifier: islandora:15427

Title: The closing down of hotels, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Hotels, Historic buildings, ,
Description: The Rio Grande Hotel, the 11th to close down there in about 10 years and the fourth to be used for the aged. / Witnesses of past grandeur.
Identifier: islandora:15383

Title: Men inspect aluminium house, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Construction, ,
Description: A prefabricated aluminium house erected at Nyanga Location was inspected today by officials of the Cape Divisional Council. This picture shows Mr H.M. Pansegrouw, superintendent of Nyanga, and Mr R.S. MacDonald looking at the back of it.
Identifier: islandora:15588

Title: Macassar Coloured township near Somerset West, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Residential buildings, ,
Description: Many families rehoused at the Macassar Coloured township near Somerset West have returned to their squatter lives in the bush, officials say. The families say they cannot afford the rents at Macassar and that they prefer the bush to the township.
Identifier: islandora:15184

Title: The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Business, Apartheid, Architecture, Building, Afrikaners
Description: An example of the office building accommodation available in Bellville's growing central business district district is this modern building society block. The Saambou National Building Society's new building in Bellville was officially opened this week by Dr C.F. Albertyn. In addition to the shopping space on the ground floor, there are seven floors of office space and the banking hall also provides for art exhibitions. Saambou now owns buildings in Bellville valued at more than R1 500 000. With office accommodation in big demand in the rapidly developing Tygeberg area, office blocks are going up all over. One of the latest and largest blocks is the Saambou National Building, opened towards the end of last year. This building offers shopping space on the ground floor and seven floors of office space.
Identifier: islandora:16830

Title: Aerial view of Muizenberg, Cape Town
Subject: Infrastructure, Residential buildings, Ocean, ,
Description: Right: The beach front at Muizenberg soon after sunrise on a clear winter's morning. This photograph shows the area of beach once occupied by the now demolished Muizenberg Pavilion.
Identifier: islandora:15396

Title: Valkenburg Manor, Cape Town
Subject: Historic buildings, Architecture, Restaurants, ,
Description: As it is today - After reconstruction the Valkenburg manor, occupied by the Rosenfontein restaurant, became one of the Cape's most admired and best-frequented eating venues.
Identifier: islandora:15570

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