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Title: City Bowl and Table Bay in the 1930s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Urban development, Environment, Architecture
Description: Cape Town view from Signal Hill about 1936.
Identifier: islandora:17053

Title: Tablecloth on Table Mountain, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Urban development, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Weather
Description: A bank of cloud over Table Mountain and Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17048

Title: Cape Town and Table Bay from upper Cableway station, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Urban development, Environment, Architecture
Description: Cape Town from upper Cableway station
Identifier: islandora:17052

Title: Table Bay Power Station, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Electric industries, Demolitions
Description: The grand old lady of the Foreshore is finally to make way for a more modern development after a stay of execution of several years during which supporters and detractors debated her merits and shortcomings. The City Council has accepted a R1,5-million tender for the demolition of the Table Bay Power Station, one of the city's most familiar landmarks and operations are expected to start next month.
Identifier: islandora:18125

Title: Table Bay pier, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development, Harbors
Description: Until about 40 years ago Table Bay provided safe anchorage for seafarers close to the city, as the top picture shows. That was before the pier (seen in the picture) was demolished and reclamation pushed the waterfront more than two kilometres seawards.
Identifier: islandora:15092

Title: Table View , Cape Town, 1970s
Subject: Table View (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, Urban development, City planning, Apartheid, Beaches
Description: Plot by the sea: Table View is one of the few areas in the Peninsula where one can buy a plot on the sea front and build a house. There are 1 631 plots in the area. Most of them are for sale.
Identifier: islandora:16969

Title: Ships in Table Bay
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Shipping, Urban development, City planning, Architecture
Description: Ships in Table Bay prior to the expansion of the harbour and the Foreshore reclamation. The Breakwater Prison building is visible at centre left.
Identifier: islandora:17083

Title: Aerial view with Table Mountain in the background, Cape Town, 1981
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), City planning, Urban development, Harbours, Pollution
Description: Aerial view towards Lion's Head, Cape Town, from Epping Industria.
Identifier: islandora:17094

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