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Title: Old railway station, Cape Town, circa 1965
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Trains, Historic buildings, Transport, Urban development
Description: Looking into the first railway station in Cape Town, from the Castle.
Identifier: islandora:17430

Title: House in Wale Street, Cape Town, 1951
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition, Urban development
Description: Old house at the top of Wale Street.
Identifier: islandora:17206

Title: Former New Apostolic Church, Cape Town, 1984
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Urban development, Commerce, Architecture
Description: A night club and takeaways have replaced a New Apostolic church.
Identifier: islandora:17310

Title: Aerial view, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Land, Urban development, Buildings
Description: The view of Cape Town, looking in a south-easterly direction, is another of the series taken by The Argus photographer from the top of recently completed 300ft. chimney at the Dock-Road power station. In the centre of the picture are the railway motor transport sheds and marshalling yards, and to the right of them monument station, the goods yards and part of the main station. The Grand Boulevard, which is planned as the main road link with the southern suburbs, will join Adderley Street at the extreme left of the picture, and where the fun fair appears in the photograph, the 1,000,000 Van Riebeeck Hotel will be built.
Identifier: islandora:15110

Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town, 1908
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Transport, Urban development, Tramways
Description: Adderley Street, Cape Town, 1908. Electric trams, Cape carts and drays.
Identifier: islandora:17353

Title: Foreshore, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Date unknown, Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development, Building
Description: Foreshore
Identifier: islandora:15097

Title: St George's Cathedral, Cape Town , 1859
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Christianity, Urban development, Architecture
Description: The old classical St George's Cathedral at the top od St George's Street in 1859.
Identifier: islandora:17361

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: Cape Town through microscope
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development, Buildings
Description: Here you see modern Cape Town through a microscope, and the analysis shows that the place is rapidly becoming a dense concrete jungle.
Identifier: islandora:15100

Title: St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, circa 1950s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Church Buildings, Architecture, Urban development
Description: The portico of the old St. George's Cathedral was demolished in 1952. Cape Town people who might wish to see just how lovely it was, can do so - by going to London to look at St Pancreas Church from the local design was adapted. The site of the old portico is largely used as a car park. The picture shows a view of St George's Street with the Cathedral at the top.
Identifier: islandora:17354

Title: Archaeological finds, Golden Acre site, Cape Town, 1975
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Water, Archaeology, Building, Urban development
Description: Jessie Fagan (nearest the camera) and colleagues from the South African Museum and University of Cape Town, at work unearthing stone at Cape Town's Golden Acre - part of a dam wall dating back to the earliest days of the Cape. It is hoped to remove sections for preservation.
Identifier: islandora:17492

Title: Cape Town Civic Centre
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development, Building
Description: New Civic Centre: overall view of the new Cape Town Civic Centre site on the Foreshore. The R6m basement contract is being handled by Murray and Stewart and is on schedule for completion in August, 1973. Matter & Weich (PTY) LTD.
Identifier: islandora:15093

Title: High Constantia, Constantia, Cape Town, 1954
Subject: Constantia (Cape Town South Africa), Colonialism, Culture, Historic buildings, Urban development
Description: Rambling High Constantia, built by Robertson Fuller Bertram early this century, with its chimneys and gables. High Constantia - it has 29 bedrooms - [?] six acres of land was brought today (subject to confirmation) by Mr Duncan Taylor for - 0, 100[?] The seller was the Royal Institute of International Affairs, which received the property as a gift from Sir Henry Price, one of the founders of the Institute. The auctioneers were Zoutendyk and Brand, Ltd.
Identifier: islandora:17467

Title: Land reclamation, Foreshore, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Aerial views, Urban development, City planning, Building
Description: Cape Town Harbour and reclaimed land on the Foreshore, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17143

Title: Foreshore freeway construction, Cape Town City
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Urban development, Infrastructure, Transport, Building
Description: The Foreshore Freeway which will link the Eastern and Western boulevards. At bottom, work can be seen in progress over the Culemborg goods yards. To the right of the freeway can be seen the new Customs House under construction. The building under construction below the Sanlam Centre is Caltex House, which is an extension of the existing Douglas Murray Building. The City Council's new parking garage can be seen below the freeway's upper end.
Identifier: islandora:15124

Title: Wale Street, Cape Town, 1800s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Church buildings, Roads, Urban development
Description: Wale Street and St. George's Cathedral, circa 1852.
Identifier: islandora:17366

Title: Church Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Historic buildings, Roads
Description: Looking up Church Street, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17507

Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town, 1920s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Roads, Urban development
Description: This is what Adderley Street looked liked in the 1920s, when the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce was already more than 100 years old (see far right).
Identifier: islandora:17347

Title: Rondebosch, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), City planning, Urban parks, Real estate development, Urban development, Building
Description: This is the Rondebosch Camp Ground position as the Wanderer saw it from the air. The new parkway excavations down the east side will reduce the commonage by 1-11th. True villagers are fighting for the inviolability of the ground as laid down in the Church Land Act of 1909.
Identifier: islandora:16615

Title: Archaeological finds, Golden Acre site, Cape Town, 1975
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Water, Archaeology, Building, Urban development
Description: Mr Michael Wilson (left), the archaeologist working on the Golden Acre site, points out a section of what may be the wall of Van Riebeeck's historic 'drinkwaterback' dam to Mr Graeme Clark, site engineer.
Identifier: islandora:17493

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