Monday 2 June 2014

Joburg - Then and Now

Hello Journeyers!
Happy (?) Monday! We had an incredible weekend. Cedric's parents are in SA and we spent the weekend with his mother. While browsing Facebook this morning these images caught my attention of Johannesburg - Then and Now. After looking at these photos I almost wish that I grew up in that era. It reminds me of my favorite movie The Notebook. I can just imagine it....*floating off to day dreamland now*....

Photograph by: Roxanne Henderson and Pericles Anetos
Central Fire Station with central façade of four columns with firemen statues on top. The building built in 1933 and designed by George Cumming is on the corner of Kruis and Frederick Streets, Johannesburg.
Photograph by: Roxanne Henderson and Pericles Anetos
Greaterman's Building, corner of President and Joubert Streets, Johannesburg CBD.
Photograph by: Roxanne Henderson and Pericles Anetos
Jeppe street post office situated on Jeppe street in the Johannesburg CBD.
Photograph by: Roxanne Henderson and Pericles Anetos
View of Market Street looking east.
Photograph by: Roxanne Henderson and Pericles Anetos
Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown.
Photograph by: Noel Watson and Roxanne Henderson
Poswohl Synagogue, completed on August 21, 1921 in Mooi Street, Johannesburg. Its worshippers were Jewish Immigrants from Poswohl, Lithuania. It was declared a National Monument on December 4, 1981.
Photograph by: Roxanne Henderson and Pericles Anetos
Grand National's Skywalk on Pritchard street.

Any era / time you could see yourself living in???

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I cannot wait to share ours with you during the week!

2 comments:

  1. I love history so I loved this post! It's so interesting to see what JHB looked like! I would maybe have liked to live in the Roaring Twenties just because that era has always intrigued me :)

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    1. Ahhh yesss... It's true! It's amazing to see how Joburg changed over the years.

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