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Title: Aerial view, Rondebosch Common, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban parks, City planning, Real estate development, Building
Description: Rondebosch Common: the clump of trees in the middle marks the site of Barnabas Shais Tabernacle and two graveyards. The aerial view of Rondebosch Common shows many of the places mentioned by Jose Burman in his article. A: The Camp Ground Road, flanked by a long strip of stone-pines. B: Park Road, running along the south side of the common. C: The newly built Milner Road North, completed in spite of the protests of lovers of the common. D: The group of pines which marks the place where the old chapel known as the Tabernacle once stood (there were also two graveyards there). E: The Red Cross Children's Hospital. F: The Rustenburg Girls' High School. The network of paths revealed by this photograph is hardly noticeable from the ground.
Identifier: islandora:16613

Title: Aerial view, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Urban development, Infrastructure, Transport
Description: Aerial view of the Foreshore in Cape Town shows the Monumental Park in the foreground, on which the opera house is to be built, flanked on the left by the industrial buildings close to the Culemborg goods yards and on the right by the Sanlam Centre and the new Medipark building. The new station complex and the Paul Sauer Railways Administration building can be seen in the open space between the station, and the Monumental Park is the site for the new Cape Civic Centre.
Identifier: islandora:15119

Title: Aerial view of Chrysler's Elsies River plant, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Elsies River (South Africa), Apartheid, Urban development
Description: Aerial view of Chrysler's Elsies River plant.
Identifier: islandora:18115

Title: Aerial view, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Urban development, Infrastructure
Description: A mosaic of concrete and glass formed by modern buildings in the central business district of Cape Town. This aerial view of the city was taken form the foot of the Heerengracht looking up Adderley Street towards the Public Gardens. The city centre today [seems to be] sprouting cars in beds of tar. ...must plan to remove the traffic circle on the Heerengracht, says the City Engineer. And he asks: Is it the best civic layout?'
Identifier: islandora:15115

Title: Aerial view, Foreshore, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Cities and towns, Urban areas, Land, Urban development
Description: Aerial view of Foreshore.
Identifier: islandora:15113

Title: Aerial view, central Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Recreation, Environment, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Aerial view of central Cape Town from Mouille Point towards Devil's Peak, showing the Green Point Common and stadium, the central city and harbour.
Identifier: islandora:17027

Title: Aerial view, Atlantis ,Cape Town
Subject: Atlantis (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, City planning, Urban development, Coloured Labour Preference Area Policy (South Africa),
Description: Aerial view of sub-economic housing construction in apartheid-era Atlantis, the dormitory suburb built for Coloured people outside Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16714

Title: Aerial view, Foreshore fountain, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Cities and towns, Urban areas, Land, Urban development
Description: Chequered sidewalks and zebra pedestrian crossings make a pleasing pattern in this air photograph of the Foreshore fountain. On the left are the Paul Sauer building and the War Memorial.
Identifier: islandora:15114

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: Aerial view, Cape Town City
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Land, Infrastructure, Transport
Description: The acre of ground, bounded by Adderley Street, Strand Street, Plein Street and Castle Street, that Cape Town has inherited.
Identifier: islandora:15165

Title: Aerial view of roads being constructed in Cape Town, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: New national road into Cape Town begins to take shape: This aerial view from above the contour plough-lines on the Bellville hills shows the wide, white ribbon which is the path of the new national-road approach to Cape Town. The road, now being made, will have double-width traffic lanes and the route will by-pass the populous areas of Parow and Goodwood, seen on the left, as well as Wingfield airport. The new highway will open up a vast area of as yet undeveloped country.
Identifier: islandora:16565

Title: Aerial view, Observatory, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Observatory (Cape Town, South Africa), Cemeteries, Aerial views, Buildings, Infrastructure, Urban areas
Description: St Peter's Cemetery, Observatory, is on the left of the picture, between Main Road and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Identifier: islandora:15126

Title: Aerial view, freeway construction, Constantia Valley, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport, Building, Environment
Description: A freeway snakes through Constantia Valley farmland, preparing to carry an ever-increasing load of urban traffic across a once tranquil area. This photograph was taken during the construction of the Blue Route.
Identifier: islandora:16562

Title: Aerial view of Settlers Way, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport, Motorcars
Description: An aerial view of Settlers Way looking towards Groote Schuur.
Identifier: islandora:16557

Title: Aerial view, Gardens, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Gardens (Cape Town, South Africa), Urban areas, Residential buildings, Architecture
Description: Gardens, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15163

Title: Aerial view if Black River Parkway and Settlers Way, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport
Description: The view of Black River Parkway and Settlers Way, looking northward, shows the intricate pattern of "clover leaf" and fly-over bridges near Mowbray, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16560

Title: Aerial view of Cape Flats, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Peninsula (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, Apartheid, City planning, Urban development, Housing
Description: Housing construction on the sandy Cape Flats
Identifier: islandora:16973

Title: Aerial view of northern suburbs, Cape Town
Subject: Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Afrikaners, City planning, Urban development,
Description: Aerial view towards Table Mountain, showing the new suburb of Bellville at centre left
Identifier: islandora:16781

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