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Title: Camps Bay Pavilion burned down, Cape Town, 1973
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Fires, Entertainment, Disaster, Local government
Description: The charred ruins of the old Camps Bay pavilion stands today as a sad monument after a fire ripped through the 57-year-old building early today. It destroyed the equipment and the dreams of the Camps Bay Operatic and Dramatic Society and one of Cape Town's best-known landmarks. Damage is estimated at thousands of rands and the City Council's Amenities Committee is expected to look over the ruins during a scheduled tour of Camps Bay tomorrow.
Identifier: islandora:16990

Title: Camps Bay, Cape Town, 1946
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Roads, Urban development, Commerce, Recreation,
Description: Beach Road in Camps Bay in the late 1940s
Identifier: islandora:16957

Title: Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, Cape Town, 1957
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Urban development, Building, Architecture, Environment
Description: Visitors and tourists who delight in capturing with their cameras the many beauty spots of the "Incomplete Cape" will recognize this familiar scene view of Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles, taken from the Glen. Two aspects, however, combining ancient and modern features, are depicted here. In the foreground is the old and famous Round House tearoom, built originally as a shooting box for Lord Charles Somerset. On the left is the ancient Round House Annexe - the feature of which as a Youth Hostel has been the subject of recent municipal discussion. The modern aspect lies in the middle distance where part of the amazing development of Camps Bay can be seen.
Identifier: islandora:16948

Title: Tramway, Camps Bay , Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Infrastructure, Tramways, Recreation, Transport, History,
Description: Mountain Tramway, Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16958

Title: Phoenix Theatre, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Theatre, Entertainment, Urban development, Architecture
Description: The Phoenix Theatre at Camps Bay- what is its future? A theatre, cinema or a warehouse?
Identifier: islandora:16950

Title: Tram in Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Transport, Tramways, Recreation, History, Urban development
Description: This photograph is a very clear view of a tram operating in Camps Bay streets. It depicts busy streets with crowds waiting to 'catch a ride' on the tram.
Identifier: islandora:16951

Title: Table Bay and Cape Town, from the foot of Table Mountain
Subject: Table Bay (South Africa)--Pictorial works, Cape Town (South Africa)--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
Description: Shows Cape Town and Table Bay beyond, from a vantage point on Table Mountain. There is shipping in Table Bay and Bloubergstrand can be seen in the distance. Title taken from original painting.
Identifier: islandora:26366

Title: Table Bay : reclamation of Foreshore. Plan No. 2, to accompany report by Cathcart W. Methven
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Table Bay (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A hydrographic map of Table Bay Foreshore showing 1858-60 survey lines and 1902 fathom contours, with boundaries of the properties of the Imperial War Department, the Cape Government Railways, the Harbour Board, the Municipality of Cape Town and private owners, Woodstock Municipal freehold land and land to be expropriated by the Railway Department. The map also shows the Victoria Basin, the Amsterdam Battery, the railway station and railway line, the Castle, the Market, the military hospital, Fort Knokke, the Salt River workshops and the Salt River mouth and a few streets. Colour. Scale 1 inch to 800 feet.
Identifier: islandora:29788

Title: Children's swimming pool, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Children, Recreation, Tramways, Transport, Beaches
Description: Children's bathing pool, Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16953

Title: Ruyteplaats development, Hout Bay, for Stocks & Stocks (Pty) Ltd
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Slopes (landforms), Ruyteplaats Private Mountain Estate (Hout Bay, South Africa), Real estate development--South Africa--Hout Bay
Description: Ruyteplaats, Cape Town, Western Cape. "Slope orientation." This plan shows slope directions in relation to the contour lines., plan: scale 1:2000
Identifier: islandora:22704

Title: Scenic drive Camps Bay , Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Travel
Description: The finest scenic drive in the world used to be the tramride from Adderley Street over Kloof Nek down to Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16949

Title: Granger Bay Court, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Subject: Granger Bay Court (Cape Town, South Africa), Office buildings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town,
Description: Granger Bay Court, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town. Landscaping proposal: base drawing., Tracing paper copy of the hand-drawn original., Plan: scale 1:200
Identifier: islandora:22433

Title: Flooding, Camps Bay Pavilion, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Floods, Weather, Entertainment, History
Description: The Old Camps Bay Pavilion, that has stood the storms of many years, nearly threw in the towel early today as floodwaters from many mountain streams, swollen by last night's heavy rain, cascaded on to Victoria Road, marooning the building.
Identifier: islandora:16989

Title: Apartheid-era crowd control, Camps Bay Beach, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Beaches, Political activists
Description: Glen Beach - the ugly side of crowd control.
Identifier: islandora:16993

Title: Swimming pool, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Children, Recreation, Beaches, History
Description: Children's bathing pool, Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16952

Title: Ruyteplaats development, Hout Bay, for Stocks & Stocks (Pty) Ltd
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Ruyteplaats Private Mountain Estate (Hout Bay, South Africa), Real estate development--South Africa--Hout Bay
Description: Ruyteplaats, Cape Town, Western Cape. "Constraint analysis". This plan shows areas suitable for development, areas not suitable for development, and areas zoned as rural but with potential for low density housing., plan: scale 1:2000
Identifier: islandora:22702

Title: Ruyteplaats development, Hout Bay, for Stocks & Stocks (Pty) Ltd
Subject: South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Vegetation, Ruyteplaats Private Mountain Estate (Hout Bay, South Africa), Real estate development--South Africa--Hout Bay
Description: Ruyteplaats, Cape Town, Western Cape. Plan showing different areas of vegetation., plan: scale 1:2000
Identifier: islandora:22701

Title: Granger Bay Court, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Subject: Granger Bay Court (Cape Town, South Africa), Office buildings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town,
Description: Granger Bay Court, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town. Landscaping proposal: Dock Road elevation (line drawing)., Tracing paper copy of the hand-drawn original., Elevation: scale 1:200
Identifier: islandora:22436

Title: Lime Kiln Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Recreation, Beaches, Environment, Children
Description: Lime Kiln Bay, between Camps Bay and Bakoven.
Identifier: islandora:16954

Title: Tearoom at Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Environment, Mountains, Beaches, Urban development, History
Description: The construction of Victoria Road from Sea Point to Camps Bay, completed in 1887, provided impetus to the development of Camps Bay as a place for recreation. People were now able to cycle out to Camps Bay and enjoy the tidal pools, the Rotunda and concerts in the pavilion that had been developed. Shown here is the Pagoda tearoom, Camps Bay.
Identifier: islandora:16961

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