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Title: City Hall, Cape Town, circa 1934
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Roads, Urban development, Local government
Description: Cape Town City Hall, circa 1934.
Identifier: islandora:17365

Title: Postcard of Grand Parade, Cape Town, on auction day
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Flea markets, Urban development, Architecture, Demolition
Description: Auction day on the Grand Parade, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17210

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: Disa Park , Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, Urban development, Apartheid, City planning, Architecture
Description: The photograph shows the 80 mile view from the Disa Park flat complex rising on the slopes of Devil's Peak, Cape Town. This is the first tower which will be completed this week. The contractors on Disa Park are Murray and Roberts Industrialised Buildings.
Identifier: islandora:16968

Title: Lower Adderley street, Cape Town.
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Urban development, Commerce, Roads
Description: Lower Adderley Street as it appears today: excavation has been made to receive a combination of concrete tunnels that will convey the city's storm water to the new harbour.
Identifier: islandora:17364

Title: Plein Street, Cape Town, 1963
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Historical, Motorcars, Roads
Description: Traffic police in Plein Street, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:17506

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: Aerial view of Parow, Cape Town
Subject: Landscapes, Infrastructure, Urban development, Roads, ,
Description: Parow, nine years ago a small Cape Town "dormitory," now a thriving industrial and business centre. Its council has ambitious schemes in hand for improving the amenities for its rapidly expanding population.
Identifier: islandora:15792

Title: Cape Town City
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Urban development
Description: Foreshore
Identifier: islandora:15086

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: Long Street, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Infrastructure, Urban development, City planning, Roads
Description: Long Street
Identifier: islandora:17363

Title: Groote Kerk, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Religion, City planning, Urban development, Architecture
Description: Groote Kerk on Church Square, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17154

Title: Koeberg intersection, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), c1973, Urban areas, Development, Transport, Motorcars, Railways
Description: Koeberg intersection, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16559

Title: Foreshore reclamation, Cape Town, 1951
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, City planning, Architecture, Cape Town Harbour
Description: The annotated picture above illustrates how Adderley Street is to be extended under Cape Town's Foreshore scheme. Work on the new road begins on Monday.
Identifier: islandora:17499

Title: Culemborg goods station, Cape Town, circa 1952
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Transport, Infrastructure, Urban development, City planning
Description: One of the huge loading banks at the new Culemborg goods station, which was opened for traffic over the weekend. A feature of the station is the large number of weighing scales scattered along the platforms.
Identifier: islandora:17396

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