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Usually the train moves but with Park Station it’s been the building that moves

Posted on 17 Feb 2013 - by liz In: Encounters and stories, Heritage, History, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, Museums, Newtown, Tourist attraction

Park Station then and now:

Currently seen opposite Brickfields in Newtown and just south-west of Mandela Bridge
Johannesburg’s first railway station , commissioned by the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek and designed by the Dutch architect Jacob Klinkhamer, was manufactured in Rotterdam in 1895. It was brought out to the Transvaal and was re-erected at Park Halt (as Park [...]

Discover hidden pockets of Joburg with the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

Posted on 22 Jan 2013 - by liz In: Braamfontein, Eating out, Heritage, History, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, Museums, Newtown, Restaurants, South African Culture, South African History, Things to do and see, Travel and tourism

The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation runs weekly tours usually on Saturday afternoons. What makes them special is that they explore interesting parts of Johannesburg, often include unusual places and spaces that are off-the-tourist-route, and they are often walking tours. They also sometimes do bus tours (like the Parktown Garden Tour on Sun 17th Feb and the [...]