1. Th e D e a th
of
J oha nne s
burg

2. • Illu s t r a t in g t h e c o lla p s e a n d
p h y s ic a l d e s t r u c t io n o f
J o h a n n e s b u r g in t h e " N e w S o u t h
A f r ic a " -- t h e t h in g s t h a t t o u r is t s
a r e N O T t o ld a b o u t .
T h is is W h a t R e m a in s o f t h e W it s
D r i l l H a l l ….
W h e n t h e Q u e e n o f E n g la n d v is it e d
S o u t h A f r i c a i n 19 4 7 , t h e o f f i c i a l
r e c e p t io n f o r h e r w a s h e ld a t t h e
W it s D r ill H a ll, 9 5 A n d e r s o n
S tre e t .
F o r d e c a d e s , t h e W it s D r ill H a ll
w a s a fa m o u s ve nu e a nd e ve n a
t o u r is t a t t r a c t io n in c e n t r a l

7. • B re e S tre e t, J o ha nne s b urg ,
W h e r e G o ld ( U s e d ) t o L ie in t h e
S t r e e t , N o w , it ' s J u s t R u b b is h
• B r e e S t r e e t is o n e o f t h e m a in
t h o r o u g h f a r e s r u n n in g t h r o u g h
t h e c it y c e n t r e o f
J o h a nn e s b u r g , fr o m e a s t to
w e s t . It r u n s r ig h t t h r o u g h t h e
C B D , a nd us e d to b e o ne o f the
m a jo r e c o n o m ic c e n t r e ' s , a s
w e ll a s b e in g a r e s id e n t ia l
a re a .

13. A V is it t o
Ye o v ille

15. • Ye o v ille w a s o n e o f t h e
' t r e n d ie s t ' p la c e s in
J o h a n n e s b u r g . It s m a in
th o ro u g h fa re , R o c k e y
S t r e e t , w a s t h e p la c e f o r a
v e r y la t e n ig h t o u t , a n d
h e r e o n e c o u ld f in d a n
e c le c t ic m ix o f e x o t ic
s h o p s , d in in g
e s t a b lis h m e n t s , c lu b s a n d
w h o k n o w s w h a t a ll e ls e , if
y o u r e a lly lo o k e d .

16. C o r n e r o f R a ym o n d a n d R o c k e y
S t r e e t s , Ye o v ille . T h is u s e d t o
b e q u it e a f a m o u s r e s t a u r a n t , I
c a n ' t r e c a ll it s n a m e o f f h a n d ,
b u t I a m s u r e i t w a s M a ma 's .

17. S t r e e t c a f e , B e lle v u e E a s t ,
Ye o v ille . It ' s s t ill o p e n , b u t I
d id n ' t v e n t u r e t o o c lo s e
b e c a us e o f w ha t a p p e a re d to
b e s e w e r a g e in t h e g u t t e r ,
w h ic h r e a lly p u t m e o f f a b it .

18. B e z u id e n h o u t S t r e e t s , Ye o v ille .
T h e r e u s e d t o b e a la t e n ig h t
t a k e a w a y o n t h is c o r n e r . It w a s
a K e n t u c k y F r ie d C h ic k e n o n c e
u p o n a t im e a s w e ll.

19. L o o k in g d o w n B e z u id e n h o u t
S tre e t to w a rd s R o c k e y S tre e t .

20. A lit t le
fu rthe r u p
B e z u id e n h o
u t S tre e t ...

21. c o r n e r o f t h e m a jo r R o c k e y a n d
B e z u id e n h o u t S t r e e t
in t e r s e c t io n . O n e o f t w o p e t r o l
s t a t io n s in R o c k e y R o a d , b o t h
c lo s e d d o w n d u e t o b e in g
c o n t in u o u s ly r o b b e d o u t o f
b u s in e s s . It w a s c o n f ir m e d t h a t
t h e la s t o w n e r o f t h is p e t r o l
s t a t io n w a s s h o t d e a d w it h a n
A K -4 7 d u r in g a r o b b e r y . T h e
s t a t io n w a s ju s t a b a n d o n e d ,
h e n c e t h e p u m p ' s p ip e s h a n g
lo o s e ly t h e r e , n o r m a lly B P
w o u ld t a k e t h e ir s t u f f a w a y .

23. A t y p ic a l g u t t e d h o u s e , c o r n e r
o f M u lle r a n d B e z u id e n h o u t
S tre e ts . E ve n the ro o f ha s

24. S a u n d e r s R o a d Ye o v ille .
C u r r e n t ly in h a b it e d b y
s q u a t t e r s . T h e s t e n c h is
u n b e lie v a b le .

25. In h a b it e d h o u s e , lo w e r R o c k e y
S tr e e t , to w a r d s O b s e r v a to r y.
A L L o f t h e h o u s e s h e r e lo o k
lik e t h is . I r e c a ll t h a t t h e c h ie f
p h o t o g r a p h e r f o r A s s o c ia t e d
P r e s s i n 19 9 0 t e l l i n g m e h o w
h a p p y h e w a s t o b e b u y in g a
h o u s e h e r e , a n d h e lo o k e d a t
m e a ll f u n n y w h e n I t o ld h im I
d id n ' t t h in k it w a s a g o o d id e a .
L ik e a ll “ g o o d ” lib e r a ls , h e h a s
p r o b a b ly s in c e v o t e d w it h h is
fe e t.

27. T y p ic a l f ilt h y a p a r t m e n t
b lo c k , P o p e S t r e e t .

28. T a k e n f r o m m y c a r w h ile
m o v in g , a s b y n o w I h a d
a t t r a c t e d a t t e n t io n a n d w a s
b e in g f o llo w e d b y a n
a g g r e s s iv e g r o u p o f lo c a ls . It
w a s t im e t o le a v e Ye o v ille .

29. Joel
S tre e t ,
B e re a .

30. A p a rtme n
t s , O liv ia
S tre e t ,
B e re a

31. A p a rtme nt
s , c n r . L ily
Ave a nd
O liv ia
S tre e t ,
B e re a .

32. T h e r u in s o f t h e S a n d s H o t e l,
O ' R e illy S t r e e t , H illb r o w .

33. T h e m a in e n t r a n c e t o t h e
S a n d s H o t e l, O ' R e illy S t r e e t ,
H illb r o w -- o r r a t h e r s h o u ld I
s a y t h e r u in s o f t h e S a n d s
H o t e l m a in e n t r a n c e

34. T h e r u in s o f t h e M a r k H o t e l ,
O ' R e illy R o a d , H illb r o w .
In c r e d ib le t o t h in k I a c t u a lly
s t a y e d t h e r e w h ile o n h o lid a y in

35. A c lo s e -u p
of t h e r u in s
of the M a rk
H o te l ,
O ' R e illy
Road ,
H illb r o w .

36. E s s e lin S t r e e t s , H illb r o w . T r a s h
is ju s t e v e r yw h e r e , a n d th e
w h o le p la c e r e a lly d o e s s t in k
t o h ig h h e a v e n .

37. T h e m a in e n t r a n c e t o t h e o ld
H illb r o w S q u a s h C e n t r e ,
P r e t o r ia S t r e e t . T h e
e s c a la t o r s h a v e lo n g s in c e
b e e n s ma s he d , a nd the o ne o n
t h e r ig h t is in s u c h p o o r
c o n d it io n t h a t it is d a n g e r o u s ,

38. S m a s h e d b lo c k , c la im in g t o b e
h o m e t o a H ig h S c h o o l, c o r n e r
P r e t o r ia a n d Q u a r t z S t r e e t s .

39. P a r k v ie w A p a r t m e n t b lo c k , L ily
A v e , B e r e a . F a ir ly t y p ic a l
s t a t e o f t h e b u ild in g s in t h e

40. A p a r t m e n t b lo c k , s h o w in g t h e
e q u a lly t y p ic a l s t r e e t s c e n e .
W h a t b a f f le s m e is t h e c o n s t a n t
f ilt h e v e r y w h e r e , e v e n w h e n
t r a s h c a n s a r e a v a ila b le , a s
o n e c a n s e e in t h e p ic t u r e .

41. T h e b r ic k e d u p r e m a in s o f the
H a t ik v a h D e lic a t e s s e n , one of
H illb r o w ' s m o r e f a m o u s J e w is h

42. B urnt out
a nd g u tte d
a p a rtme nts ,
C a t h e r in e
S tre e t ,
H illb r o w

43. C o r n e r S o p e r a n d C a t h e r in e
R o a d s , H illb r o w . F a ir ly t y p ic a l
s tre e t s c e ne .

44. A g u tte d
a nd
b r ic k e d u p
b u ild in g ,
c orne r
C la im a n d
K o tze
S tre e ts ,
H illb r o w .

45. G utte d
b u ild in g a n d
r u in e d
f u r n it u r e
s to re ,
c orne r
E d it h C a v e ll
a nd K o tze
S tre e ts ,
H illb r o w . N o
m o r e B ig
De a l s , i n
fa c t no
d e a ls a t a ll.

46. A c l o s e -u p o f t h e b r i c k e d u p
B ig De a l s . . . .

47. r u in s o f t h e C a f e Z u r ic h ,
f o r m e r ly a g r e a t la t e n ig h t
h a n g o u t w h ic h u s e d t o s e r v e
t h e m o s t w o n d e r f u l B la c k
F o r e s t c a k e . . . P r e t o r ia S t r e e t ,
H illb r o w

48. The g u tte d
r u in s o f t h e
Ne dba nk
P la z a a n d
the C a fe
Z u r ic h ,
P r e t o r ia
S tre e t .

49. T h e R u in s o f C a f e Z u r ic h ,
P r e t o r ia S t r e e t , a n o t h e r v ie w .

50. T h e H a r r is o n R e e f H o t e l. . . . o r
w h a t r e m a in s o f it , r a t h e r .

51. H ig h p o in t
" s h o p p in g
c e ntre " o n
P r e t o r ia
S tre e t , a s
it lo o k s
to d a y. N o te
t h e t o t a lly
g utte d
b u ild in g o n
t h e r ig h t .
T h is s e e m s
to b e a
c ommon

52. T h e H ig h p o in t a p a r t m e n t b lo c k :
b a c k i n t h e 19 8 0 s , i t w a s t h e
p la c e t o s t a y -- if y o u h a d a n
a p a r t m e n t t h e r e , y o u r e a lly h a d
a r r iv e d . V e r y p o p u la r w it h t h e

53. A c lo s e -u p o f a f e w o f t h e
w in d o w s in H ig h p o in t t o d a y .

54. c o r n e r o f C la im a n d P r e t o r ia
S t r e e t s , H illb r o w . P e t e r R o s e
u s e d t o p u b lis h t h e H illb r o w
H e r a ld f r o m t h is b u ild in g . . . I
w o n d e r w h a t h a p p e n e d t o h im ?

55. C la im a n d
P r e t o r ia
S tre e ts .
The re
us e d to
be a
da nc e
s t u d io
a nd a
fa nc y
f a s h io n
o u t f it t e r s
the re ... I
r e c a ll it

56. A n y o n e r e m e m b e r b u y in g
r e c o r d s a t t h e H illb r o w R e c o r d
C e n t r e , P r e t o r ia S t r e e t ,
H illb r o w ? W e ll y o u c a n ' t
a n y m o r e . It ' s b o a r d e d a n d

57. A n y o n e r e m e m b e r t h e M il k y
L a n e m ilk s h a k e s h o p a b o v e
H illb r o w R e c o r d C e n t r e ? W e ll,
it ' s a ls o g o n e , lo n g t im e . . . .

58. s c e ne ,
P r e t o r ia
Road .
F o r m e r ly
o ne o f the
m a in
s h o p p in g
r o a d s in
H illb r o w .
Th e
ma ttre s s e s
a nd
b la n k e t s
a re fro m

59. B u r n t o u t A p a r t m e n t b lo c k ,
G o ld r ie c h S t r e e t , H illb r o w

60. A p a rtme nt
s , c nr.
C la im a n d
Va n d e r
Me rw e
s tre e ts ,
H illb r o w .

61. G o ld r e ic h S t r e e t
A p a r t m e n t s , H illb r o w

62. A c a r w a s h ? J u s t m in d t h e
r u b b is h . L o w e r C la im S t r e e t ,

63. A p a rtme nt
d w e lle r s ,
C la im
S tre e t ,
J oube rt
P a rk ,
c e ntra l
J oha nne s bu
rg

64. A p a rtme nts ,
B e re a ,
no rth
e a s te rn
J oha nne s bu
rg

65. The R o s a H o te l , B e re a :
boa rde d up a nd a ba ndone d,
b u t b r o k e n in t o b y s q u a t t e r s
a n d n o w o c c u p ie d .

66. T h e R u in s
of
J oha nne s
burg . .

67. J e ppe , e a s t J oha nne s burg ,
in h a b it e d h o u s e s

68. J e ppe , e a s t J oha nne s burg ,
in h a b it e d h o u s e s

69. N e e d a h a ir c u t ? J e p p e , e a s t
J o h a n n e s b u r g , in h a b it e d
hous e s

70. J e ppe , e a s t J oha nne s burg ,
in h a b it e d h o u s e s

71. B re e S tre e t, C e ntra l
J oha nne s burg

72. T h e C h e ls e a H o t e l , H illb r o w : a
f o r m e r ly p o p u la r h o t e l, n o w
boa rde d up

73. " A ir
c o n d it io n e d
a p a rtme nts
" B e re a ,
no rth e a s t
J oha nne s bu
rg
L o c a t io n :
A w fu l
J oha nne s bu
r g , H e llh o le
o f G a ute ng

74. T h e T h r e e C a s t le s B u ild in g ,
M a r s h a ll S t r e e t
It w a s o n c e a f a m o u s M a r s h a ll
S tre e t , J o ha nne s b urg

78. It ' s a f u n n y t h in g , t h e N e w
S o u t h A f r ic a . A f t e r t a k in g o v e r
t h e o ld J o h a n n e s b u r g C it y H a ll
c o m p le x a n d t u r n in g it in t o t h e
le g is la t iv e a s s e m b ly f o r t h e
n e w ' G a u t e n g ' p r o v in c e
( e s s e n t ia lly t h e o ld
W it w a t e r s r a n d r e g io n ) ,
p r e s u m a b ly t o m a k e it p r id e o f
p la c e f o r t h e p r o v in c e , t h e y
s e e m e d to ha ve fo rg o tte n w ha t
is a ll a r o u n d t h e m . . W h e n o n e
s t a n d s d ir e c t ly in f r o n t o f t h e

80. A c lo s e -u p
o f t h e v ie w :

81. t h is is v ie w o n e h a s t o t h e e a s t ,
o r d ir e c t ly in f r o n t o f y o u ( t h e
o ld R is s ik S t r e e t P o s t O f f ic e . In
2 0 0 3 , t h e b u ild in g , w h ic h h a s
b e e n e m p t y s i n c e 19 9 6 , h a d i t s
c lo c k h a n d s , b e ll a n d t h e e n t ir e
c o p p e r d o m e s t o le n . ) B e lo w ,

84. T h is is t h e
v ie w o n e
ha s to the
s o uth, I
t h in k it w a s
a
d e p a rtme nt
s t o r e in t h e
' b a d " o ld
d a ys , b u t
n o w it ' s ju s t
a no the r
e m p t y r u in ,
p a r t ia lly

86. J oube rt P a rk
J o ub e rt P a rk w a s o ne o f the
f ir s t o p e n s p a c e s f o r
J o h a n n e s b u r g ' s in n e r c it y ,
p r o c l a i m e d i n 19 0 6 b u t p l a n n e d
i n 18 8 7 a n d n a m e d a f t e r B o e r
Wa r he ro , C o mma nd a nt-
G e n e r a l P J J o u b e r t . It u s e d t o
b e a p la c e w h e r e t h e c it y
c o u n c il p u t u p C h r is t m a s lig h t s ,
w h e r e c h o ir s w o u ld s in g
C h r is t m a s c a r o ls . . . n o w a d a y s
it ' s ju s t a s lu m w it h s q u a t t e r s
liv in g t h e r e . . .

87. F ir s t , a p ic t u r e f r o m t h e O ld
S o u t h A f r ic a , s h o w in g w h a t
J o u b e r t P a r k U S E D t o lo o k
lik e . . .

88. A n d t h e n w h a t it lo o k s lik e
to d a y:

92. A ll p ic t u r e s t a k e n f r o m t h e
T w is t S t r e e t s id e .

98. A ll p ic t u r e s t a k e n f r o m t h e
T w is t S t r e e t s id e .

104. Th e
V a n is h in
g Im p a la

105. S t r e e t s , w a s a p le a s a n t
g r e e n s p o t in b e t w e e n
t h e h ig h r is e c o m m e r c ia l
b lo c k s o f t h e o ld
J o h a n n e s b u r g . It s
c e ntra l fe a tu re w a s a
f o u n t a in , o v e r w h ic h
le a p t a s t u n n in g p ie c e o f
s c u lp t u r e : a s e r ie s o f
Im p a la , a ll lin k e d . T h e
s t a t u e w a s s o m a r v e lo u s

106. H e r e is w h a t it lo o k e d
lik e t h e n :

107. S o u t h A f r ic a . B it s o f t h e
s t a t u e w e r e s t o le n b y
b e in g h a c k s a w e d o f f ,
p r o b a b ly t o b e s o ld a s
s c r a p m e t a l. F in a lly , t h e
in e v it a b le h a p p e n e d , a n d
t h e e n t ir e s t a t u e w a s
s t o le n , h a c k e d o f f it s
p e d e s t a l. O n t h e p ic t u r e s
b e lo w , t h e o r ig in a l
m o u n t in g s c a n s t ill b e