Let’s take a walk down memory lane with these images of what Cape Town used to look like, with most of the images dating back as far as the early 1900s.
Here are 20 pics that are sure to bring back a sense of nostalgia for many:
1. Kalk Bay from the pier – early 1900s
2. Seapoint Pavilion – 1970s
3. Arrow Face, Table Mountain – undated
4. Flower Sellers in Adderley Street – undated
5. Road to Kommetjie – 1959
6. Seapoint Pavillion – 1970s
7. Wynberg Main Road – 1900s
8. Victoria Basin – undated
9. St. George’s Street, Cape Town – undated
10. Flower Sellers in Adderley Street – 1900s
11. Kloof Road – 1906
12. Muizenburg Pavillion – 1958
13. Victoria Road, Woodstock – 1900s
14. Old Woodstock Beach – undated
15. Worcester or Touws River prior to installation of electrical overhead power cables – undated
16. Demolition of the Cape Town Pier – undated
17. Queen Mary 2 in Cape Town – undated
18. The Grande Parade – 1970s
19. Jaguar model Xj-6 being tested at Killarney race track – 1974
20. The King’s block house on Table Mountain – undated
These images are just a tiny glimpse of how drastically Cape Town has changed over the years.
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Picture: Martin Greshoff’s postcard collection
