I couldn't believe it, either. Unfortunately, developers and idiots alike have managed to totally screwed up Houtbay and the surrounding areas, prompting a name-change to "Cement Bay"
Xinara House is a newly-restored classic Cyclades stone-built house from the 17th-18th centuries. There are ancient decorative marble fa...
Taken during the fifties. The name still lives on to this day.
These color vintage photographs offer a unique glimpse into the lives of South Africans who would feel the full force of apartheid through the 1950s and beyond... Adderley street, c.1950s Greenmarket Square, c.1950s UCT Rag, 1954 Adderley street, 1955 St. George's street, 1955 UCT Rag, 1955 Beach Cafe, Gordons Bay, 1957 New immigrants from America, 1957 Strand street, 1957 Adderley street, 1958 Beach Rd. Sea Point, 1958 Main Rd., Sea Point, 1958 Darling street, 1959 Cartwrights Corner, 1960 Unknown restaurant, 1960 Bright winter's day on the Parade, 1961 Fletcher and Cartwright Building, 1961 Posing in the Bo-Kaap, 1962 Sea Point Pool, 1964 Wednesday morning on the Parade, 1966 Cape Town in winter, 1968 Hout Bay, 1968 Strand street, 1968 Stuttafords Balcony, 1968 Adderley street, 1969 Greenmarket Square, 1969 Hanover Street, District Six, 1969 Main Rd., Green Point, 1969 Tollgate Depot, 1969 Franschoek, 1970 Magazine seller, 1970 Sea Point looking towards Bantry Bay, 1970 The Market, Loop street, 1970 Traffic police on the job, 1971 Lion street, Bo-Kaap, 1972 Saunders Rock, Bantry Bay, 1972 Beach Rd. Mouille Point, 1973 Hunting for a bargain, 1974 Regent street, Sea Point, 1978 Bryant Street, Bo-Kaap, 1978
I have often wondered how the bronze Leopard got on his rock in Hout Bay.
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c1900
A sunny, late-spring evening engagement session on the beautiful and historic Princeton University campus in Princeton, NJ.
Cape Town has been voted as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and these vintage photos show the city in a way you’ve never seen – or at the very least, don’t remember.
The first Woolworths in the country opened its doors in the old Royal Hotel building , Plein street, Cape Town in October,1931.
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A still unspoilt Hout Bay.
1937
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1910
Photo; Axel Bührmann.
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c1903
Mariner's Wharf at the Hout Bay Harbour, is a quaint complex with an authentic maritime atmosphere. It includes an upbeat bistro and restaurant that serve some of the best seafood in Cape Town, from the...
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Renamed The Chapmans Peak Hotel in 1961
1940s
c1930
1913
In 1905 the first house was erected and by 1930 there were two residents living there permanently (the others were holiday cottages). After the arrival of electricity in 1947 the expansion of the settlement gained in momentum and with the road being tarred in 1954 it became a very sought after area.
1914
Candy colored Easter Egg House Hunt. Exterior house colors of pink, blue, turquoise, purple, yellow. See a Victorians, Bungalow, Cottage and a beach house..
Heaviest snowfall I have ever seen on the mountain.
The Cape Peninsula is noted for its drives and one of the most beautiful is from Wynberg to Hout Bay. The road, after passing the military camp, winds about amongst many of the celebrated vineyards such as Constantia, Alphen, &c., and then ascends to the "Nek", from which a magnificent view can be obtained. It then continues to a little fishing village boasting a very good hotel, "The Royal", where a pleasant day can be made. The scenery in every direction is very grand although somewhat wild, and there are not many trees. The ruin shown in the above picture was once a custom house. In this bay three or four men-of-war could safely ride at anchor.
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My friend Anne Ditmeyer of the travel blog, Pret à Voyager (who you might remember from this!), is publishing a travel guide called Paris Small Shops illustrated by Crispin Finn and published with Herb Lester, one of my favorite sources for beautifully designed maps. Anne has lived in Paris for many years and is one of the most knowledgeable, go-to […]
