{"id":101522,"date":"2015-10-22T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=101522"},"modified":"2015-10-22T17:20:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T15:20:32","slug":"this-is-what-joburg-looked-like-in-1900","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/101522\/this-is-what-joburg-looked-like-in-1900\/","title":{"rendered":"This is what Joburg looked like in 1900"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazing images of Johannesburg from\u00a0late 19th century and early 20th century (1880s – 1900s) have surfaced\u00a0online – this is how the city looked in its early life.<\/p>\n

The images were collected and compiled by former SABC TV news anchor, Friedel Hansen, and posted to an album on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Hansen doesn’t explicitly state the sources of the images (“Literally all over,” he said), many can be found in the digital archive of The European Library,and the National Library of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The photos show that South Africa’s biggest city had humble beginnings, but even 120 years ago was showing its growth potential.<\/p>\n

The greater Johannesburg area, including Pretoria, is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Africa, behind Cairo (Egypt) and Lagos (Nigeria).<\/p>\n

Johannesburg was formally established by the Boer government in 1886, after gold was discovered along the Witwatersrand reef.<\/p>\n

By the time the Anglo-Boer war kicked off, the city had already grown significantly, with a working railway system, horse-drawn trams and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in full operation.<\/p>\n

In 1900 – around the time shown in the images – the city was captured by British troops, and remained under their control until the end of the war in 1902.<\/p>\n

Wanderers Cricket grounds<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Wanderers<\/a>

Wanderers Cricket grounds circa 1900<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bidvest<\/a>

Bidvest Wanderers Stadium 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

The Rand Club<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Rand<\/a>

Rand Club in 1888<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rand<\/a>

Rand Club in 1892<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rand<\/a>

Rand Club in 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

Joburg Market Square<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Joburg<\/a>

Joburg Market Square circa 1900<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Joburg<\/a>

Joburg government buildings circa 1900<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Joburg<\/a>

Joburg city hall in 2015 – it was built on Market Square in 1888, Rissik street today.<\/p><\/div>\n

Joburg City<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Mounts<\/a>

Mounts Bay Hotel, Pritchard Street in 1909<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Roodepoort<\/a>

Roodepoort circa 1900<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Joburg<\/a>

Joburg City Centre in 1896<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Joburg<\/a>

Joburg circa 1900<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Modern<\/a>

Modern Joburg<\/p><\/div>\n

Commissioner Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Commissioner<\/a>

Commissioner Street in the 1890s<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Commissioner<\/a>

Commissioner Street 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

Braamfontein<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Braamfontein<\/a>

Braamfontein circa 1900<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Braamfontein<\/a>

Braamfontein 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

More on cities<\/h3>\n

Cape Town like you\u2019ve never seen it before: 1940 \u2013 1980<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Joburg ranked as one of the most economically powerful cities in the world<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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