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The Junction
The Junction, originally on the corner of Bree and Claim Street, was owned by Shayne Leith who previously owned Decodance in Market Street (which eventually became Le Club). The Junction opened in 1988 and closed sometime in 1991 before moving to a short-lived run at Ponte. It had two dance floors. One was dark with… Read more
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Johannesburg in 1961 on JHBLive
JHBLive has featured a piece I did on Johannesburg from a movie shot in 1961. The film, all about a bumbling ‘ducktail’ gang, was really hard to watch. Trying to identify the locations and seeing the city and suburbs as they were more than 10 years before I was born more than made up for… Read more
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Lost churches of early Johannesburg
Jhblive published an edited version of the piece I did on the lost churches of Johannesburg. Read it HERE. For the longer and more detailed piece, check out the full version on Johannesburg1912 HERE. Part two, which will focus on the buildings that are still standing, will be out in early 2016. This research is… Read more
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History of theatres in Johannesburg
JHBlive have published an edited version of my piece on the history of theatres, bioscopes and cinemas in early Johannesburg. The site publish a weekly e-mail highlighting all the great events and things to do in Johannesburg (there are mailers for Durban and Cape Town too). The original post was put up in 2013 on… Read more
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Lost Braamfontein
My latest historical piece for JHBlive on ‘Lost Braamfontein’ was published recently. Check out the abridged JHBLive piece here or the full post here. For the full ongoing history of early Johannesburg suburbs, visit Johannesburg1912. © Marc Latilla 2014. All rights reserved. This content may not be reproduced without permission. Read more
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reJHB – My JHBLive monthly feature starts this week
Starting this week, JHBlive are running a series of monthly historical features I’ve written about Johannesburg, loosely connected to my blog on the history of Johannesburg. The first feature on the brief history of Johannesburg’s cemeteries can be read here. © Marc Latilla 2013. All rights reserved. This content may not be reproduced without permission. Read more
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