Muizenberg, Cape Town : This old man, he played......

Friday, November 14, 2008

This old man, he played......

After looking closer at yesterdays photo I realized that the gentleman driving was from the same era as the vehicle - nothing wrong though. I just loved the car!

Cheers

1 comment:

alice said...: I didn't know your blog and I was wrong! We are so many Daily Photo blogs now... This B&W shot caught my eye on the portal. The car could be an old Volvo but I don't know South African cars though.
Have a nice week end!; November 14, 2008 at 9:35 AM

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Interesting Muizenberg

- 1742 the Het Posthuys one of the oldest buildings in South Africa was built.
- 1795 The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape.
- In 1882 the railway line, which for twenty years stopped at Wynberg, was extended to Muizenberg.
- 1895 the Muizenberg Municipality was established.
- 1902 Cecil John Rhodes bought as a holiday cottage and this was where he died.
- 1910 the library opened next to the Natale Labia
- 1911 the Muizenberg Post Office opened.
- 1913 a new railway station was built in Muizenberg.
- 1920 Boyes Drive was completed.