Muizenberg, Cape Town : Black + White

Monday, January 19, 2009

Black + White

What side of the railway line do you reckon I am from??

Cheers

4 comments:

Ken Mac said...: wow, wonderfully atmospheric, great lines..and sky; January 20, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Kris McCracken said...: That is a great image. I hope that you on the right side of the tracks!; January 21, 2009 at 4:33 AM
The Church in the Net said...: The black and white works for me too. I could at first not figure out where that is, and then I recognized the building on the left. Nice shot, great memory. Thanks.; January 22, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Unknown said...: Thank you all for the comments.; January 23, 2009 at 8:35 AM

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.