Wednesday, July 10, 2013

A Quiet Street

A quiet street in Old Johannesburg.
Merle.
Canon 5D Mk11.  Canon 28-80mm L.

Johannesburg - what happened?

Many of us Johannesburgers grew up going into the city.  When we looked for jobs it was in downtown Joburg - everything was there.  I myself went to college and worked in the city.  What happened?  Some of the grand old buildings are slowly being restored but one wonders if they haven't left it all a bit too late as they are now crumbling. The old clock was dismantled and the parts sold by the local inhabitants but the building has a new shiny corrugated roof!  There are open sections that go from one street through to another where buildings too unsafe have been demolished - so sad.  Big business slowly moved to Sandton as the inner city became too unsafe and others moved in and squatted and the rest is present history.
Merle.
Canon 5D Mk11.  Canon 28-80mm L.  Canon 100-400mm L.