Oranjemund Aerial Snap, I think 60's!

[Michael Alexander]

Up until today, after 38 years of living here, I only noticed four garages in a row in this pic.... taken to the west of the power station ....... I think it must be the 60's...

[Bertie Horak]

Great pic Mike!
Notice the half-drum braai on the one lawn?

[barb (Fry)]

Ahh yes, neat and tidy gardens, intrigueing I must say as to what road that is - I see 4 garages - never nknew there was such a thing
I also see a single garage
I always thought every house had a garage but obviously not.
Any info on this ?

[Michael Alexander]

On the left hand margin, you can see the corner of a white brick wall...that is the South West corner of the yard at the west side of the powerstation...

[georg ruf jr.]

Isn't that the GMs house o the top left.
Barb, didn't Margaret live over there? I remember Ingrid Harris living in 5th or so too.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

That would be the back of the G.M.'s house in the top left,just down from there that the open ground with the reservoir (sp).
Back then only the Staff houses had garages. Us Daily Paids only got them later. The 4 bedroom houses that were built to the East eg; E13/ etc were built with garages.

[SandyB]

So right Diana .. the resorvoir  at the back of the GMs house .. still battling to post .. In factthe wall Mike mentions is the back of the yard of the old town electrical if not mistaken ..

[georg ruf jr.]

Well I d o remember hese garages. I had an Irish mate living in that road. I remember his mom making Irish pan bread we ate warm with syrop.

[Michael Alexander]

@ Sandy, that wall is indeed the back wall of town electrical.... check all these super cyber sleuths.... nothing will fade into the mists of time with you lot on the go....

[SandyB]

Did more  more memory ripping  ... pic  now  in  word  so that I could add arrows .. my  memory   of familiar homes ...   I will  add ...

[SandyB]

Anybody remember the Dixons .. Lionel  Dixon ?? .. they  stayed in one of the  smaller  shape houses  in the  same  street  marked Peter Reshke   you  see  one  or  two  further up to the right..

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

I recall the name Sandy. My first house when I got married (before we moved to 6/16) was one of those small 2 bedroom houses with the laundry outside. 37/1st if I'm not mistaken.

[SandyB]

Now heres a story thats emerging from the mists of time .. the   wall .. corner of the  town electrical workshop as seen in the pic .. That workshop used to be the town garage untill the new garage was built  behind first avenue ..  that same  corner .. inside were  garages and enclosures .. in that same corner was a car .. a Morris Minor .. it was a total wreck  front ended and  badly ..I can almost see myself standing there and looking at this wreckage .. ( would have been  early to mid 60's  .. the family in this car   I recall the name mac donald ( maybe wrong  but  that  whats   coming to me ) they were all killed in this  accident .. coming back from the golf club .. father, mother( who was pregnant at the time)   and their daughter about 4  who was sitting on the back seat  was smashed  throught the windscreen  .. Does anyone out ther remeber this story ??

[Michael Alexander]

I recall a MacDonald grave at the graveyard.... but I think that was a young girl.... still sad story...

[bobbysmith]

yes,young girl knocked over in town,think it happened early 70s,maybe late 60s