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21 Really Old Cape Town Pics Dating Back To The 1800’s

Sometimes it’s good to take a look at the past and see just how far we’ve come. Here are some really really, REALLY REALLY old photos of Cape Town dating back to the late 1800’s and early 1900s.

Are any of these places still recognizable to you? Thanks to HiltonT@Flickr for the photos!
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1. The Parade, Darling Street c1875

 

2. St. George’s Street, the mid-1860s

 

3. The Milnerton Train in the Early 1900s

 

4. The Grand Parade with the Opera House in the Background, 1897

 

5. Table Bay, c1900

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6. Roggebaai Beach early 1900s

 

7. Greenmarket Square, c1900

 

8. Long Street in the late 1890s

 

9. Old Town House, Greenmarket Square c1909

 

10.Plein Street, 1870

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11. Longmarket Street in the early 1900s

 

12. Derailed Tram Car, c1898

 

13. The Hely-Hutchinson Reservoir on Table Mountain, c1905

 

14. Demonstration by the Fire Brigade, Grand Parade, c1909

 

15. Regatta at Kalk Bay on the King’s Birthday, c1905

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16. Greenmarket Square, c1889

 

17. Darling Street, c1880

 

18. Clifton in the early 1900s

 

19. Central Cape Town showing Railway Station, Grand Parade and City Hall, c1910

 

20. Three Anchor Bay, c1905

 

21. Jetty at the Foot of Adderley Street, c1902

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