In the sixties,when I lived there,Hillbrow was a magic cosmopoliton area ,with Austrian coffee bars,German restaurants and Greek Steak houses.No telivision there till 67 we enjoyed packed Jazz clubs at the Quirinal and Ambassor and other hotels and Jaques Brel at the Chelsea Hotel theatre. With two cinemas (Curzon and Claredon) we were never short of entertainment.The area had a tremendous vibe then and I,ll never forget it. Livein Scotland for the past twentythree years but it will always be remembered with fondness
Thank you ! Your videos make my day! ❤️ I lived in the area in the 80,s and early 90's . Still recognizing the area ! Min: 4.45 Hilton Plaza , Quartz Str. min: 5.30 Highpoint Mall with all those nice cafes there in the 80's ( cafe Wien and cafe zurich a few blocks down Kotze Str. at former Netbank Plaza ) min: 5.59 former Ingrams Corner now a Capitec branch Twist Str cn. Kotze Str. min: 7.46 Hillbrow Tower and Brixton Tower ....... You're absolutely right ! Hillbrow deserves to be revamped ! Iconic place 👍
“It is overrun by foreigners” Correction: it is overrun by foreign criminal syndicates. Truth be told I’m too familiar with hilbrow. Tower area, Esselen clinic area, area just before parktown and up to Berea. No substantial renewal can happen with criminal syndicates still operating freely there. Unfortunately there’s no political will and plan from govt
Thank you to everyone involved in the upliftment of Hillbrow. Major respect for all the work developed! We need more people like this focused to make Hillbrow a great place to live and make business! 1. Urban Space Management urbanspace.org.za/ 2. Outreach Foundation - outreachfoundation.co.za/wp/ 3. Bad Boyz Security - facebook.com/Bad-Boyz-Group-Joburg-2135848543356772/ 4. Ithemba Property - www.ithembaproperty.co.za/ 5. Hillbrow Theatre - outreachfoundation.co.za/wp/ 6. MES Johannesburg - mes.org.za/mes-johannesburg/ 7. Trafalgar Property Management - www.trafalgar.co.za/ 8. Connaught Property - www.connaught.co.za/ 9. Johannesburg Housing Company - www.jhc.co.za/ 10. Jozi Housing - jozihousing.co.za/ 11. Vuka Jozi Property Company - www.vukajozi.co.za/ 12. Madulammoho Housing Association - www.mh.org.za/ 13. Hillbrow Health Precinct - www.wrhi.ac.za/about/hillbrow-health-precinct 14. Urban Task Force Investments www.utf.co.za/
@@Mankind0112 there is a clean up on Mandela's day the 18th of June. They will clean up the whole Ekhaya Precinct. I wanted to be present but I can't. Call the outreach foundation 011 720 7011 before you go.
Will be cool if you can get into the Telkom Tower (old J.G. Strydom/Hillbrow Tower) to get footage of the old revolving restaurant that used to be there 👍
@nathrix I have been inside the tower already but you are not allowed to take footage without permission from the owners. I did a documentary about the hillbrow tower you may have a look here on the channel.
I don't think I can live/stay in the 21st floor 🤣🤣 I was scared for you. being said by someone who once lived in hilbrow while I was studying in the early 2000s. fun part I once lived in the 20th floor but now in my 40s im scared 😱 it's too high and those big windows in the passages don't make it easy🤣🤣
I have a question. I've noticed a trend over the years. Whenever a nice place is established there are a lot of white people living there. But when black people move in, the place gets dilapidated and the white people move out and establish another suburb. And the pattern goes on. Is this true or is my Perceived perception wrong. If what I'm noticing is true, can someone please explain why. Thanks. I live in Southern Africa by the way, so I see this phenomenon close up.
I remember Hillbrow well , I lived in Randburg and used to jol there often as a young ou in the late 80’s , I remember Moulin Rouge , Quirinale Hotel , Chelsea Hotel , Romance Nightclub and Moon City , … and there was a great steak restaurant called The White House , lekker times …. 😊
I was born in Addington Hospital in 1967 but found myself living in a shack near Tara Road in Wentworth. I left South Africa in 2001, and wrote my story, A Coloured in Full flight, the boy from the barracks, about the bullying, racism and discrimination. exit.co.za/2022/07/04/book-review-a-coloured-in-full-flight-the-boy-from-the-barracks-part-1/ I lived in Jozi from 1992 - 2001 and they were simply wonderful years. xoxo
I lived in Highpoint, and in Nedbank Plaza, back in the 70's. You take your life in your hands in "The Brow" in think you're delusional, to think it will ever be ,rehabilitate.
I don't know whether that place has changed.I arrived in Hillbrow many years ago when it was the most dangerous neighborhood in the world .The first day I got into the flat near Hillbrow Inn,my friend came to me : "can you see this hole in our window ? There was a fight outside the night club.Someone shot , and the bullet came into our flat .It is very dangerous here you must be careful".That night I didn't even want to sleep in that flat.
Hillbrow is iconic also in holland europe i know also a guy tehre was living on the streets in the 80,s and 90,s addicted to heroin.He,s now in holland.
😢 good morning it's a sham thay need place for the life and old God will take care god bless them to find a way for a home 😢so sad my hart breaks I have been the on the street im 77 no
No please don't put visitors in harms way, I am a native of the country, tell every-one why you riding on the back of a bakkie, its really not safe. We need the government that will take all the crooks out of Hill brow, and give back the buildings to the owners.
