Muizenberg - a forgotten story
By: Michael Walker
Publisher: M. Walker
Published: 2009
Place of publication: St. James [South Africa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780620428811
Subjects: History
Description: "A forgotten story of how a small settlement on the False Bay Coast, consisting of no more than a few farms and a number of fishing huts, became within fifty years (1880-1930) the premier holiday resort in South Africa"--Rear cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158) and index.
Table of contents: title: The romance of Muizenberg; title: Muizenberg before becoming a holiday resort: shipwrecks, whaling, trek-fishing; title: The beginnings of a holiday resort; title: The Kalk Bay - Muizenberg municipal years (1895-1913); title: Muizenberg Railway Stations and the pavilions; title: Two major projects: water, drainage and electricity; title: Other notable projects: the cemetery, Boyes Drive, Marina da Gama, the Marine Walkway; title: Main Road, the era of the horse and the arrival of the motorcar; title: Historical buildings on Main Road - Muizenberg to St. James; title: The quarries; title: Some premier hotels in the heyday of Muizenberg; title: Sir Herbert Baker architecture; title: Religion; title: Education; title: Sport and recreation; title: Wings over Muizenberg; title: S.A.W.A.S. during the Second World War. Appendix 1. The hotels of Muizenberg; title: Appendix 2. A century of pharmacies; title: Chronology 1870-1920.