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1878: Jetty Street – Editors Pic

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1878: Jetty Street

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Image by awstraton

Jetty Street and the Hill from the North Jetty.

These days people will be hard pressed to find Jetty Street which has been reduced to a walkway alongside the Bus Station and the old Campanile Hotel in Strand Street.

In the early 1900’s there was a two storey house – the upper portion of which was occupied by Melvil Du Toit, auctioneer and law agent, whilst below was the greengrocers shop of Lakadien. Next door was Crighton’s Store, followed by the select sweet shop of Mrs Evans and then a bottle store.

This image is randomly selected from an ever growing repository of publicly available images taken in and around Port Elizabeth.

Many more Port Elizabeth images here.

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.