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Market Square in the Old Days

7 February 2012 By Alan Straton

Scratching in my Mother’s attic I found an old photo album with images from when her Mother was a child and towards the end of the album a series of 12 images of Old Port Elizabeth – so here they go – one a day and a round up on day 12.

Enjoy this image of Market Square (now renamed Vuyisile Mini Square) – what I found fascinating is that one of the outlets is a Continental Tyres. One wonders how much custom they received in the days of ox-wagons?

Old Market Square

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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.
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Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: black and white, ctsa, images, market square, old port elizabeth

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  1. Annetteduplessis says

    8 February 2012 at 4:59 pm

    unbelievable – I wish it remained exactly like this, the buildings and the mode of transport

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