Scenic drive through Boksburg New & Old Town | Gauteng, South Africa
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2021
- Boksburg (South Africa) new and old town drive through the lens.
The Drive starts from the Town R21 Entrance through the new town, motor district, through the residential to the old town and back to the R21 Exit.
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Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to all the other major mining towns on the Witwatersrand and the Angelo Hotel (1887) was used as a staging post.
Boksburg is part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, that forms the local government of most of the East Rand.
The Mining Commissioner Montague White built a large dam which, empty for years, was dubbed White's Folly until a flash flood in 1889 silenced detractors. The 150,000 square metre dam is now the Boksburg Lake, and is surrounded by lawns, trees, and terraces.
Felt like I was really there
Thank you
Thanks Karen. we try and capture as much as possible
This brought back a few memories and also some surprises as to how much Boksburg has changed since I was there back in the 1980s. I lived (at first) in the old ERPM housing, then moved to Boksburg North, then Wikoppie ridge before going all the way to Benoni. I left South Africa at the end of 1986 - moved back to England after leaving school (Boksburg High.) Thank you for taking the time to film this and post it online.
Thank you for the feedback Joyous and sharing your nostalgic memories.
Lesson learnt take good care of your environment and iy will take good care of you
So True!
A nice little drive around my old stomping grounds...driven every road shown on here 1000`s of times...not been there since 2007...
Glad you enjoyed it
Im glad I dont live there anymore, I found the ppl there where just nasty.