1893 JOHANNESBURG Alphabetical Street Directory Transcribed from: LONGLAND'S Johannesburg and District Directory, 1893 University of the Witwatersrand, Early Collections (closed access) If you want to view a Street Map of early Johannesburg (1897) to find the layout of the town, a good map can be found at this link: http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/9352/BCS2_1142%20JHB.JPG?sequence=1 Please Note: In these records there are words that are not politically or morally correct to use but I have transcribed the details as written at the time for both historical and geographical accuracy. I have completed certain abbreviated words. COMMISSIONER ST. - Running East to West, LEFT-hand side of street. City and Suburban Claims: Lincolnshire Hotel Delvers-street: TANGYE, Limited, Works STUART & GILMOUR, saw mills Grusenwerk yard Von Welligh-street: PARKER, WOOD & Co, Ltd, timber depot Madeira House (Mrs RENDLE) Smal-street: STANTON & CAMERON, builders ROLFES, NEBEL, wine and spirit merchants and importers of oilman's stores Kruis-street: Four vacant stands Von Brandis-street: Two vacant stands Searelle's chambers Royal Theatre of Varieties Eloff-street: Pirates' bottle store Shield's Hotel PARKER, WOOD & Co, Ltd, carriage store Joubert-street: David WHITELAW & Sons, wagon-makers G DALTON, saddler Richard CURRIE, auctioneer DUNTON Bros, merchants Z ZWEIGENHAFT, hairdresser, Commissioner-st. baths and bar GRESHAM bar [CENTRE] Rissik-street: Frank STEVENS, boot warehouse A TAYLOR, soft goods REID & JACKSON, outfitters S A Trust & Finance Co, Ltd, (W Y CAMPBELL & E W EVANS, managers) HOLT & HOLT, furniture warehouse B SLEVANSKI, tailor A BARNARD, loan office Edward CHESTER, mining engineer Loveday-street: Rand Club Buildings: MYERS Bros, watchmakers and jewellers Rand Club Pharmacy (TURNER & Co) W W CHERRINGTON, hosiers and outfitters T WHITFORD, hairdresser End of rand Club Buildings: W T H FROST, attorney R De Costa ANDRADE Mrs SPILLER, tobacconist Republican bar (Mrs WHITE) Exchange restaurant and bar (S ROSENTHAL) J KINCAID & Co, auctioneers E C GARISCH, general agent Fountain Bar Harrison-street: Barnato Buildings: D STRACHAN, boot store P SAUNDERS, tailor M H EMANUEL, jeweller A WEBSTER, stationer Barnato bar and billiard room Entrance Barnato Buildings: BARNATO Bros Green's Chambers: C MOSS, Tramway bar and grill rooms Tramway Co's office and waiting rooms P MARKS & Co, hairdressers Entrance to Green's Chambers: J QUIN & Co, confectioners [QUINN ?] Commercial Buildings: D ZIMAN, broker Entrance to Commercial Buildings: Walter HUDSON, attorney Mining Board bar Simmonds-street: Vacant stand Galpin's Buildings: International bar Entrance to Galpin's Buildings: GALPIN Bros, jewellers Frasers Buildings, entrance: Trans. Mortgage, Loan & Finance Co,Ltd C H B LEONARD, attorney End of Fraser's Buildings: MALCOMESS & Co, general hardware, rough goods and wine and spirit merchants A GOLDBERG Mrs PENTLAND, florist LIEBERMAN & BELLSTEDT, wine and spirit and rough goods merchants PRIEST & KOENIGSBERG GATTI'S restaurant R PAWELZIG'S café James SHEPHERD, produce merchant Newmarket bar Oceana Buildings: CURTIS & Co, outfitting establishment Standard haircutting saloon H C MIOLEE, gunsmith Max BOOZENER, tailor [WEST] Sauer-street: Central Hotel J P LUCAS, hairdresser Golden Mortar dispensary D STRACHAN, boot store German café Stores rebuilding Globe restaurant Globe-street: (by 1897 street no longer existed) Height's Hotel Height's Rooms Red Lamp bar V J ACTON, coach trimmer ZILLER & BINGEN, grocers Becker-street: COMMISSIONER street without: Prince Bismarck bar D BERMAN, general store M KRULL, wagon builder Stanley bar Bezuidenhout-street: Gospel Hall M J STERN, dyeing and cleaning works Coffee rooms Store Nil Desperandum bar Wolhuter-street: House Star bar Vacant stand Alexander-street: M PATLANSKY, mineral water manufactory CLAIMS: