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 CLAIM ST. - Running North to South, RIGHT- hand side of street. Noord-street: Vacant stand Side of house De Villiers-street: E BROTHWELL, residence - PATTERSON, residence Side of house Plein-street: J H BAARD, residence Vacant stand Bree-street: CLAIM ST. - Running North to South, LEFT- hand side of street. Noord-street: Side of house De Villiers-street: Two vacant stands H E GAERTNER, residence H TREMBATH, residence Plein-street: M W HAYNE, residence J H TYRRELL, residence Side of house Bree-street: COMMISSIONER ST. - Running East to West, RIGHT- hand side of street. Jeppe's Bridge: Waterworks pumping station Vacant stands [EAST] End-street: Vacant stand Darmstadt Bar Professor HERMONS T SHEEN, Kafir store P ERASME, joiner P M FITZGERALD, residence J R BROPHY, blacksmith WEVELL Bros., blacksmiths Nugget-street: Vacant stand EAGLE Iron Works Gold-street: Two vacant stands F A BROOKS, residence GRIFFITHS & Co.'s yard Mooi-street: Scott, Guthrie's yard City and Suburban Hotel Polly-street: Government Bonding Str REID Bros., warehouse Troye-street: Two vacant stands P BURMANN, residence Royal Arms bar Delvers-street: BEGBIE & HOLLEMAN, Vulcan IronWorks Transvaal Meat Company C BEILES, general store Golden City bar Von Welligh-street: PARKER, WOOD & Co, yard Geo. NORTH & Son, store Athletes Bar Smal-street: Three vacant stands Scott, Guthrie & Co Kruis-street: Three vacant stands J PIERS, residence Von Brandis-street: MATTERSON & Co Cornucopia bar PARKER, WOOD & Co. Ltd. Eloff-street: PEACH & Co. Ltd., yard PARKER, WOOD & Co. Ltd. Joubert-street: Inns of Court, late Alhambra bar and restaurant C F WIENAND Frank OLDFIELD & Co., produce merchants S LICHTENSTEIN, timber depot PEGG & OSBORNE, painters Jacob MORITZ, boot repairer G R WILSON, brass plate maker M PLEIN, boot repairer [CENTRE] Rissik-street: S KINKEAD, grocer Arcade Buildings: Johannesburg Board of Executors and Trust Company, Ltd Arcade entrance: J J LITHAUER, auctioneer End of Arcade Buildings: Commissioner bar and restaurant W WHITTY, restaurant CURTIS & Co., outfitters Loveday-street: Bussey's Buildings: Imperial bar and billiard room H TAYFIELD, hairdresser LAVINE Bros, jewellers R T ROULSTON, tailor Bussey's Buildings entrance: R HOLLIDAY, auctioneer BONAMICI & Co., advertising agents Von BOESCHOTEN & LORENTZ, attorneys End of Bussey's Buildings: Goodmans's Buildings: REID Bros, importers of mining machinery D LAVINE, tailor Goodman's Buildings entrance: Elephant & Castle bar and billiard room End of Goodman's Buildings: Bank of Africa Harrison-street: MALCOMESS & Co, soft goods and furniture warehouse Natal Buildings: Brokers' bar W H S BELL, attorney Natal Buildings entrance: GILCHRIST, RISSIK, brokers D SYMONS J CREWEL End of Natal Buildings: City Chambers: KURANDA & MARAIS HANCOCK & DOWLING City Chambers entrance: W P TAYLOR, broker Abe BAILEY End of City Chambers: Eckstein's Building: H ECKSTEIN Simmonds-street: Kimberley bar and billiard room Johannesburg Estate Co. Tollemache Buildings: Miss E HALL, florist G A ALEXANDER, loan office Entrance Tollemache Buildings: Ascot bar End of Tollemache Buildings: Exchange Buildings: Entrance: Johannesburg Stock Exchange STOKES & Co., wine merchants LAVINSTEIN & Co, tailors De JONGH & STEGMAN, attorneys Savoy restaurant and bar Fraser-street: Criterion bar M LEHRER, hairdresser C W STEEL, manufacturing jeweller Standard Bank Buildings: Holborn bar and billiard room J FRIEDMAN, jeweller The Netherlands Twister Co Entrance to Standard Bank Buildings: Standard Bank GOLDBARD & Co, tailors H MARKS, jeweller Y VELDHUISEN, tobacconist End of Standard Bank Buildings: H NEWMAN, loan office BBBB Bar [WEST] Sauer-street Carlton Bar Vacant shop M E BAKER, confectioner W LAZARUS, furniture warehouse BOND & DICKINSON, butchers Vacant stand Consolidated Buildings: W LAZARUS & Co, furniture warehouse, 1,2,3 J W QUINN & Co, confectioner P LABOWICH, manufacturing jeweller Consolidated Fruit Store S DAVIES & Co, tailors Consolidated Bar Kort-street: Percy Buildings: Harry W SMITH. Attorney DRIMAN Bros, cigar manufacturer C LANGENSTRASS, hairdresser M FISHER, tea rooms D SILVERMANN, working jeweller I SUSSKIND, residence Chas DRYER & Co, chemists End of Percy Buildings: Livery Stables M NORWITZ, tea rooms Forage store A & L HARRIS, carpenters Republican Bar Oddfellows' Arms Jubilee Bar & Music Hall Becker-street: COMMISSIONER ST. - without: F CLEMOW, blacksmith STOKES & Co., wine and spirit merchants Bezuidenhout-street: Red Lion Bar J G LOUW F M SCHORN, greengrocer B MYERS, residence Newcastle Bar Rooms Alexander-street: Devonshire Bar ROBINSON CLAIMS: