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 follow 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. PLEIN ST. - Running East to West, RIGHT- hand side of street. End-street: Park Nugget-street: House erecting Vacant stands Banket-street: M M STEYTLER, residence W K TUCKER, residence H TREMBATH, chemist and residence Claim-street: Amsterdam bar and general store Coal trust depot Quartz-street: GAOL [Jail] Twist-street: Market-square Klein-street: Vacant stand W G SHAW, residence N KIDD, residence B DANZIGER, residence Wilhelm-street: M ADOLFS, residence L L PLAYFORD, residence MOUNT STEVENS, residence Keizer-street: Side of house G GIE, residence J W SCHOLTZ, residence Alfred House School Hoek-street: A RING, residence Geo SHEFFIELD, residence T SHEFFIELD, residence Eloff-street: Park Tennis Ground [CENTRE] Rissik-street: Park Hotel J DAVIS, residence Vacant house Loveday-street: M H SPENCE, residence Vacant house Mrs JOEL, residence L STRAUBAUM, residence Harrison-street: PLEIN ST. - Running East to West, LEFT- hand side of street. End-street Park Nugget-street: H K MILEMAN, residence W F MORRIS, residence C J WATSON, residence Banket-street: C WOOD, residence Mrs KERR, residence G CHARLTON, residence J BLETCHLY, residence Vacant house Claim-street: Vacant stand Mrs S A RENS, residence R T ROULSTON, residence Vacant house Jas HARLEY, grocer Quartz-street: House erecting Side of house Twist-street: Market-square; J ROSENTHAL, residence E BROADWAY, residence H BENNETT, residence Hol-street: J De WIT, residence J HOLDCROFT, residence H GOODMAN, residence M SOLOMON, residence REID, TAIT & Co, grocers Plein-street: End of Market-square D C J THOMAS, residence J SIBEY, residence S A MORTIMER. Butcher Wilhelm-street: Geo SAUNDERS, residence J N CAMPBELL, residence D B DOVETON, residence B RENS, residence Max NATHAN, residence Keizer-street: Baptist Church W A STILLWELL, residence J H MARTIN, residence C A BAREHAM, residence Hoek-street: L COHN, grocer L COHN, residence House tenant leaving A LANGE BRINK, residence W B COLLINS, residence A D ALEXANDER, residence Eloff-street: Park Tennis Ground begins; A ECKART BRECKMAN, residence Carl HANAU, residence J H RAINER, residence Joubert-street: G SONN, residence J BIRBECK, residence G IMROTH, residence House tenant leaving Rissik-street: Park Tennis Ground ends [CENTRE] H MEHARG, residence H STEYTLER, residence D HENDERSEN, residence R DAVID, residence Loveday-street: Plein-street bar H HEILMAN, residence W M SLIER, residence Rooms and small house Yard Harrison-street: POLLY ST. - Running North to South, RIGHT- hand side of street. Bree-street: H A GAIMES, residence S FLEISCHER, residence J S PARKES, residence Jeppe-street: House H HUNT, residence D G PULLINGER, residence Kerk-street: Two vacant stands H B PAPENFUS, residence Pritchard-street: Two vacant stands, H LANDAU, residence C WILLIAMS, residence President-street: C H BEART, residence E G VOIGT, residence Side of house Market-street: Side of house Bonding store Commissioner-street: POLLY ST. - Running North to South, LEFT- hand side of street. Bree-street: Vacant stand Mrs RIDLEY, residence S C BLACK, residence LIKNAITZKY Bros, grocers Jeppestreet: Side of house H RILEY, residence Kerk-street: Side of house A A HUTCHINGS, residence Forget-me-not bar Pritchard-street: Chinaman's store House M BERNSTEIN, residence C PETERSEN, residence President-street: House erecting H EMMS, residence R E WATKINS, chemist Market-street: Scandinavian bar City and Suburban Hotel and rooms Commissioner-street: QUARTZ ST. - Running North to South, RIGHT- hand side of street. Noord-street: Vacant stands De Villiers-street: Vacant stands Plein-street: Vacant stand J H BROWN, advocate Major DOWELL, residence S ADAMS Bree-street: QUARTZ ST. - Running North to South, RIGHT- hand side of street. Noord-street: House erecting De Villiers-street: Coal depot Plein-street: Glasgow Stores Small house House erecting Vacant stand Bree-street: