Port Elizabeth of Yore: Main Street before the Era of Trams

Pictures of Main Street dating from the era reveal an array of buildings which would not be any different from those of the set of a Western movie. Furthermore few if any of these buildings still stand apart from the building at the southern end of this road: the City Hall. 

In most cases, the dates of the photographs are unknown. 

Main picture:  Main Street prior to trams

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Main Street in 1840

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Main Street in the 1880s

Main Street in the 1880s

 

pre-tram-era

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