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Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city (both chronologically and geographically). It is affectionately known as one of the Parks , others including Parkview , Parkwood , Westcliff , Parktown North , Parkhurst and Forest Town .
Parktown North is a popular dining out venue for Johannesburg residents. Most notably 7th Avenue is home to many of the area's top restaurants. [3] [4] Parktown North has an active Residents Association (PNRA) that looks after its many interests around the suburb from Heritage, building and electrical issues, to power outage and maintenance issues.
Jan Smuts Avenue is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa.It begins in Randburg, and passes through important business areas like Rosebank.It passes the Johannesburg Zoo, Zoo Lake and Wits University before becoming Bertha Street, and the Nelson Mandela Bridge near the Johannesburg CBD.
Leaving Parktown, the road begins to drop as it descends Parktown Ridge through the hilly and leafy suburbs of Westcliff and Forest Town. [3]: 81 As it enters Parkview, it passes through the Herman Eckstein Park, with the Johannesburg Zoo to the right and Zoo Lake to the left. [3]: 81
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Department of Roads and Transport (Gauteng) Length: 36.9 km (22.9 mi) Major junctions; South end: M11 Clarendon Place, Hillbrow: M9 Victoria Avenue, Parktown M27 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown M1 Empire Road Junction, Parktown M17 / M7 Empire Road, Parktown M16 Greenhill Road, Emmarentia
The eastern suburbs of Johannesburg are located in the city's 7th [needs update] and 9th [needs update] regions. The area is also functionally integrated with East Rand border towns outside of the official boundary of Johannesburg, such as Bedfordview and Edenvale (both part of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality).
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1874. He was educated and articled in Glasgow before coming to South Africa in 1898. He spent his time during the Anglo Boer War in Cape Town before leaving for Johannesburg in 1901. In Johannesburg he was listed as an architect and civil engineer. The Mount is to date his only known architectural work.
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