Last week a coalition of heritage organisations, architects, civic groups and concerned citizens gathered outside Johannesburg's Civic Centre to protest a crisis that should concern every resident of the city. Our focus in this protest was to Save the Plans archive of the city of Johannesburg left mouldering in the basement of the now abandoned Metro
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It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations. Jackie Kalley, publishing under her Otterley Press
Blue Plaques
Dr A.D. (Kin) Bensusan was born at 22 Oaklands Road in 1921. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, and first put his talent to use as an aerial photographer in World War II. A world-renowned authority on the history of photography, he founded the Photographic Society of Southern Africa, and was involved in establishing a photographic unit at Wits Medical School.
