The Turffontein bus tour will take sightseers through Booysens, Turffontein, Mondeor and surrounds; an area referred to as “Joburg’s gateway from the south”.
“Places visited or seen en route will include the Crown Mines area – shedding a tear for all the mine dumps that have gone; Booysens, with its hotel and police station; and some of the places where famous people [such as artist Maude Sumner and Randlord Sir Abe Bailey] lived,” said foundation spokesperson Eira Bond.
Sightseers will also be shown Daisy de Melker’s house and a number of Turffontein buildings, including the fire station, race course, and the Holy Family College.
“The Anglo-Boer War [will also be] remembered, as we stop at the Mondeor Cemetery and memorials,” said Bond.
The tour will take place on 23 August, and will begin at the Sunnyside Park Hotel, 2 York Road, Parktown, at 2pm.
Details: 011 482 3349; mail@joburgheritage.co.za; www.computicket.com