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Grassy Park, Cape Town

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Creator(s)
South African
Time period
creation date: developed from part of the Montagu's Gift farm, early 1900s, other date: developed as a coloured suburb under apartheid, 1960s
Location
Site: Cape Town (South Africa)
Cultural context
South African
Description
One of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, situated on the Cape Flats. Designated a coloured area under the apartheid government.
general view, low & middle-income housing off of 5th Avenue, prefabricated construction (note rising damp), 1986
Work type
Suburb
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Rights
(c) 1986 Mohgamat Phaldie Taliep
Access rights
All rights reserved
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