Old Durban.
2 pictures, 70 years apart.
There’s just something so effortlessly classy about the 1953 scene...
Corner of West and Dorothy Nyembe St, Durban, South Africa.
1953 - 2024.
1953 picture courtesy of Etienne du Plessis, obtained via "Facts about Durban" https://t.co/hwU4d2nyJ9
Old Durban Time Capsule incoming!
Everything about this screams timeless: the tailored dress, the classic cars, the way people carried themselves. 1960s Grey Street had an unforced elegance. When did we lose this?
Corner of Denis Hurley and Dr Yusuf Dadoo St (formerly Queen and Grey St), Durban, South Africa.
1963 - 2024
Photo by Guus Gorter (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Back with another Old Durban entry.
Once a street of bicycles and slow traffic, now a corridor of taxis and constant motion.
West St, Durban, South Africa.
1963 - 2023
Photo by Guus Gorter (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Satellite view displaying (part of) the Shaka's Head informal settlement and a gated community, on separate sides of the railway tracks.
Shaka's Head, iLembe, KZN, South Africa.
2011 - 2025
Durban Bright Spots is once again taking you back to the incredible uMhlanga.
From open lots to a world-class skyline 🌊🏗️
New hotels, apartments, retail, and the iconic pier transforming the coastline into a global destination.
Love it or miss the old days?
uMhlanga, (greater) Durban, South Africa.
2002 - 2025
The latest entry in the Old Durban series brings us to the city’s iconic shoreline.
Which version do you prefer?
Lower Marine Parade, South Beach, Durban, South Africa. Late‑1950s / Early 1960s - 2013
First picture courtesy of "Dodo", obtained via "Facts about Durban"
Time for a Durban Bright Spot:
Lagoon Drive with Oceans Mall (and the previously covered Pearls) in the background.
The change speaks for itself.
Lagoon Dr, uMhlanga, (greater) Durban, South Africa
2009 - 2024
Old Durban.
40 years.
Same beach.
A world apart.
If you could step into one, which year are you choosing?
North Beach, Durban, South Africa.
Circa 1970s - 2014