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  1. View of Kingsmead, beach front, and Point areas in late 1990's
  2. Market at the North Beach Amphitheatre in early 2000's
  3. Durban's aquarium and dolphinarium - eShakaland 2005
  4. Durban's aquarium and dolphinarium - eShakaland 2005
  5. North Beach, 2009
  6. View of town building, Esplanade and yatch club in 2000's
  7. Looking at Grosvenor Court, Elangeni and Maharani Hotels from North Beach at sunset in 1990's
  8. Umhlanga Rocks from air
  9. Dolphins, Shark's Board, beach front
  10. Spices at the Indian Market
  11. Name changes in 2009
  12. Umgeni River floods, 1987
  13. The Golden Mile 1980s - Malibu Hotel near West St and aquarium
  14. Bay of Plenty, North Beach and Newtons on the right
  15. Widening South Beach from dredged sand
  16. Little Top on South Beach
  17. Addington Beach looking towards South Beach, late 1970's
  18. Addington Beach
  19. Dairy Beach in the 80s
  20. Dairy Beach in the 90s
  21. Dairy beach, New Year 2010
  22. Paddling Pools #1, New Year 2010
  23. Paddling Pools #2, New Year 2010
  24. late 1970s (with cable car)
  25. Fun Fare on the Marine Parade next to Snake Park
  26. Test pattern during TV trial in 1977
  27. South Beach during the holidays
  28. Vaalers on South Beach in summer with Bluff in background and Addington Hospital on right
  29. 'Little Top' on South Beach
  30. Large winter surf behind the 'Fun-fare' on the Marine Parade in the 1970's
  31. Golden Mile beaches: Snake Park, Bay of Plenty, North Beach, Dair Beach and West St piers in 1970's
  32. Sunken Gardens and Newton's Amusment Park at lower left
  33. West St Pier and South Beach to the left, early `1970's
  34. North Beach in the late 70's
  35. View of Durban from above the harbor enterance in lates 1960's
  36. Addington Hospital in the 1960s
  37. Addington Hospital in the 1960s
  38. Aerial view of City and Harbour in the early 1970's, Maydon Wharf sugar terminal in background
  39. Esplanade
  40. Seine netters at Vetchies beach
  41. Durban Station Mar 1980
  42. Looking at the signal tower on the Bluff with T-Jetty in the foreground
  43. Cuban Hat take-away on North Beach
  44. Sunken Garden with Bay of Plenty and North Beach behind 1950-1960's
  45. Durban's beaches from above the Bluff
  46. City Hall on left, main Post Office on right
  47. Paddling Pool in front of the Edward Hotel in 1960's
  48. Queen Elizabeth arriving in Durban Harbour
  49. Castle Liner leaving Durban, 1960's
  50. Whale slip-way on the South Pier. Whales were taken on a flat bed rail truck around the Bluff to the Whale Refinerary Factory.
  51. Isipingo River Mouth
  52. Durbans South Beach, 1950s
  53. Canoe rental on lower Marine Parade in the 1950's
  54. Beach front near baths
  55. Dairy Beach on Lower Marine Parade, 1950's
  56. North Beach. First pier is Dairy Beach
  57. Large surf at Dairy Beach
  58. Dunbar Castle docked at the Point Durban with sailings to Southhampton
  59. In the early 1950's. Yacht Basin is in the foreground and the Esplanade lined with palm tress
  60. Center of town
  61. Looking down West St. Post office on the left, Twon Hall on the right and beach front in the background
  62. West St in 1950's. Note trams line in road and overhead trolley bus wires
  63. Bus near Mitchel Park
  64. West St and Point Rd
  65. North Beach near the public baths
  66. Looking up Gardner St from Dick King's statue on the Esplanade
  67. Durban Main Post Office & Town Garden 1950
  68. Durban's Main Post Office & Town Clock Post office in West Street facing the town gardens and Cenatoph. Looks like late 1940's early 1950's
  69. Dick King on the Esplanade. He rode on horseback from Durban to Grahamstown in the
    Cape Province to get support when the Old Fort was under siege.
  70. Lawn bowling near the end of West St where Cineland was built
  71. Tram in 1940-1950
  72. Durban Town Hall
  73. Durban Town Hall
  74. View of Bluff and the harbor from the Cuthbert's building
  75. West Street Christmas Eve 1898, See Cuthbert's store on left side of street
  76. Esplanade
  77. Esplanade
  78. Pine St
  79. West St Pier
  80. Looking at the Point Rd docks from above the Bluff
  81. West St
  82. Swimming bath at North Beach
  83. Cave Rock on the Bluff