Eric Itzkin is a historian, author, cultural activist and heritage specialist involved in documenting, preserving and promoting historical sites in Johannesburg. Widely regarded by peers as an expert on Johannesburg’s rich and complex history, Itzkin has spent decades preserving, documenting, and shaping the public memory of the city. Over
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Johannesburg from the Riverbanks: Navigating the Jukskei is an ambitious and timely contribution to Johannesburg studies. Bringing together twenty-one chapters by twenty-six contributors, the volume emerged largely from the 2023 Riparian Urbanism project and seeks to reposition the Jukskei River
Blue Plaques
Normandie Court sails into the city with the panache of its namesake, the French ocean liner which captured the Blue Ribbon for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic in 1935 and again in 1937. The porthole windows, ship’s railing on the balconies and the angled shop fronts echoing the hull underline the nautical connection. The lift lobby is Art Deco at its best.