by Lennie | Jan 31, 2022 | People, Street names
In his series of articles in the 1970s Senex did not give an explanation for all the street names of Potchefstroom. Although the archives of the Potchefstroom Museum have more information, the origin of some street names are nowhere to be found. In the course of...
by Lennie | Jan 8, 2022 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Places, Street names
Changing street names has always been a contentious issue. After the Anglo-Boer War – and with a new political dispensation – the town council of Potchefstroom had long discussions on the changing of certain street names. The one that lasted was King Edward Street,...
by Lennie | Dec 18, 2021 | Events, Forgotten Heroes, People, Places, Street names
Do the residents of Zeederberg Street know that their street was named after a now extinct form of travel? Or that the Weeks family, after whom that street was named, suffered a terrible tragedy? Or that Rev Wynne, after whom that street was named revolutionised...
by Lennie | Dec 3, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Street names
A street not named after a rector and one named after another rector, one named after a musician, the town furrow and a battle are included in these street names. Van Alphen Street (Baillie Park) was named after one of the early teachers of Potchefstroom. JN van...
by Lennie | Nov 25, 2021 | Forgotten Heroes, People, Street names
Not many street names in Potchefstroom begin with a “T”. One, however, represents one of the most widely-known residents of Potchefstroom, the poet Totius. Gardens and a fertilizer plant also gave their names to these streets. Theron Street (South) Mr CP (Charles)...
