Signed print by Richard Cheales (1922-88).
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c. 1986.

The original name of Orange Grove was Lemoen Plaas, Afrikaans for Orange Farm, as the description of the area and its original use prior to development and incorporation into the city of Johannesburg.

The orange trees of what became Orange Grove were planted by J.C. Esterhusen. His daughter was married to another Viljoen whose farmhouse became the original once-famous Orange Grove Hotel, located in the suburb. The hotel was built in 1888, and now the site is the location of a petrol service station. Orange Grove is still home to The Radium Beerhall, Johannesburg's oldest surviving bar and grill house. Famous former residents include Mohandas Gandhi, who stayed at 34 Grove Road in his early years of practicing law in Johannesburg.

590mm x 449mm
unframed

R1,250