SPRINGBOK RADIO IMAGES BROADCAST HOUSE COMMISIONER STREET JOHANNESBURG

DESIGNED IN 1935 BY J.C.COOK & COWEN FOR I.W.SCHLESINGER'S "AFRICAN
BROADCASTING COMPANY", BROADCAST HOUSE BECAME THE HEADQUARTERS AND
MAINSTAY OF RADIO BROADCASTING IN SOUTH AFRICA. FROM 1937 TO 1975 IT WAS
THE HOME OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION IN
JOHANNESBURG. SADLY THE BUILDING BECAME TO SMALL FOR THE CORPORATION &
IN 1975 ALL SERVICES WERE MOVED TO THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PIET MEYER
BUILDING IN AUCKLAND PARK. WHAT BECAME OF BROADCAST HOUSE IN THE RAPID
DECAYING CITY CENTRE OF JOHANNESBURG, DID IT SURVIVE?. WE VISITED THE
BUILDING IN AUGUST 2006 & WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO SEE IT LOOKING QUITE WELL.
SADLY A LOT HAS CHANGED AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE PHOTO'S BELOW. THE
BUILDING HOWEVER HAS BEEN DECLARED A HERITAGE SITE BY THE CITY OF
JOHANNESBURG & IS NOW OWNED BY ONE OF THE MAJOR BANKS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
MUCH HAS CHANGED INSIDE, MOST OF THE BUILDING THESE DAYS IS UTILIZED AS
OFFICES BY A VARIETY OF COMPANIES.

ONTWERP DEUR J.C.COOK & COWEN IN 1935 VIR I.W.SCHLESINGER SE "AFRICAN
BROADCASTING COMPANY", WAS UITSAAI HUIS DIE HOOFKWARTIER VAN RADIO
UITSENDING IN SUID-AFRIKA VIR 40 JAAR. DIT WAS VANAF 1937 TOT 1975 DIE
HOOFKANTOOR VAN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE UITSAAI KORPORASIE IN JOHANNESBURG.
DIE GEBOU HET ONGELUKKIG TE KLEIN GERAAK VIR DIE SAUK EN IN 1975 WORD ALLE
DIENSTE VERSKUIF NA DIE NUUT ONTWIKKELDE PIET MEYER GEBOU IN AUCKLAND
PARK. WAT HET GEWORD VAN UITSAAI HUIS IN DIE AGTERUITGANG VAN DIE
MIDDESTAD VAN JOHANNESBURG. HET DIE GEBOU OORLEEF? ONS HET DIE GEBOU
IN AUGUSTUS 2006 BESOEK OM SELF TE GAAN SIEN OF DIE GEBOU NOG BESTAAN.
ONS WAS BAIE VERBAAS OM TE SIEN DAT DIE GEBOU IN 'N GOEIE TOESTAND IS. BAIE
HET DAAR VERANDER. DIE GEBOU IS HUIDIGLIK IN BESIT VAN EEN VAN DIE GROOTSTE
BANKE IN SUID-AFRIKA EN WORD MEESTAL AANGEWEND VIR KANTOOR RUIMTE. DIE
STAD JOHANNESBURG HET DIE GEBOU TOT BEWARINGSTEREIN VERKLAAR WAT
HOOPENLIK SAL SORG DAT DIE STUK GESKIEDENIS VAN UITSAAI WESE IN
SUID-AFRIKA VIR DIE NAGESLAG BEHOUE SAL BLY.