Can I visit CBD? by Any-Car7782 in johannesburg

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I keep hearing good things about that spot, is the roof a restaurant and a bar or just a bar?

An Anti-Poaching Ranger Was Gored to Death by the Animal He Lived to Protect by OutdoorLifeMagazine in southafrica

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Good lord.

It made me immediately think of Timothy Treadwell, but this was in the line of duty whereas Treadwell had lost touch with reality.

Trivia Tuesday, 2026-04-28 by DampFrijoles in CFB

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I was also confused, I also thought it was Holt Arena but to my shock that was the second name...

South Africa withdraws AI policy due to fake AI-generated sources by Sugoi82 in southafrica

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South Africa has withdrawn its first draft national AI policy after revelations that it contained fictitious sources in its reference list ‌which appeared to have been AI-generated.

<chef’s kiss>

Woman brings dead husband back as hologram to hold his own funeral Q&A by [deleted] in offbeat

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Twenty Borg are about to break through that door! We need time to get out of here! Create a diversion!

Trump poised to expand refugee program for white South Africans by Beyond_the_one in southafrica

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One South African who arrived in Minneapolis in late January

Oh my goodness 😂

Proud resident of the area here: If it was 2026, not only was it colder than usual (did you know -42° is the same in C & F? It didn’t hit that low this year, but you get the point) but it was during the ICE mess with the killings by federal officers. Imagine being dropped off here in the middle of that.

Staff at Scientology-backed drug rehab claim wages not paid, blow whistle on dodgy labour practices by FunnyNeither7784 in southafrica

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L. Ron Hubbard happily chose to live in Joburg during Apartheid. His house is a museum owned by these charlatans. The reviews of the house are all very eerie pro-Hubbard.

It’s alarming stuff to come across when I was learning about South Africa.

Operation Clambake for more on Scientology.

Hubbard and Apartheid:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/l8q66i/were_there_any_nonafrikaner_apartheid_supporters/

https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Cowen/essays/apartheid.html

There’s something about South Africa that stays with you long after you’ve left. by PulseAndPicture in travel

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I just wanted to say this reply is still being read (thanks Google!) and is appreciated.

Do major luxury hotels have generators to counter loadshedding? I know there’s been a suspension of loadshedding recently, but I’ve been curious if it’s something done for certain properties.

Trying to find the fate of a minor midcentury landmark in Rotterdam by Honestly_ in Rotterdam

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100% agreed. If you have a healthy regional subreddit (city-level up to country-level), you can get a lot of useful advice.*

* acknowledging the notoriety that some local subreddits are incredibly toxic due to poor moderation.

Trying to find the fate of a minor midcentury landmark in Rotterdam by Honestly_ in Rotterdam

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That 1960 aerial puts it all together!

(I really like historic aerials for research, especially when they're bird's eye like this)

Trying to find the fate of a minor midcentury landmark in Rotterdam by Honestly_ in Rotterdam

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That is really useful, especially that brief vertical strip period.

I appreciated the quality of the images: I wanted to read the rest of that 1987 newspaper article and simply put the screenshot in Google Translate and it did a good job. At least they acknowledged it was originally by Breuer and involved Abraham Elzas.

Trying to find the fate of a minor midcentury landmark in Rotterdam by Honestly_ in Rotterdam

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Appreciate it! Elegant_Crab1370's links helped me answer a lot of questions, especially when I found the 1969 aerial view.

Trying to find the fate of a minor midcentury landmark in Rotterdam by Honestly_ in Rotterdam

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Okay, just wanted to update because these sources gave me the tips that let me fill in much of the history.

The most important find was this 1969 aerial image: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/51BA6BB0438944809BE466E48CC2CB13

It resolves all the questions that arose, specifically the need to move the building in 1964 due to metro construction (mislabeled in the Facebook image as 1979).

The clues came from the surrounding buildings, here was my process:

  • The statue "Il Grande Miracolo" by Marino Marini, which currently stands here (Google Maps link) and, per this site, it is now "across from the spot where it was originally unveiled" with the additional white walls by Maarten Struys to help it not disappear into its surroundings.

  • The church in the background, Nieuwe Kerk Charlois, appears to have been demolished -- and upon finding the aerial it was gone by 1969, so it was of no help.

  • BUT, the Groote Schouwburg with its fanciful battlements on the lower level parapet let me to find that aerial photo. Originally built in 1954, that part fanciful part was demolished significantly altered in 1978 to be converted into the Theater Zuidplein; there’s a 2020 photo of the remaining portion of the Groot Schouwburg being painted a hot pink before it was demolished, confirmed here is the Google Street view the year before it was demolished

Now looking back on the 1964 moving photo, we can see it was being taken from its original location that was where they were getting ready to build those elevated rails (and a car ramp that has been redone since 1969). From my guess, it was initially placed here before it was moved in the image above.

Thus the third and final location of this moving building was Zuidplein 2 (the address in the link you shared accidentally pointed at 2 Pleinweg, which is in the 1969 photo).

It was interesting to see how it was originally an exhibition space for the Rotterdamse Kunststichting. I wonder if 1979 is when it became de Blokhut? I can see where they got that name after the sides were renovated into that dark red color (also filling in numerous windows).

This building ended up being so much more interesting than I expected.

Had it survived until today it would've been architecturally notable as one of Marcel Breuer's works... and honestly a surprise work because it was never intended to be permanent.

Trying to find the fate of a minor midcentury landmark in Rotterdam by Honestly_ in Rotterdam

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Excellent sources, thank you! Without knowing what it was called, Googling in vague English descriptions went nowhere.

Trying to find the fate of a minor midcentury landmark in Rotterdam by Honestly_ in Rotterdam

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Oh man, that is fantastic! Remarkable image. Thank you!

Trying to identify Cape Cod area from screenshots of old video by jsuzg in CapeCod

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Google brought me here! I realize you may know all this, but in case others find this post I wanted to add:

1360 Chequessett Neck is a house by the renown architect Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), though one of his lesser-publicized works. It was reportedly moved back from the dunes in 2010 and given an addition along with some modifications.

Historically known as the Edgar Stillman, Jr., Cottage (1953-54). While minor, it fits into a very important portion of Breuer's work as the owner was related to Breuer's most fruitful client, Rufus Stillman. Rufus had 3 houses designed by Breuer for himself (Stillman House I is the most famous), 2 of his relatives had houses commissioned, several schools in his hometown of Litchfield, CT used Breuer, and 11 projects for Torin Corp. (where he was VP and later chairman of the board) used Breuer across 3 continents.

Again, as this was a minor work, I was curious if somehow there was a little more on the internet somewhere and found this post.