{"id":89949,"date":"2014-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/cape-town-then-now-1954-vs-2014\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:58","slug":"cape-town-then-now-1954-vs-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/cape-town-then-now-1954-vs-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town Then &#038; Now &#8211; 1954 vs 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what Cape Town might have looked like 60 years ago?<\/p>\n<p>We were interested to see if anyone had made a video comparing Cape Town now to 50+ years ago. Strangely we didn&#8217;t come across much vintage footage of the Mother City except for this\u00a0video of Cape Town\u00a0shot in 1954.\u00a0I did however <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/81368735\" target=\"_blank\">come across a video<\/a>\u00a0comparing London now to as it was in 1927. This inspired us to do the same for The Mother City, \u00a0Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>I waited for partly-cloudy day and went out to re-create the shots, using a Canon 600D and a combination of a 18-55mm kit lens and a 50mm 1.8 lens.<\/p>\n<h2>Here is Travelstart&#8217;s version:\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EzHfosKPWTw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Some screenshots from the video:<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31993\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/1.-ct-skyline1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31993 \" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/1.-ct-skyline1.jpg\" alt=\"View from Tafelberg Road\" width=\"570\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cape Town\u2019s CBD has expanded in the last 60 years &#8211; The Then &amp; Now view from Tafelberg Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The founding father\u2019s statue was a bit tricky to film because of the palm trees that have shot up at the lower end of Adderley Street.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31989\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/2.-jan-van-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31989 \" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/2.-jan-van-.jpg\" alt=\"Adderley Street\" width=\"570\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If this \u00a0effigy could talk &#8211; Jan van Riebeeck&#8217;s statue on Adderley Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The changing face of transport in Cape Town is evident in these snaps of old double decker buses on the corner of Strand and Adderley Street, and the modern MyCiti buses of today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32005\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a style=\"color: #ff4b33; line-height: 24px;\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-06-at-11.41.03-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32005\" title=\"Adderley Street Buses\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-06-at-11.41.03-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-06 at 11.41.03 AM\" width=\"570\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strand and Adderley Intersection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Very little has changed on the corner where Wale meets Adderley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31990\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/3.-wale-adderly.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31990 \" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/3.-wale-adderly.jpg\" alt=\"Corner of Wale and Adderley\" width=\"570\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corner of Wale and Adderley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The houses of Parliament have had a new lick of paint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31991\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/4.-parliament.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31991  \" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/4.-parliament.jpg\" alt=\"Parliament\" width=\"570\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parliament &#8211; Cape Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Camps Bay remains one of Cape Town&#8217;s premiere sea-view living destinations<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32003\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-06-at-2.23.10-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32003 \" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-06-at-2.23.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Camps Bay\" width=\"570\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camps Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The iconic Winchester Mansions are still around in all it\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/5.-winchester.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31987 \" title=\"Winchester Masions - Beach Road, Sea Point \" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/5.-winchester.png\" alt=\"Winchester Mansions, Beach Road - Sea Point\" width=\"570&#96;\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The V&amp;A Waterfront has developed over the last 60 years and is now one of South Africa&#8217;s most visited tourist attractions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32004\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-06-at-2.23.46-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32004 \" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-06-at-2.23.46-PM.png\" alt=\"The V&amp;A Waterfront\" width=\"570\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The V&amp;A Waterfront<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what Cape Town might have looked like 60 years ago? We were interested to see if anyone had made a video comparing Cape Town now to 50+ years ago. Strangely we didn&#8217;t come across much vintage footage of the Mother City except for this\u00a0video of Cape Town\u00a0shot in 1954.\u00a0I did however come across a video\u00a0comparing London now to as it was in 1927. &#8230; <a title=\"Cape Town Then &#038; Now &#8211; 1954 vs 2014\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/cape-town-then-now-1954-vs-2014\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cape Town Then &#038; Now &#8211; 1954 vs 2014\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":89950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_destination_ratings":[],"_destination_review_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,445],"tags":[49,79],"class_list":["post-89949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-destinations-travel","tag-cape-town","tag-cpt","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cape Town Then &amp; Now - 1954 vs 2014 - Travelstart Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/cape-town-then-now-1954-vs-2014\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cape Town Then &amp; Now - 1954 vs 2014 - Travelstart Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ever wondered what Cape Town might have looked like 60 years ago? 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