Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land of one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Braamfontein.[2] The suburb was proclaimed on 5 October 1896, and is named after the land surveyor, Edward Harker Vincent Melvill.[2] In the public sale notice, the suburb was described as a "picturesque and healthy spot in the vicinity of Johannesburg with a magnificent view of the wooded country to the north with the blue Pretoria ranges stretching like lines of steel against the horizon".
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Melville is also well known for the Melville Koppies (an archeological site, with rolling hills of grassland with views over the city), and is near the historic suburb of Sophiatown.
The area, along with Parkhurst, Greenside, Parkview, Norwood and Emmarentia, is one of the many areas of the Northern Suburbs still to have high streets with cafes, restaurants and shops lining the streets rather than in enclosed shopping centres. In Melville, the majority of these are located along 7th Street, although there are also several on other streets, such as 4th Avenue and Main Street (where there is also a supermarket). There are over 30 guest houses in the vicinity, and Melville is a popular stopover in Johannesburg for tourists. On 7th Street, in addition to restaurants, there are several bars and a tattoo studio; the street is a popular hang-out for the cosmopolitan crowd.
The popular soap opera, 7de Laan, used views of 7th Street, Melville in its opening visuals.
^ abRaper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN9781868425501.
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melville, johannesburg, melville, bohemian, suburb, johannesburg, gauteng, south, africa, location, many, restaurants, taverns, which, mostly, frequented, students, from, nearby, university, johannesburg, located, auckland, park, university, witwatersrand, loc. Melville is a bohemian suburb of Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa It is the location of many restaurants and taverns which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg located in Auckland Park and the University of the Witwatersrand located in Braamfontein It is one of the city s most popular tourist destinations The suburb is to the west of the Johannesburg CBD It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality MelvilleMelville JohannesburgMelvilleShow map of GautengMelvilleShow map of South AfricaCoordinates 26 10 33 S 28 0 32 E 26 17583 S 28 00889 E 26 17583 28 00889CountrySouth AfricaProvinceGautengMunicipalityCity of JohannesburgMain PlaceJohannesburgEstablished1896Area 1 Total1 72 km2 0 66 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total3 355 Density2 000 km2 5 100 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African33 4 Coloured3 2 Indian Asian5 2 White55 6 Other2 7 First languages 2011 1 English50 4 Afrikaans22 7 Zulu6 4 Tswana4 5 Other15 9 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 2092PO box2109 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Culture and contemporary life 4 References 5 External linksHistory editPrior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 the suburb lay on land of one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg called Braamfontein 2 The suburb was proclaimed on 5 October 1896 and is named after the land surveyor Edward Harker Vincent Melvill 2 In the public sale notice the suburb was described as a picturesque and healthy spot in the vicinity of Johannesburg with a magnificent view of the wooded country to the north with the blue Pretoria ranges stretching like lines of steel against the horizon Geography editMelville is also well known for the Melville Koppies an archeological site with rolling hills of grassland with views over the city and is near the historic suburb of Sophiatown Culture and contemporary life edit nbsp Street in Melville This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The area along with Parkhurst Greenside Parkview Norwood and Emmarentia is one of the many areas of the Northern Suburbs still to have high streets with cafes restaurants and shops lining the streets rather than in enclosed shopping centres In Melville the majority of these are located along 7th Street although there are also several on other streets such as 4th Avenue and Main Street where there is also a supermarket There are over 30 guest houses in the vicinity and Melville is a popular stopover in Johannesburg for tourists On 7th Street in addition to restaurants there are several bars and a tattoo studio the street is a popular hang out for the cosmopolitan crowd The popular soap opera 7de Laan used views of 7th Street Melville in its opening visuals References edit a b c d Sub Place Melville Census 2011 a b Raper Peter E Moller Lucie A du Plessis Theodorus L 2014 Dictionary of Southern African Place Names Jonathan Ball Publishers p 1412 ISBN 9781868425501 External links editmymelville co za whatsupinmelville co za nbsp This Johannesburg related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melville Johannesburg amp oldid 1184518313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
