File:Port Elizabeth Tramways sept 2010 07.JPG

DescriptionPort Elizabeth Tramways sept 2010 07.JPG	English: Port Elizabeth Old Tramways Building, Lower Valley Road, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference New.
Date	5 September 2010, 08:27:55
Source	Own work
Author	Suzi-k

Camera location	33° 57′ 54.36″ S, 25° 37′ 32.59″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-33.965099; 25.625720

The tramways Building was built in 1897 and has survived many catastrophes in its history, including major floods, architecturally insensitive additions and a fire. It has had some changes in use too, from premises for horse drawn trams, electric trams, buses and a period as an ice rink. It features in many of the earliest photos of the Baakens valley in PE.

From being a working bus shed and later an ice rink, the building was eventually abandoned and became derelict, a dangerous place to go, and the haunt of many vagrants. There was much outcry that the Municipality could let one of its own buildings get into such a shameful state and that this compromised their ability to enforce protection of historic buildings owned by other landowners in the city.

Fortunately after a battle to get the legalities resolved it is currently being restored by the Mandela Bay Development Agency and the future looks better. As this old commercial building is such a landmark in Port Elizabeth, it deserves National Monument status so that it can be protected from future neglect or misuse.

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