• Ponte City[1] is a skyscraper in the Berea suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow. It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft)...
  • After decades of abandonment, the Ponte City skyscraper in Johannesburg, South Africa, is experiencing a renaissance.
  • 2,540 Followers, 566 Following, 709 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Ponte City (@pontedoscarvalhoscity).
  • Ponte City is an apartment block on the outskirts of central Johannesburg. ... In the ’70s this was the “Ponte City Shopping Centre,” where the bowling alley was.
  • In an inner-city neighbourhood gradually shedding its crime-riddled skin, Ponte is a symbol of the renaissance sweeping South Africa’s commercial capital.
  • Now, people started to move back into the area and into previously unoccupied buildings. 2006 two germans investors wanted to buy Ponte City.
    • By the 1990s, many gangs moved into the building and it became extremely unsafe.
    • Ponte City was symbolic of the crime and urban decay.
  • Ponte City Tower is the tallest residential building in Johannesburg, and is one of the city's most striking urban landmarks. ... ponte-city-6. Photo credit.
  • Johannesburg's Ponte City: 'the tallest and grandest urban slum in the world' – a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 33 | Cities | The Guardian.
  • Ponte City was an extremely desirable address for its views over all of Johannesburg and its surroundings. During the late 80s gang activity had caused the crime...