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East Africa Cities and Towns

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Nairobi

Hardinge Street, 1950: Photographs below were taken on March 31, 1950, during a pageant to commemorate the birth of a city. The Duke of Gloucester proclaimed Nairobi a Charter City. This ceremony was followed by a parade depicting the history of the city. The photos of the parade were taken from the upper floor of Corner House, Hardinge Street

Crowd assembling outside Nairobi's Town Hall for the charter ceremony.

Duke of Gloucester hands Charter to Mayor, raising Nairobi to status of a Charter City.

Float representing Sgt. Ellis, Nairobi's first European resident.


Masai warriors marching in parade. Centre photo shows part of the procession, and the view down Hardinge Street. On right, is a photo of the Triumphal Arch on Delamere Avenue, with main Post Office on the right. (Photos: Gordon Mumford)

Philippa and her sister watched the 1950 parade from the roof of the family car. (Photo: Philippa)

Delamere Avenue, 1951 Photographs probably taken on November 11, 1951, showing the twin War Memorials dedicated to the fallen members of the Carrier Corps and the King's African Rifles. The monuments were in Delamere Avenue outside the Theatre Royal and near Cafe Vienna, nearly opposite the Standard Bank of South Africa. Torrs Hotel is on the corner, just down from the Cafe Vienna. (Photos: Gordon Mumford)

Left & centre: Decorations on Delamere Avenue to celebrate the Coronation,1952		Nairobi Cinema Government Road, 1961
	Parliament Buildings, Nairobi (Photo: Ian McAteer)
Nairobi, 1961	Sombrero Night Club in Nairobi, a well-known rendezvous in the 1960s & 1970s (Photo: Alasdair Piers)	Kenya Polytechnic on Whitehouse Road in 1961
Valley Road, Nairobi, 1963 (Photo: Ron Leese)	Jamhuri Park, Nairobi, 1970 (Photo: Ron Leese)	Town Hall, Nairobi, 1963 (Photo: Ron Leese)

Nairobi - December 1963 and December 2004


Photos of Nairobi decorated for Independence Ceremonies (December 12, 1963). (Photos provided by Gavin Fuller were taken by his father, Ken Fuller ©1963


Photos © Gavin Fuller, 2004

Nakuru

Two sides of a well-known landmark.
Photo (left) by Andy Potter shows the Nakuru Post Office in 1965.
Photo (right) shows Gordon Mumford's photo the other side of the sign, and National Gridlay's bank in 1967

Nakuru Motor Racing, 1962	Nakuru, ready for uhuru, 1963
Photos supplied by Glen Smith

Photographs of Nairobi and other East African towns
taken about 1965 by Andy Potter

Bell Inn, Naivasha, 1965	Delamere Avenue, Nairobi	Jetty at Lake Hotel, Navaisha
MacMillan Memorial Library Nairobi, 1965	Main Street, Nakuru	Motor Marts Garage Kericho, 1965
Nakuru Post Office	New Stanley Hotel, 1965	Thorn Tree at New Stanley
Soi Police Post	Tea Hotel, Kericho	View from the old Torr's Hotel
View of Kimathi Street from Woolworths, 1965	Equator sign - This one is located on the main Nakuru to Eldoret road	Woolworths Corner Nairobi 1965
See also Malcolm's McCrow's East African photos from 1952-1962

Kenya Coast: Mombasa & Malindi

	Malindi (1956), Mosque, before all the dukas were built and when the beach was pristine circa 1956. (photo: Kevin Patience)
Mombasa (1957), from English Point on the Nyali side, when all the dhows arrived from Arabia and India. (photo: Kevin Patience)	Kilindini Road, Mombasa The tusks were constructed in 1956 to commemorate a visit by Princess Margaret (Diana Tonkinson knew the designer). (photo: Ian McAteer).	Mombasa (1983), bridge that replaced the Nyali pontoon bridge. (photo: Kevin Patience)

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