Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Prefcor Building, Durban

Prefcor Building, Durban

This is the Prefcor Building in downtown Durban.

The bulding was originally Payne Bros Department Store. The Facts About Durban website says that when the store opened in 1938 it had the longest escalator in the Southern Hemisphere and local children used to visit the store just to ride on it.
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6 comments:

  1. JimAugust 18, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    This is great and your blog is great David. I love art deco buildings. Made a special trip to Napier, whilst in New Zealand recently, just to check out all their fantastic architecture.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  2. David ThompsonAugust 18, 2009 at 3:20 PM

    Thanks J Bar. Your blog looks fantastic and I'm glad you made it to Napier on your recent NZ trip.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM

    I spent an entire long day being toured around Durban by a local person while on a cruise 5 years ago. I was dazzled, and saw everything from the substantial old government buildings to the large area of makeshift dwellings just outside of the city. Of course I noted the wonderful Art Deco examples in Durban as well. Your photos here are superb David, and I will be looking in again. Thanks!

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  4. David ThompsonJanuary 16, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    Thanks for your kind comments. Durban is great city, I too enjoyed my visit there.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    Hi David,
    I worked for Payne Bros 1970 I was their Receptionist and at lunch time modelled Payne
    Bros garments while people were having lunch. I also worked in their Mail Order Dept where people wrote in and I would go around to the different depts and choose whatever they required and then rail their goods to them
    Regards
    Jenny Hayward

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  6. David ThompsonNovember 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Thanks Jenny,
    What a wonderful concept that you would model Payne Bros garments at lunch time.

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