This lovely 1937 creation – one of a series of four similar buildings on Mosque Street was demolished in the last few weeks…. (but there will be some good news for the new year coming soon, honest!)
Posts Tagged ‘dar es salaam’
and then there were three
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged architecture, dar es salaam, demolition, mosque street on January 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
another one gone
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged architecture, dar es salaam, indira gandi street, uhuru street on October 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Sadly this 1938 building on the corner of Uhuru and Indira Gandi Streets was demolished a few weeks ago.
street level second edition
Posted in artist comment, tagged dar es salaam, green room, novel idea, street level second edition on September 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
asante sana
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alliance francaise, art, dar es salaam, painting, sarah markes on September 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
many thanks to everyone who came to the show, to the alliance francaise for being fabulous hosts, to leo mkanyia for wonderful music, to the green room and cowshed for their artistic collaboration and stunning furniture, to authentic tanzania and we dont reed publishers for their sponsorship and support. to those who missed it – pole sana!!! it was a fun night.
mezzanine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alliance francaise, art exhibition, dar es salaam, mezzanine on August 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
anjuman islamia building demolished
Posted in drawing, tagged abbasi, anjuman islamia, bibi titi, dar es salaam on August 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The 1920s saw two ambitious attempts to bring together Dar’s disparate Muslim communities. Anjuman Islamia, founded by Muhammad Omar Abbasi, a Sunni newspaper publisher, was backed chiefly by Punjabi funding and acted as a social welfare body which also sought to coordinate Islamic affairs.
Sadly this 1937 building on Bibi Titi Mohamed Road was demolished in recent weeks.
habib punja star, 1938
Posted in drawing, tagged aggrey street, dar es salaam, demolition, habib punja on July 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This building stood on the corner of Aggrey Street and Indira Gandhi Road until its demolition in 2008. Habib Punja was one of Dar’s leading Asian businessmen in the 1930s and 40s. Starting as a retailer, he set up a soap factory in 1933, moved into milling in 1941 and later acquired interest in building materials and urban property. The family also built the Sun and Sands Hotel (now accomodation for Selander Bridge Police).
asante goethe-institut
Posted in drawing, tagged dar es salaam, foleni, goethe, markes, painting on May 29, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Asante sana to goethe-institut and everyone who came to the exhibition opening! The show continues until June 8th. Karibuni wote.
(foleni – kiswahili term for traffic jams, derived from Dar drivers tendency to create ‘four lanes’ out of one where possible… or impossible)
plastic chairs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, dar es salaam, dish dash, plastic chairs, tanzania on April 1, 2012 | 3 Comments »
It’s unlikely you will ever be further than a few metres from a plastic chair in Dar. Plastic chairs never die. They can be sewn together with wire, stuck together with remnants of advertising stickers, stacked in multiples to compensate for their broken limbs, tied to tree trunks, balanced on rocks, logs and any other solid objects that provide the requisite support for a gentle snooze, a cold drink on the street corner or an animated debate with friends.
rapidly historical
Posted in artist comment, tagged architecture, blaschke house, dar es salaam, demolition, samora avenue on February 6, 2013 | 2 Comments »
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