RE: A Series of Photographs of the Ponte City Building in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Johannesburg city center is a shocker and why we do not visit at all any more and is a no go zone. My brother in law used to live in that building when it was deemed good and now it is just dodge. The entire area is a danger zone so you definitely got an experience. I know the feeling when you are in an area you know you shouldn't really be in and you do not relax until you are out of that feeling of unknown. I have had it a few times with the last one being in Maputo and it is an extra sense of awareness knowing you need to keep moving. Many buildings in the area have been hijacked and are drug and prostitution dens today and I am not sure about this building as it is known as a drug haven. Good to know the rubbish has gone from the center as this was a major fire hazard besides a health hazard.
There is a big drive to clean up the building and that morning there was about 500 people doing the challenge. So they definitely get the support. But as you say the area is really not nice and you constantly feel like you need to get away.
Sorry for the late reply, it was a bit hectic the last couple of months.