Part of the Maboneng Precinct - the development of "mixed-use buildings that offer alternative lifestyles, workspaces and retail spaces" in an attempt to regenerate inner city Johannesburg - is
Arts on Main, a combination of artist studios, retails spaces, advertising agencies & galleries, and now:
Main Street Life. A 1970's industrial building transformed into a mixed use complex with studios, apartments, retail spaces, a restaurant, rooftop event space and the
'12 Decades' Art Hotel.
"A self catering hotel tracing the history of Johannesburg with rooms conceptualised by some of South Africa's most celebrated artists and designers".
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| 1886 - 1896 |'Vision Main Street Life' | Jonathan Liebmann & Marcus Neustetter |
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| 1896 - 1906 | 'Sir Abe Bailey ' | Prospero & Anna Bailey |
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| 1906 - 1916 | 'The House That Jack Built ' | Kim Stern |
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| 1916 - 1926 | 'Minehaus' | Dokter and Misses |
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| 1926 - 1936 | 'Marabi ' | Pierre Crocquet & Robyn Symes |
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| 1936 - 1946 | 'Who Is Herbert Dlomo' | Lauren Wallett |
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| 1946 - 1956 | 'A Part Love A Part Hate' | Love Jozi |
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| 1956 - 1966 | 'Main Street Constellation' | Kim Lieberman |
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| 1966 - 1976 | '50 Stories' | Colleen Alborough |
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| 1976 - 1986 | 'Ponte Obscura' | Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse |
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| 1986 - 1996 | 'Catwalk Customs' | Black Coffee |
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| 1996 - 2006 | 'Perpetual Liberty' | Enrico Daffonchio |
Also in Arts on Main is the independent cinema,
The Bioscope. "The days of the bioscopes live fondly in many of our hearts. For others, they're just stories, of a time not too long ago...the bioscope is back".
