Greenside, is a suburb of

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. Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park.

History

Greenside lies on land that once made up the ''Braamfontein Farm'', one of many large farms that makes what is Johannesburg and its suburbs. The farm land was bought in 1886 by Lourens Geldenhuys for its mining rights as it was hoped that the Confidence Reef would extend into his farm but it did not. Land remained as a farm and by 1891 it was divided, along what is now Orange Road, between his son's Frans and Louw where the brothers had already built two farm houses. Louw Geldenhuys died in 1929 and his wife Emmarentia would begin to sell parts of the farm that became the surrounding suburbs, one of which became Greenside on 4 February 1931 and was surveyed by the Rand Mines Group. Greenside's name is considered to be Scottish in origin, and refers to the adjacent

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. The golf course has its origins much earlier than the suburb, established in 1916 and modified again in 1930. Most of the roads in Greenside were named after golf courses or professional golfers. Leitch Road was named after the Scottish golfer Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch. Quimet Street is named after the America golfer

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- how the confusion arose between the O and the Q is not known - suffice to say that it causes never-ending confusion as to the pronunciation of the street name (should it be pronounced in the French or American style), and for people seeking to locate the street. By 1940, Greenside Primary School had been established and

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would follow in January 1961.

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was based in the suburb from 1952 on land donated to the

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by the Sir Lionel Phillips Trust based inside the Sir Lionel Phillips Park, though the club originated elsewhere in 1888.

Areas of interest

Greenside has recently become a restaurant centre with about a dozen high-end restaurants, giving it a similar atmosphere to Parkhurst, Norwood and Melville. Other places of interest are: * Village Green Shopping Centre * Pirates Sports & Rugby Club * Sir Lionel Phillips Park * Parkview Golf Club

Education

* Greenside Primary School * Greenside Design Center College of Design

References

External links

Greenside Residents AssociationGreenside High School websiteSuburbs of Johannesburg on south-african-hotels.comThe Emmarentia Residents' AssociationEmmarentia Greenside Security Association
Johannesburg Region B {{Johannesburg-stub