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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Urquhart, Colin 2002. ''Pictorial Port Elizabeth''. | + | Urquhart, Colin 2002. ''Pictorial Port Elizabeth''. Hunters retreat, Port Elizabeth: Bluecliff Publishing. |
''South African History Online'' [https://www.sahistory.org.za/places/feathermarket-hall-port-elizabeth]. | ''South African History Online'' [https://www.sahistory.org.za/places/feathermarket-hall-port-elizabeth]. | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 3 February 2018
The Feather Market Hall in Baakens Street, Port Elizabeth, was built between 1883 and 1885 as a natural extension to the market place. It served as an auction room during the ostrich feather boom lasting until World War I. Today it is used as a conference/exhibition centre and concert hall.
Sources
Urquhart, Colin 2002. Pictorial Port Elizabeth. Hunters retreat, Port Elizabeth: Bluecliff Publishing.
South African History Online [1].
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