Johannesburg Railway Recreation Club
Aka: Wits Sport Conference Centre Built: 1958-59 (opened 2 May 1959) Architect: Unidentified Location: Enoch Sontonga Ave, Sturrock Park, Milner Park, Johannesburg Photo during construction in 1958. ( South African Railway News) "The new building, which is being built on contract at a cost of £90,000 [final cost £127,000], will be the most central sporting venue in Johannesburg. It is being erected at Elizabeth Sturrock Park near the show grounds, on the site of the old Milner Park Municipal swimming bath. Johannesburg provides well for its sporting public, including railwaymen, with the result that the need for special facilities for the latter has not been as great as in other centres. In the Railway Recreation Club building, however, the old premises has become increasingly inadequate. The new building will be two storeys high and it will house all the usual club facilities including an entertainment hall, with stage, which will be able to accommodate about 500 people, ...