Meet me at the Carlton, the story of Johannesburg's old Carlton Hotel by Eric Rosenthal

Meet me at the Carlton, the story of Johannesburg's old Carlton Hotel - Eric Rosenthal (Howard Timmins, 1972)
Johannesburg's first Carlton Hotel was built in 1906, modelled on the hotel of the same name in London, from an original idea by mining magnate Barney Barnato. The author, in a very readable style, writes a social history of the hotel, built on the corner of Eloff and Market Streets. In 1962 it was decided to demolish the hotel and build a new one, which went up in 1973, and it still stands on Commissioner Street. The book contains an interesting collection of black and white photographs which capture the elegance and popularity of the hotel.

Meet me at the Carlton, the story of Johannesburg's old Carlton Hotel - Eric Rosenthal (Howard Timmins, 1972)

Johannesburg's first Carlton Hotel was built in 1906, modelled on the hotel of the same name in London, from an original idea by mining magnate Barney Barnato. The author, in a very readable style, writes a social history of the hotel, built on the corner of Eloff and Market Streets. In 1962 it was decided to demolish the hotel and build a new one, which went up in 1973, and it still stands on Commissioner Street. The book contains an interesting collection of black and white photographs which capture the elegance and popularity of the hotel.