Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

[Pman082]

what is THAT child drinking?

[travi666666]

ey guys i live there and its gone BLACK,but you know i still love it <its my home never want to leave...unless im forced to:{

[MrSeasunder]

@travi666666 what do you mean when you say the place has gone BLACK, do you mean it has too much BLACK?

[trapiche3000]

Vamos paraguay ojala te suerte esta ciudad..

[2000phillip]

nice place just a pity about the indigenous population

[lienkiew]

It is all still the same. THere is a new mall and a lot of new places accross the royel show grounds.

[CockyNiggazIzBack]

I lived in Piemburg in the early 80s. Its nickname, "sleepy hollow," was well deserved. But it was a special place, with lots of kind, friendly people, and beautiful surroundings. I loved it there. I wish nothing but the best for Pietermaritzburg and its people.

[Leodis44]

What's it like there now?

[CockyNiggazIzBack]

judging from this video, it's pretty decrepit!

[magwala011268]

thats why i posted the building on my site:)

[jetdatboy]

Havent been back in 6 years.....love it there

[magwala011268]

I used to be part of the junior city council and we would have our meetings in there

[magwala011268]

i remember it was the gurad who worked there telling me it was the biggest red building inthe Southern Hemisphere.

[mjribes]

Ah, Maritzburg. I went to Maritzburg College many moons back. Was a dusty little town back then... and looks much the same now. But it still holds many awesome memories.

Will be visiting PMB and South Africa for the first time in 6 years over Christmas.... Can't wait!

[brucegrobler]

Hey come check my video out its another tribute to a well known "artifact" of PMB.. COME COME

[DomDaDJ]

Yeah My Home Town.

[thudor1]

Pietermaritzburg is considered by some to be the birthplace of nonviolent resistance, for it was at its railway station in June of 1893 that a 23 year-old Indian lawyer named Mohandas K. Gandhi was thrown off a train for refusing to move from a whites-only car. He could have brushed it off and forgotten about it. But because he didn't, the freedom struggles of not only South Africa and India but Jim Crow South-through Dr.King- were launched.

[joy2thenations]

I grew up in Pmb and loved my life there so much, fantastic memories ... its such a shame that things have to change.

[Leodis44]

what;s it like there now?

I was there 18 years ago..

[refood]

Pmb City Hall is the biggest red brick building in the southern hemisphere.

[XLiezlX]

I was in PMB from std 5 and it has just exploded into this busy city.. so much for peaceful sleepy hollow.

[NaartjieTippex]

My home town- I haven't been back for 6 years.

[NKASINI]

it used to be a nice clean city, now it is nothing but a filth infested rat hole

[cattleman6420012000]

I used to be a member of the Durban Orchestra the NPO now called the KzNPO. We regularly did a symphony concert series in the Pietermaritzberg City Hall and then the next night in the Durban " Playhouse" They now play in the Durban City Hall. I have so many fond memories of Pietermaritzberg and it's lovely red brick City Hall. Thanks so much for showing this video.