Area
The District 6 area is situated in the city bowl of Cape Town. It is made up of Walmer Estate, Zonnebloem, and Lower Vrede (the former Roeland Street Scheme). Some parts of Walmer Estate like Rochester Street were destroyed and some parts like Cauvin Road were left but the houses demolished. In other parts of Walmer Estate like Worcester Road and Chester Road people were evicted but only a few of the houses destroyed. Most of Zonnebloem was destroyed except for a few schools, churches and mosques. A few houses in the old Constitution street (now Justice Road) were left but the homes sold to white people. This is the case with Bloemhof flats (renamed Skyways). Most of Zonnebloem is owned by the Cape Technikon (which also is built over 50% of the land).
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