History
Grassy Park began to develop in the early 1900s on part of the Montagu's Gift estate north of Zeekoevlei. At that time, the area was rural, under the administration of the Divisional Council of the Cape. By 1920, the estate had 2000 residents. From 1923, it was represented on the Southern Civic Association.
Grassy Park was proclaimed a local area in 1935 - this meant that the residents received municipal services, for which they paid higher rates. It was incorporated into the South Peninsula Municipality in 1996, and into the City of Cape Town in 2000.
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