Architecture
Most of the towns homes were built by ISCOR during the 1947-1964 period, these homes are all built in the same format and way. About 60% of the town's population lie in these homes. The suburbs close to the Vaal river are modern and wealthy areas. There are large and modern buildings and Apartment buildings in the open areas around the CBD.
The suburb area SW5 houses some of the most extravagant and sought after houses in the Vaal triangle. Dr HJ van der Bijl and Aldridge had built their private estates in this area during the 1920s, and these homes are now privately owned and still reserved in the area. Some of the erven in the area range between 1-3 acres. The stands used to be much bigger in the day of Dr van der Bijl, however further development of the town increased the use of subdivided erven and further development.
Another part of the Vaal's wealt lies on the Marlbank of the Vaal river towards Loch Vaal, West of the CBD. Some of these houses sized up to 2000 square meters and more. The area is often also referred to as "millionaires bend" and houses some of the most expensive homes in South-Africa, ranging into the R100 millions for an estate.
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