Yeoville (Johannesburg)

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Yeoville is a suburb of Johannesburg located in Region F (previously Region 8). It was proclaimed as a suburb in 1890 by Thomas Yeo Sherwell, who came from Yeovil in the United Kingdom.

By the 1980's the area had become Johannesburg's trendy, bohemian nightlife district. The neighborhood went through dramatic change in the 1990's. See the Wikipedia article which details the areas birth, growth, decline and possible rebirth.
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Coordinates:   26°10'59"S   28°3'43"E

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