Athlone, Cape Town

Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats to the south of the N2 highway. It is named after Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone who was Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1930. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the coal burning Athlone Power Station. Athlone is mainly residential and is served by a railway station of the same name. It however includes Industrial (Athlone Industria 1 & 2) as well as strong commercial zones (Athlone CBD and Gatesville) as well. There are actually many "sub-areas" within Athlone, including: Manenberg, Gatesville, Belgravia Estate, Bridgetown, Crawford, Hazendal to name a few.

It is also the home of the Trojan Horse Memorial as well as the Robert Waterwitch / Colleen Williams Memorial which was commissioned by the ex-mayor of Cape Town, Nomaindia Mfeketo, to honour the memory of youths who died during the struggle against apartheid. There are over 100 schools in the greater Athlone area, including Alexander Sinton Secondary School.

Trivia

The decommissioned Athlone Power Station, commonly referred to as the "Athlone Towers" are to be demolished (see: [http://www.athlone.co.za/news/showarticle.php?showthis=24c684e38a849772070a07d7176a5c12 Towers to Tumble soon]

External links

[http://www.athlone.co.za Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa]