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Causeway, Harare

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At that time, the area was marshy with a stream running along what is now Julius Nyerere Way into the Mukuvisi River and the first area to be drained, near the head of the stream, was named Causeway and soon became the site of the most important Government buildings. Commercial businesses tended to
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The town is practically divided into two geographical sections, the ‘Koppi’ where most of the business buildings at present are, and the ‘Causeway’ or Government side, which is a much pleasanter and quiet place to live in, and has the government buildings, club, post and telegraph office, bank and
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favour the area around the Kopje in Pioneer Street, now Kaguvi Street, but development was somewhat haphazard. The Kopje side was better provided than the Causeway side of Salisbury. The greatest challenge was water which was brought from the Mukuvisi River in large wooden barrels.
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Gradually through the late 1890’s, the commercial activities of the town began to move from the area of the Kopje and Pioneer Street (now Kaguvi Street) towards the Causeway end of Manica Road, ushering a prosperous period during which Causeway evolved to gradually become the
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style buildings at the edges of 'town' or on quieter streets. It is a primarily institutional neighbourhood, several government institutions, civic institutions, a hospital, museum among many colleges and technical schools.
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The city center's focus to the north, and the near-complete low number of residents, has the effect of emptying the district when businesses closed in the evening. At that time, the lack of
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towers built in the 1950s, 1960s and 1990s. The area is characterized by government institutions and small-businesses, with stately Cape Dutch, Victorian and
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small business owners living in the area, selling cheap goods and operating restaurants, so much so that part of the area is sometimes informally named
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Causeway is one of the more cosmopolitan neighbourhoods in the city, bustling with energy during the day thanks to a mix of residents,
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and Causeway. It is notable due to its historic architecture and location, but increasingly has been neglected by the city council.
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all rubbing shoulders during business hours. Since the early 2000s, there is a sizeable population of
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area, provided better water supply and it was decided that the kopje site was preferable.
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Greenwood Park and Africa Unity Square provide open space and parkland within the area.
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The district is the most densely built area of Zimbabwe, due to the large number of
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in 1897 with its first elected Mayor, W.E. Fairbridge. In 1898, the name
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When Harare was founded, the intended site for a capital was initially
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was adopted for the territory and when the railway arrived from
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gave the district a reputation for being unsafe late at night.
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Causeway is home to various Harare institutions including:
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in 1899, and the town began to develop as a trading and
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Index

commercial district
Harare
research institutes
international organizations
Mount Hampden
stream
Kopje
municipality
Southern Rhodesia
Beira
administrative
Bulawayo
South Africa
Second Anglo-Boer War
central business district
high-rise
apartment
beaux-arts
civil servants
expats
Chinese
restaurants
cafés
nightlife
piazza
downtown
Eastgate Centre, Harare
National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Red Cross

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