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Date: 1934 Type: Flats Style: Art Deco Status: Extant Street: 55 Grafton Avenue   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°10'43.33" S 28°03'33.69" E Alt: 1772m

Transcription of Blue Plaque: JOHANNESBURG CITY HERITAGE BEACON ROYAL Built in 1934, when blocks of flats were going up all over Yeoville and Bellevue, Beacon Royal was designed by the brothers Obel and Obel. An Art Deco gem, with speed lines running around the corner, it is a landmark building in a suburb where the style flourished in the 1930s. The place became a beacon of hope when rescued from building hijackers in 2005. The Heritage Portal.