The pristine high walls and security entrances of Strawbery Lane, Constantia do not reveal much about the vibrant community that once lived there, growing flowers and vegetables before they were forcibly removed 38 years ago.
But about 250 former residents, and their children and grandchildren, on Thursday reclaimed the upmarket suburb's street to celebrate the unveiling of a commemorative plaque by Mayor Dan Plato.
The plaque honours the "people of colour" who lived in the area before the Group Areas Act forced them out, scattering them to the dusty, barren suburbs of Mitchells Plain, Manenberg and Lotus River.
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