A vintage photo of the original, open-air KILLARNEY CENTRE. Its lofty Clock Tower was a distinctive feature that could be seen for several miles.
Photo from "Urban Continuum" / Tahira Toffa / Killarney Mall Management

Another vintage view of the 1960s shopping hub. Its Woolworths anchor store is seen on the left.
Photo from http://www.skyscrapercity.com

Our first KILLARNEY site plan was created primarily from the few vintage photos that exist of the complex. There is not a wealth of internet-based information about the early days of the shopping hub. With this said, we can add that the original open-air mall was incorporated with the adjacent Killarney Film Studios. The motion picture production facility, often referred to as the "Hollywood of South Africa," had been established in 1916.