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                     Fig. 2.41: “Motor car left on railway.” Despite the road improvements (note the fine dressed
                       stone retaining wall) and the speed limits, accidents still happened, as here, opposite The
                                             Breakers. (SAR&H Magazine, July 1925).













































                    Fig. 2.42: A section of improved Main Road through St. James: Hamilton House and Spray on
                       the left, sea views maintained through gaps between the houses, and young Cypress trees
                      prominent in private gardens and along property boundaries adding to the street character.
                                                   (Fish Hoek Valley Museum).
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