A Brief History of Zoo Lake

Sources Text:

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo. “Celebrating 120 Years of Zoo Lake: A Legacy of Inclusivity and Community.” Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo. Accessed February 2025. https://www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com.

Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. “New Blue Plaque for Zoo Lake.” Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. Accessed February 2025. https://joburgheritage.org.za.

The Heritage Portal. “Homage to Zoo Lake, Johannesburg.” The Heritage Portal. Accessed February 2025. https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/homage-zoo-lake-johannesburg.

Saxonwold & Parkwood Residents Association (SAPRA). “Our Parks: Zoo Lake.” SAPRA. Accessed February 2025. https://www.sapra.org.za/index.php/our-parks/zoo-lake.

SABC News. “Zoo Lake’s Iconic Water Feature Still Relevant.” SABC News. Accessed February 2025. https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/zoo-lakes-iconic-water-feature-still-relevant/.

South African Tourism. “Zoo Lake, Johannesburg.” South African Tourism. Accessed February 2025. https://www.southafrica.net.

Wikipedia. “Zoo Lake.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed February 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_Lake.

Wikipedia. “Eduard Lippert.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed February 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Lippert

Johannesburg Municipal Archives. Archival references to the Deed of Gift (March 1904) and early municipal development records relating to Hermann Eckstein Park.

Historical Biographical Sources on Eduard Lippert. German–South African archival references concerning Lippert’s acquisition of Braamfontein Farm, the establishment of Marienhof, and the naming of the Sachsenwald.

H. Eckstein & Co. Mining Records. Archival material relating to early mineral exploration, plantation expansion, and the formation of the Wernher-Beit-Eckstein group.

Zoo Lake Users Committee NPC. Internal documentation and public communications on stewardship initiatives, restoration projects, and community involvement (2015–2024).

Images:

Jazz on the Lake (Image Source)

City of Johannesburg. “Jazz on the Lake Has Thousands Screaming for More.”Joburg City News, September 2019. Accessed February 2025. https://joburg.org.za/media_/Newsroom/Pages/2019%20Newsroom%20Articles/September%202019/Jazz-on-the-Lake-has-thousands-screaming-for-more.aspx.

Heritage Images of Zoo Lake (Photographs by Kathy Munro)

Munro, Kathy. “Zoo Lake Area.”The Heritage Portal. Accessed February 2025. https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/plaque/zoo-lake-area.