Although Pretoria is a city where Afrikaans is the prominent language it hasn't stopped American influence in the naming of its many suburbs. Brooklyn and Menlo Park are two examples and so is the highly sought-after residential and commercial area known as Lynnwood. The region was developed in the 1960's and has seen a major expansion in various directions since its inception. The creation of Lynnwood was an initiative to establish a new suburb on the outskirts of the Pretoria of the time. The design brief was to create a "Garden City." In today's terminology, an estate expanding Pretoria...

Waterkloof is named after the original farm that stood there when Pretoria was founded in the 19th Century. Meaning "Water Ravine", Waterkloof is a leafy, established area that is home to some of the city's most expensive real estate.   Like large parts of Pretoria, Waterkloof's streets are lined with many spectacular jacaranda trees that blossom in vibrant purple hues which illuminate the entire suburb during October. Today it is a highly sought-after and upmarket area, boasting some magnificent hilltop homesteads on Edward and Victoria Streets which boast rather impressive views of...

Sunnyside stands as one of Pretoria's oldest suburbs, nestled east of the Apies River. A venerable community, it enjoys proximity to esteemed neighborhoods like Baileys Muckleneuk, Muckleneuk, and Nieuw Muckleneuk, renowned for their opulent residences. The streets of Sunnyside are adorned with shops and markets, hosting a plethora of prominent businesses. Its adjacency to Pretoria Central and the Gautrain station, along with the A Re Yeng bus route, facilitates seamless travel. Characterized by a myriad of apartments in historic buildings, Sunnyside presents an ideal locale for first-time...

Menlo Park borders other upmarket areas known as Waterkloof, Brooklyn and Lynnwood.   Menlo Park was first established between the 1950s and 1970s. It was then the most eastern suburb of Pretoria, but the city has grown considerably and expanded eastwards since then. Today these suburbs are known as the old east and boast some of the city's most high-end residential properties. Together with Brooklyn and Lynnwood, it was most likely named after American counterparts. It is the opinion that this reflects the suburb's less 'oppressive' image, when compared to that of leafy Waterkloof...

Brooklyn is a well-developed affluent suburb situated in the pivotal South African city of Pretoria (Tshwane). It's located in the Eastern part of the sprawling urban yet leafy landscape and is well known for its upmarket residential houses and upstanding shopping and malls. The area has seen a boom in retail developments over the last few years. It lies just adjacent to the University of Pretoria in the northern region of the suburb and towards the southern part of Brooklyn, you'll find the suburban areas of Groenkloof and Waterkloof.  Commercial Hotspots Although Brooklyn has always...