PROPERTY
Fans oppose demolition of the Doll House
The roadhouse will shut its doors on August 31, after more than eight decades of serving up its famous milkshakes and slap chips
The fate of the Doll House Roadhouse building hangs in the balance, with advocates of the iconic eatery hoping to thwart plans to demolish it. While the roadhouse will shut its doors on August 31, after more than eight decades of serving up its famous milkshakes and slap chips, fans believe the building itself should be left standing to serve the community in a different way. On July 2, the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng issued a notice of intention to demolish the structure. The last day for public comment on the planned destruction was July 27. "Before the days of online entertainment, fast-food options on every corner and everyone owning a car, the Doll House was a well-known social outing option," Laureen Bertin, who is leading the campaign to keep the Doll House intact, said on Wednesday. "I … hope there will be no demolition. First, it’s a heritage building. However, it was never declared a heritage site and is therefore vulnerable," she said. The changing fac...
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