| Greenside | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.157°N 28.014°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Johannesburg |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1931 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.75 |
| Population Total: | 4889 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 22.0% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.8% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 17.1% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 54.6% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 3.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 68.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 12.7% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.8% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 12.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2193 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2034 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Greenside, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park.
Greenside lies on land that once made up the Braamfontein Farm, one of many large farms that makes what is Johannesburg and its suburbs.[2] The farm land was bought in 1886 by Lourens Geldenhuys for its mining rights as it was hoped that the Confidence Reef would extend into his farm but it did not.[2] Land remained as a farm and by 1891 it was divided, along what is now Orange Road, between his son's Frans and Louw where the brothers had already built two farm houses.[2] Louw Geldenhuys died in 1929 and his wife Emmarentia would begin to sell parts of the farm that became the surrounding suburbs, one of which became Greenside on 4 February 1931 and was surveyed by the Rand Mines Group.[2] [3]
Greenside's name is considered to be Scottish in origin, and refers to the adjacent Parkview Golf Club.[3] The golf course has its origins much earlier than the suburb, established in 1916 and modified again in 1930.[4] Most of the roads in Greenside were named after golf courses or professional golfers.[3] Leitch Road was named after the Scottish golfer Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch. Quimet Street is named after the America golfer Francis Ouimet - how the confusion arose between the O and the Q is not known - suffice to say that it causes never-ending confusion as to the pronunciation of the street name (should it be pronounced in the French or American style), and for people seeking to locate the street. By 1940, Greenside Primary School had been established and Greenside High School would follow in January 1961.[5] [6] Pirates Sports & Rugby Club was based in the suburb from 1952 on land donated to the City of Johannesburg by the Sir Lionel Phillips Trust based inside the Sir Lionel Phillips Park, though the club originated elsewhere in 1888.[7]
Greenside has recently become a restaurant centre with about a dozen high-end restaurants, giving it a similar atmosphere to Parkhurst, Norwood and Melville. Other places of interest are: