The enclosed space at the center of the cylindrical apartment block was to house shops and a dry ski slope; But Ponte Tower fell into disrepair, and became a dirty, dangerous place. Philip Blooms short film shows a pile of detritus three stories high where Ponte Towers dry ski slope should be. He tells the story of a tower that grew more dilapidated over 30 years, as Johannesburgs moneyed classes moved away from the city center and out to the suburbs.
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