The Pier That Carried the whole of Nairobi

[Meria]

Did you know that Dorothy Hughes ,East Africa's first female architect, designed the New Catholic Basilica in 1960 and Mad House (F1)along Koinange Street? The flying saucer shaped structure was the only one in Nairobi that stood on a single column before it was demolished in 2014.
Known also as Florida 1,this is was the epitome of clubbing in Nairobi.
Dorothy Hughes was an architect,Political activist who was married to John Hughes ,the founder of Hughes Motors which held the Ford Franchise. She helped to establish the Cheshire he for the disabled.
The mother of six opened Hughes & Polinghorne architectural firm, whose portfolio include the Golden Beach Hotel, Nairobi Hospital, Nakuru War Memorial Hospital (a long string of hospital engagements earned her an MBE), the Rift Valley Sports Club and St Mary’s School, Nairobi.
A staunch Catholic, Dorothy donated her Muthangari House to the Opus Dei, and when she died in 1987 aged 77, she was interred at St Austin’s Cemetery in Nairobi...
I thought you should know.

 

[bigDog]

They had very good jazz on Thursday's and happy hour.

 

[Meria]

They had very good jazz on Thursday's and happy hour.

May the butt of the one who demolished it be infected by fleas of 1000 camels

 

[Mtumsafi]

May the butt of the one who demolished it be infected by fleas of 1000 camels

F1 was lit. Good memories

 

[Budspencer]

F Twanga was lit. Good memories

Fixed.

 

[MkukiMoto]

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Did you know that Dorothy Hughes ,East Africa's first female architect, designed the New Catholic Basilica in 1960 and Mad House (F1)along Koinange Street? The flying saucer shaped structure was the only one in Nairobi that stood on a single column before it was demolished in 2014.
Known also as Florida 1,this is was the epitome of clubbing in Nairobi.
Dorothy Hughes was an architect,Political activist who was married to John Hughes ,the founder of Hughes Motors which held the Ford Franchise. She helped to establish the Cheshire he for the disabled.
The mother of six opened Hughes & Polinghorne architectural firm, whose portfolio include the Golden Beach Hotel, Nairobi Hospital, Nakuru War Memorial Hospital (a long string of hospital engagements earned her an MBE), the Rift Valley Sports Club and St Mary’s School, Nairobi.
A staunch Catholic, Dorothy donated her Muthangari House to the Opus Dei, and when she died in 1987 aged 77, she was interred at St Austin’s Cemetery in Nairobi...
I thought you should know.
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RIP Madhouse

 

[Kasaman]

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Did you know that Dorothy Hughes ,East Africa's first female architect, designed the New Catholic Basilica in 1960 and Mad House (F1)along Koinange Street? The flying saucer shaped structure was the only one in Nairobi that stood on a single column before it was demolished in 2014.
Known also as Florida 1,this is was the epitome of clubbing in Nairobi.
Dorothy Hughes was an architect,Political activist who was married to John Hughes ,the founder of Hughes Motors which held the Ford Franchise. She helped to establish the Cheshire he for the disabled.
The mother of six opened Hughes & Polinghorne architectural firm, whose portfolio include the Golden Beach Hotel, Nairobi Hospital, Nakuru War Memorial Hospital (a long string of hospital engagements earned her an MBE), the Rift Valley Sports Club and St Mary’s School, Nairobi.
A staunch Catholic, Dorothy donated her Muthangari House to the Opus Dei, and when she died in 1987 aged 77, she was interred at St Austin’s Cemetery in Nairobi...
I thought you should know.
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Most single mothers wasted their youthful days in mad house

 

[Mtumsafi]

Fixed.

Hio ni ya moi avenue next to Kenya cinema. Was lit too but mad house had classier ehhhh uhmmm ngels... If you don't get it forget about it

 

[bigDog]

F1 was lit. Good memories

Na ile ingine ya huko down town ilikuwa inaitwaje? I can only remember Madhouse, K1(karibu na museum hill) na Kengeles. Those were my joints before I migrated to Bundus.

 

[bigDog]

Hio ni ya moi avenue next to Kenya cinema. Was lit too but mad house had classier ehhhh uhmmm ngels... If you don't get it forget about it

Hiyo ya Moi avenue ilikuwa ni ya kuchoma jina. And then ngeta boys were always roaming those streets!

 

[Mtumsafi]

Na ile ingine ya huko down town ilikuwa inaitwaje? I can only remember Madhouse, K1(karibu na museum hill) na Kengeles. Those were my joints before I migrated to Bundus.

F2 aka Ftwangaa. There was also a really good small club at moi avenue near where kosewe is. But carnivore was Baba lao especially for the posers

 

[Meria]

Na ile ingine ya huko down town ilikuwa inaitwaje? I can only remember Madhouse, K1(karibu na museum hill) na Kengeles. Those were my joints before I migrated to Bundus.

Zanze Bar unaimanya?

 

[Budspencer]

If you don't get it forget about it

Umejam coz of klabu ya malaya? Yes, I admit nimemix the two names, but was that a reason for you to get worked up surely?

 

[Mtumsafi]

Umejam coz of klabu ya malaya? Yes, I admit nimemix the two names, but was that a reason for you to get worked up surely?

I didn't mate, just correcting you kidogo.

 

[Mtumsafi]

Zanze Bar unaimanya?

Hio ilikua ya mabudesco and rumba types. I would go drink with my older pals then tunahepa tunaenda F2 .. na baadaaye tunapitia munyiris alafu tunaenda hapo karumaindo Ku ninio

 

[Meria]

Hio ilikua ya mabudesco and rumba types. I would go drink with my older pals then tunahepa tunaenda F2 .. na baadaaye tunapitia munyiris alafu tunaenda hapo karumaindo Ku ninio

Modern Green je?

 

[Mtumsafi]

Modern Green je?

I never liked that place coz of cops. There was a time we were busted there at night, tulipigishwa ma press ups hapo outside Odeon.then nyahunyo za mgongo as they told us to run back to school. Luckily back then Campo ID had some immunity.

 

[bigDog]

Zanze Bar unaimanya?

Yes. But I never used to hang out there.

 

[Mtumsafi]

3 Eden was bae too....

 

[bigDog]

Modern Green je?

Umeamua watu wachome majina mkubwa .