Ocean View: A brief history
The first residents moved into Ocean View, previously named Slangkop, on August 1, 1968.
According to the Simon’s Town Museum, Simon's Town was declared a whites-only area in August 1967 following the Group Areas Act that assigned racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas.
Ocean View was established as a township for coloured people who had been forcibly removed from areas such as Simon's Town, Noordhoek, Red Hill and Glencairn.
In 1970 the name changed from Slangkop to Ocean View.
Sadly, families had no view of the ocean as they had before from their previous seaside homes.
At the time, the population was about 5 000.
Kleinberg Primary School was the first school to open in Ocean View in August 1969. Ocean View Secondary School followed in 1970/1971. Marine Primary School was built in 1970 and officially opened in January 197I.
The original farmhouse, The Oak, later became the local housing office until 1971.
At the time, Ocean View extended as far as Pollux Way, and Oakley Court was the first block of flats to be occupied opposite the clinic.
The Civic Hall was formerly a store for the council and was converted into the Civic Hall in 1971. The library was opened in 1972.
The maisonettes were completed in 1972/1973 and extension 11, known as Ghost Town, was completed in 1975.
Extention 111 known as Flungry Hills was completed in 1983.
The Doty, Solornons, Manuel, Lambs, Wessels, Daniels, Moses and Smart families were the first to move into Ocean View.
The largest clans in Ocean View are the Manuels and the Slarmies.
The first general dealer was MS Manuel who had his shop in Gemini Way, and the first butchery, The Valley Butchery, was owned by George Amlay.
The post office, Seesig, was established in 1974 and the postmaster was Mr Van der Ross.
The shopping complex in the centre of Ocean View was completed in 1972 and the first doctor, Dr Kessow, opened his surgery in 1972.
Mr A Thomas and Mr B Manuel served on the Advisory Board of the Divisional Council from 1977 to 1978. The Management Committee was inaugurated in May 1978.
At that time, there were 1 988 housing units in Ocean View and about12 500 people.
According to the 2011 census results released by Statistics South Africa, the population of in Ocean View was 13 569 in 2011. However, ward councillor Simon Liell-Cock said he estimated the population to be around 20 000 at present.