The Bulawayo Club building is a time capsule of a colonial gentlemen’s club. The building was erected in 1934. It remains an extravagant piece of Zimbabwean history. The distinction is still visible, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era. Like other similar establishments in ex-colonies, the club was established as a social hub for the male white elite; officers of the armed forces and other gentlemen. The club is like a museum, with thousands of hunting trophies and historic paintings, lithographs, prints and other artifacts showing military grandeur,…
