It borders the suburb of Greenside and overlooks Zoo Lake, a park which lies on the opposite side of Jan Smuts Avenue from the Johannesburg Zoo.

Parkview is one of the oldest suburbs in Johannesburg, and much of its historic architecture remains intact.

[3] The suburb lies on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Braamfontein.

At the time of the establishment of Parkview the Mayor of Johannesburg was Irish.

[5] In addition to an outdoor playground, the library has a range of fiction and non fiction books, a children’s section, reference resources, regular programming, computers, and access to free Wi-Fi.