By closely examining Ponte’s multisensory archives, researchers can uncover new palimpsestic layers. One cannot think about the politics of Ponte as a socially constructed place without theorising how it is also troubled by the material sediments of time. Exploring flats 3607 and 1103 not only reveal how the lives of Jerome Matondo Kabangu, Promise Ilunga Kinkela and Barnabé Kikaya Bin Karubi were intertwined, but how they were connected to wider socio-political events, people and places across space and time. Colonial and apartheid policies of racial segregation created a culture of “othering” that fostered persistent social stratification amongst Johannesburg’s African immigrants. Ponte’s architectural design, visual media and abandoned possessions offer a window into the overlooked personal and collective experiences of its residents. Whilst not exhaustive, this website offers a model of creative transdisciplinary engagement with Ponte’s complex legacies and the building’s cultural significance throughout South Africa and the broader African diaspora today.