List of lanes and arcades in Perth, Western Australia

The following is a list of lanes, arcades and pedestrian malls in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia.

The first plan of Perth, developed in 1829 by the Surveyor-General, John Septimus Roe, was a semi-regular grid pattern bounded by Mount Eliza to the west, wetlands to the north, with three principal streets running parallel to the Swan River and three streets running north-south. The original allotments ran through from street to street in a north south direction so that properties generally had two frontages.

Following the completion of the central Perth railway station in 1881, the area bounded by William and Barrack Streets was consolidated as the commercial and retail centre of Perth. Banks, insurance buildings, professional and commercial offices were constructed along St Georges Terrace, with businesses, shops and warehouses developing in Wellington, Murray and Hay Streets. A number of hotels and theatres were also built in this central area and large department stores, such as Foy & Gibson and Sandover established along the tram route and the shopping strip along Hay Street. Shopping arcades and passage ways were also developed in this period, allowing people to move with ease through the increasingly busy Perth streets and providing spaces for additional commercial premises outlets within the narrow blocks.

List of lanes

Laneways of Perth

The City of Perth has documented that there are 34 lanes in the City Centre, of which nine are owned (or part owned) by the City and the remaining 25 are privately owned.^[1]

• Grand Lane (6)^[2]
• Howard Lane (34)
• McLean Lane (8)
• Mercantile Lane (33)
• Munster Lane (14)
• Prince Lane (4)
• Shafto Lane (12)
• Wolf Lane (15)

List of arcades

• 140^[3] (comprising Globe, Mitchell and Railway Lanes)
• 160 Central^[4]
• Arcade 800^[5]
• Bon Marché Arcade^[6]
• Brookfield Place^[7]
• Carillon Arcade^[8]
• City Arcade^[9][10]
• Cloisters Arcade (currently being redeveloped)^[11]
• Cremorne Arcade^[12]
• Enex100^[13]
• Gledden Arcade
• London Court
• McNess Royal Arcade^[14]
• Piccadilly Arcade
• Plaza Arcade^[15]
• Raine Square^[16][17]
• St Martin's Arcade^[18][19]
• Trinity Arcade^[20]
• Wesley Quarter (aka Wesley Arcade)^[21][22]

Historic

• Baird's Arcade (demolished 2003)^[23]
• Central Arcade (demolished 1911 to create Forrest Place)^[24]
• Padbury Arcade (demolished 1987 to create Forrest Chase)^[25]
• Terrace Arcade (demolished 1981 to create the R&I Bank Tower)^[26]
• Wanamba Arcade (closed 1980)^[27]
• Zimpels Arcade (closed)^[28]

List of pedestrian malls

• Forrest Place
• Hay Street Mall
• James Street Mall
• Murray Street Mall

See also

• Colonial Town Plans of Perth
• Lanes and arcades of Perth

References

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2. Adjacent to the site of the former Grand Theatre Francis, Rodney I (December 1990). "The Coombe Family of Perth. -The demolition of Perth's oldest cinema, the Grand Theatre destroyed a monument to an era and a family". Kino. 9 (2): 12–17. Retrieved 24 June 2014., see also "FILMS Perth Cinema To Show British Programmes.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 16 August 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 24 June 2014. and Grand Theatre, Murray Street, Perth, 1990, retrieved 24 June 2014
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9. Note that some of the National Library of Australia's online database headings, referring to the early stages of development of Arcades in Perth, use this generic title
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25. Padbury Building tended to be known as 'Padburys Buildings' in its time "MR. PADBURY'S NEW BUILDINGS.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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