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Stop At: Perth, Perth, Greater Perth, Western Australia
The Boom-and-Bust tour tells Perth’s story from the struggling Swan River Colony to its coming of age as the City of Light. From First Contact to the present day, each stop on the tour progressively tells Perth’s story decade-by-decade. The tour includes current-day and historical footage to show how each shift in the State’s economic fortunes has driven waves of demolition, development and social change. Each stop is paired with different with hospitality venues across the CBD to showcase the best of the West.
The Boom-and-Bust tour showcases quintessentially Western Australian stories such as:
> The City’s strange obsession with heritage balconies
> The ancient science of indigenous farming practices
> Perth’s ‘scandalous’ modernist art movement
> London Court: the first place in Perth to have air-conditioning
> The rise, fall and rise again of Alan Bond
> Demolished buildings of Perth
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: First Contact, Elizabeth Quay, The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia
This is the starting point of the tour. Your self-guided walk will commence on arrival, including historical footage, audio commentary, venue recommendations and further historical references.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: His Majesty’s Theatre, 825 Hay St, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia
Your self-guided tour continues to His Majesty’s Theatre where we feature the story of WA’s first gold boom.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Raine Square, 300 Murray St, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia
Heritage King St is the backdrop for the tale of farming in Western Australia.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hay Street Mall, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia
The route continues through two stops in Hay Street Mall exploring Perth’s Gilded Era and its recovery from the Great Depression.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Government House 27 St Georges Tce Ground Floor, Council House, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia
The tour continues to the Council House where we tell the story of minerals and modernism.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Quay Perth, 18 The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000, Australia
There is no better way to see the impact of Perth’s 1980s boom than the buildings along The Esplanade. Explore then-and-now for sites including the Former Esplanade Hotel.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Bell Tower, Barrack Square, Swan River Foreshore Corner Riverside Drive & Barrack Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia
The tour finishes at The Bell Tower, a short walk from Elizabeth Quay. Our last stop tells the story of how Western Australia’s boom-and-bust cycle continues today.
Duration: 10 minutes
