Pier Street, Perth

Coordinates: 31°57′17″S 115°51′45″E / 31.9547°S 115.86254°E / -31.9547; 115.86254

Pier Street
Western Australia
Type Street

Pier Street is a street in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It runs from St Georges Terrace to Wellington Street.

The street originally continued north as far as Perth Oval. The crossing with the Armadale/Thornlie railway line (just north of Wellington Street) was site of regular accidents before it was closed.[1]

In the 1840s, before the northern part of Perth Water was filled in to become what is now the Supreme Court Gardens, Pier Street extended south past St Georges Terrace as far as the Swan River.[2][3]

Pier Street defines the eastern border of the city block known as Cathedral Square.

The Playhouse Theatre was located in Pier Street. The Deanery is located on the corner of Pier Street and St Georges Terrace.

References

  1. ↑ "A FATAL ACCIDENT". Western Argus 23, (5149) (Western Australia). 1 August 1922. p. 22. Retrieved 20 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ Western Australia: An atlas of human endeavour: 1829–1979. Western Australia: Government Printer. 1979. p. 48.
  3. ↑ "The Origin of Perth's Names: City Streets". Stephen Yarrow. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
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