Boom-and-Bust: self-guided historical walking tour of Perth
Boom-and-Bust: self-guided historical walking tour of Perth
Boom-and-Bust: self-guided historical walking tour of Perth
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Explore 200 years in an afternoon! This tour tells Perth’s story from the struggling Swan River Colony to its coming of age as the City of Light.
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 fortunes has driven waves of demolition, development and social change.
Boom-and-bust 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
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Perth
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeThe 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 PerthFirst Contact
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis 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walk will commence on arrival, including historical footage, audio commentary, venue recommendations and further historical references.His Majesty's Theatre
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYour self-guided tour continues to His Majesty's Theatre where we feature the story of WA's first gold boom.Raine Square
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHeritage King St is the backdrop for the tale of farming in Western Australia.Hay Street Mall
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe route continues through two stops in Hay Street Mall exploring Perth's Gilded Era and its recovery from the Great Depression.Council House
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe tour continues to the Council House where we tell the story of minerals and modernism.Quay Perth
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThere 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.The Bell Tower
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThe 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.
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