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Hay Street is a major road through the Perth central business district, Western Australia and adjacent suburbs. The street was named after Robert Hay , the Permanent Under Secretary for Colonies . Sections of the road were called Howick Street [ note 1 ] and Twiss Street [ note 2 ] until 1897. [ 2 ]
The Theatre Royal and Metropole Hotel is a heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia, located at 637–645 Hay Street. Both the hotel (also known as Hotel Metropole ) and the theatre were built by businessman Thomas Molloy , completed in 1893 (132 years ago) ( 1893 ) and 1897 (128 years ago) ( 1897 ) respectively.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Perth: Commercial Building, City Loans Office: ... Connor Quinlan Building: 1991: 612–616: Hay Street
(Now part of James Street.) [10] Hay Street: Perth 1829 Robert William Hay: Broome Road, Howick Street One of the few roads that extends outside City of Perth boundaries. It goes to the edge of Floreat through to two more Local Government areas. Hay Street is a major road through the CBD of Perth, Western Australia, and adjacent suburbs.
Le Page, J. S. H. Building a state : the story of the Public Works Department of Western Australia 1829-1985 Leederville, W.A : Water Authority of Western Australia, 1986. ISBN 0-7244-6862-5; Stannage, C. T The people of Perth : a social history of Western Australia's capital city Perth : Carroll's for Perth City Council, 1979. ISBN 0-909994-86-2
The building is located on the corner of Hay Street and William Street, Perth. It stands opposite the Gledden Building and Wesley Church, two other heritage listed buildings on this corner. The current building replaced the previous Economic Store building that had been destroyed by fire in 1921. [1] [2] [3]
Changes in the buildings along the course of the lane have revealed a range of significant buildings in the city centre. [3] [4] [5] The Hay Street end was gated in the late 1920s. [6] Parking in the street was regularly a problem. [7] [8] [9] Drunk and disorderly behaviour was an issue over time in the street. [10] [11] [12]
The site selected for this new theatre was the corner of King Street and Hay Street, which in 1896 had been home to "Ye Olde Englishe Faire". [6] In June 1902, Molloy applied to the Perth Licensing Court for planning permission to construct the theatre, and when he finally received permission, he promised completion within a year. [7]