Past & Present

It’s nice to know that amidst all the changes that Perth has gone through over the years and all the changes that will occur in the future, there exists some constancy in the historical buildings that are still standing in the same spot where they were originally built.  

1. Old Perth Fire Station - 1919

Old Perth Fire Station (Murray Street) - 2010

2. Wesley Church (corner of Hay Street and William Street) - 1907-1910

Wesley Church (corner of Hay Street and William Street) - 2010

3. Pensioner Guard Barracks (end of St Georges Terrace) - 1890

Pensioner Guard Barracks Arch (end of St Georges Terrace) - 2010

4. Stanmore House (292 Hay Street, East Perth) - 1905

Stanmore House (292 Hay Street, East Perth) - 2010

5. Hay Street west (facing Perth Town Hall) - 1905

Hay Street west (facing Perth Town Hall) - 2010

All historical photographs were obtained courtesy of the State Library of Western Australia’s online pictures catalogue (http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/).   

1. Perth City Fire Station, Murray Street [picture]; Online image call number: 112274PD; Orloff, Izzy (1891-1983); 1919?
2. Wesley Church, Hay Street, Perth, W.A. [picture]; Online image call number: 011513D; Pickering, A; 1907-1910.
3. Pensioner Barracks, Perth [picture]; Online image call number: 012897D; ca. 1890.
4. Stanmore House, 292 Hay Street, East Perth [picture]; Online image call number: 010003PD; ca. 1905.
5. Hay Street west from near Cathedral Avenue [picture]; Online image call number: 009596PD; Rome, E.G.; ca. 1905.