Some of the pubs and hotels that used to dot Perth, some are still here in a renewed form but most are gone forever (I think I have all locations correct?!) oh and I think you'll soon get a bit sad like I am that these were all demolished once you click the links and see what replaced them.....
The Adelphi Hotel, cnr Mill and St Georges Tce. Demolished to build this.
The Palace Hotel, St Georges Tce. Only the facade remains with the hideous Bankwest tower climbing out of its back rooms.
I'm not a big fan of facadism, but I guess they at least left something
The Melbourne Hotel, Milligan and Hay st. Now known as The Old Melbourne Hotel, thankfully restored and still operating
Hotel Australia, was next door to the old Boans building in Murray st. Demolished to build the Myer Building
The Great Western, still there, you know it as the Brass Monkey
The Bohemia Hotel, now part of the Wentworth Hotel on Murray and William
The George Hotel, Murray and George st, West Perth, demolished for this.
The Esplanade, cnr Howard st and The Esplanade.
Its demolishing was one of the great crimes of the last century. Have you seen what's there now?
The Federal Hotel, 179 Wellington St Perth
The Grosvenor Hotel, still going despite the neighbours complaints
The King Edward Hotel, cnr Pier and Hay st
which later became the Paddington Hotel
and was then demolished to build the horrendous Kings Hotel
More old Perth posts here
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I'm not sure, but I think there might have been calls to rip it down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2TaLGlj6ig
(you probably posted it and thats how i saw it)
Victor
Have to applause the Dome Coffee management for restoring and giving new life to some beautiful old WA building. Their headquarters are in the Peninsular which was renovated and owned by city of Bayswater. They are buying and renovating old pubs on the railway line through the Hotham Valley through towns like Northam Narrogin ( Horden Hotel) Kattaning are all benefiting from this. Great news.
Also thanks for the tip on the Northam pubs etc, I'm planning a trip out that way in the next few months so will likely check them out for our Instagram page @hotel.motel.pub