Beach Street, Fremantle

Beach Street

Western Australia
Beach Street streetscape just north of Parry Street intersection
Map
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Length1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Major junctions
South endElder Place, Parry Street
 
North endEast Street, Riverside Road
Location(s)
Suburb(s)Fremantle
(from west) Beach Street and Fremantle Traffic Bridge; Fremantle Railway Bridge is out of picture to left
(from east) Beach Street under Fremantle Traffic Bridge, then up between the Traffic and Railway Bridge approaches

Beach Street in a street located in Fremantle, Western Australia. It runs along the historic (original before Victoria Quay was built) southern shore of the Swan River, south-east of the inner harbour, between Parry Street and East Street.

It crosses under the Fremantle Traffic Bridge and turns uphill next to the Fremantle Railway Bridge.

At one end, south-west of Parry Street, Beach Street becomes Elder Place; the other end, east of East Street, becomes Riverside Road.

In the 1920s its general condition was noted as being hazardous by local businesses.[1][2]

The harbour section of the street is lined with heritage buildings, such Dalgety Woolstores,[3] Australia Hotel, and other shipping and export related industries,[4] as well as former businesses existing in the street, such as Western Ice Works,[5] and Western Engineering and Foundry Company.[6] Due to its location, it was possible to see the development of the portion of Eastern Fremantle (formerly known as Richmond), from Beach Street over time.[7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ "Beach Street". The Advertiser. Vol. II, no. 91. Western Australia. 7 July 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "A QUAGMIRE". The Weekly Herald. Vol. II, no. 70. Western Australia. 22 June 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "WOOL STORE FIRE". The West Australian. Vol. 62, no. 18, 774. Western Australia. 14 September 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "FREMANTLE PROPERTY SOLD". The Daily News. Vol. XLV, no. 16, 095. Western Australia. 26 November 1926. p. 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "FREMANTLE REGISTRATIONS". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1456. Western Australia. 6 December 1925. p. 8 (Third Section). Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "BURGLARY AT FREMANTLE". Western Mail. Vol. XV, no. 762. Western Australia. 4 August 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "A PICTURESQUE SPOT AT FREMANTLE VIEW OF RICHMOND FROM BEACH STREET". Western Mail. Vol. XXII, no. 1, 138. Western Australia. 19 October 1907. p. 23. Retrieved 18 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ HRRC (1902), Riverside Road in Richmond, Western Australia, retrieved 18 June 2022
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