Prince of Wales Theatre
254-258 Murray Street,
Perth,
WA
6000
254-258 Murray Street,
Perth,
WA
6000
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The department store was Bairds. Name changed to Myer in December 1969. Myer moved up Murray Street to the old Boans Department store site in 1989. Then used as a music store(Trax) on the ground floor and the basment level on the Murray Street and William Street corner of the building. The rest of the ground floor(murray Street side) was a discount store(Red Dot or King Kong i think?). Building closed down in 2003 by worksafe due to the presense of asbestos. Partly demolished in 2003, or 2004 0r 2005. Part or the department store is still there at the Wellington Street end, now used as the offices of Western Australia’s State Heritage Office. A little bit of the Murray Street end of the building was used in the shops and offices there now, next to Perth Underground Train Station.
I wonder if the refridgerator from the the Prince of Wales Theatre still exists anywhere?
Hi David! Yes the ‘refridgerator’ pic is a classic!
There is a picture of the Prince of Wales Theatre (unique?) refridgerator in the book Stage,screen and stars(page 29).
The Melrose Theatre also had a pictutre gardens(also called Melrose.
The Prince of Wales Theatre was on the North-east corner of William Street and Murray Street(now a mall on the Eastern side of William Street).
The site is now the Perth underground train station,and shops and offices(180 william?).