(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
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
↑ "Beach Street". The Advertiser. Vol.II, no.91. Western Australia. 7 July 1922. p.2. Retrieved 18 June 2022– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
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