Elder Place | |||
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Looking south on Elder Place from Parry Street intersection | |||
General information | |||
Type | Street | ||
Length | 450 m (0.3 mi) [1] [2] | ||
Major junctions | |||
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Northeast end | |||
Goldsbrough Street | |||
Southwest end | |||
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North end | Phillimore Street | ||
South end | Cul-de-sac north of Market Street | ||
Location(s) | |||
Suburb(s) | Fremantle |
Elder Place in a street in Fremantle, Western Australia that primarily runs between the north-west ends of Parry Street and Queen Street, south-west of the Fremantle railway line. At the north-eastern end Elder Place becomes Beach Street; at the south-western end it becomes Phillimore Street. A small cul de sac, also called Elder Place, but not connected to the main street, runs off Phillimore Street, in the direction of Market Street.
The southern side of the street was taken up with a large building known as Elders Wool Store, [3] which was run by Elder, Smith and Company. [4] [5] This building was demolished and replaced by the Woolstores Shopping Centre.
In the late nineteenth century, the street was known as Bay Street. [6]
LGA | Location [1] | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Fremantle | Fremantle | 0 | 0.0 | Beach Street / Parry Street | Elder Place continues northeast as Beach Street |
0.19 | 0.12 | Goldsbrough Street | Stop sign controlled, giving Elder Place priority | ||
0.35 | 0.22 | Fremantle station bus exit | Traffic light controlled | ||
0.4 | 0.25 | Phillimore Street / Queen Street | Uncontrolled seagull intersection; Elder Place continues southwest as Phillimore Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
LGA | Location [2] | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Fremantle | Fremantle | 0 | 0.0 | Phillimore Street | Left-in/left-out |
0.05 | 0.031 | Cul-de-sac | Elder Place terminus; adjacent to Market Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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