Raine Square

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Raine Square
Raine Square, January 2019 02.jpg
William Street facade of Raine Square
Raine Square
Location Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°57′04″S115°51′26″E / 31.951235°S 115.857349°E / -31.951235; 115.857349 (Raine Square)
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
TypeState Registered Place
Reference no. 9824

Raine Square is a property in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It is in a block bound by Murray Street, William Street and Wellington Streets. [1] The square is named after Joe and Mary Raine. [2]

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History

The square was formed as a pedestrian way through land surrounded by hotels acquired by the University of Western Australia in the 1960s, including the Wentworth and the Royal Hotels.

The name was used in 1984, and the square officially opened in 1986. [3] [4]

Redevelopment

Raine Square after its redevelopment in 2012 OIC perth cbd raine square 2013-06.jpg
Raine Square after its redevelopment in 2012

The later development of the square involved the construction of a large multi-storey building over what had been the square, maintaining some of the heritage properties that had been on the periphery of the original square.

It has since gone through a range of owners and developments since the original construction. [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2017 further developments were being made to the complex of properties related to Raine Square. [9] [10] [11]

The new development has proposed features that include re-introducing cinemas into the Perth CBD; the last operational cinemas had closed with Piccadilly cinemas closing in October 2013. [12]

Raine Square features a connection to Perth Underground station, and the Free Red CAT service which stops nearby. Multiple bus services can be accessed via William and Wellington Street.

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References

  1. William, Murray, Queen and Wellington Streets streetblock (including Raine Square) heritage assessment : an assessment of cultural heritage significance for Spowers Architects on behalf of City & Suburban Group Pty Ltd – March 2002, 2002, retrieved 13 November 2017
  2. McIlwraith, John (2002). "Raine, Mary Bertha (1877–1960)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 16. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. Register of Heritage Places – Assessment Documentation : Royal Hotel (Place number 02148), Heritage Council of Western Australia, 25 August 2000, p. 7, retrieved 13 November 2017
  4. http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3379906_1 Aerial photo from 1988 – the square is in the lower left hand of the photo
  5. "Group buys Raine Square", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008148i9313, 29 May 2002, ISSN   1320-6680
  6. "Raine Square Development", Australian Concrete Construction, 23 (4): 16, December 2010, ISSN   1034-7860
  7. "Bids in for Perth's $450m Raine Square complex", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc, 10 April 2013, ISSN   1320-6680
  8. "Charter Hall eyes Raine Square", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc, 17 April 2013, ISSN   1320-6680
  9. "Charter Hall gets approval for Raine Square redevelopment". 26 October 2016.
  10. "Inside the Raine Square redevelopment". 3 June 2017.
  11. "Built starts first stage of Charter Hall's Raine Square Perth development". 12 July 2017.
  12. "Raine Square Redevelopment". 5 October 2017.