Murray Street, Perth

The Commonwealth Bank building stands on the corner of Murray Street and Forrest Place.

View along the pedestrian mall in the direction of Barrack Street and St Mary's Cathedral.

Murray Street is one of four main east-west roads within the Perth central business district.

The street, the central portion of which has become a pedestrian mall, was named after Sir George Murray, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1828 to 1830.

It is the one main road in Perth that has an eastern ending at a church - the Roman Catholic St Mary's Cathedral; the other major churches in the CBD are on the sides of the city streets.

The mall was created later than the Hay Street mall ^[1] and its central section had no hotels whereas Wellington, Hay and St Georges Terrace have.

The number of historic arcades linking with the Hay Street mall is significant compared to other parts of the CBD.

The western and eastern ends of the street have had significant changes in land use compared to the central section.

Shops and malls

The strip has many popular shops lining the street including flagship outlets for department stores such as Myer, David Jones and Target. Other independent stores line the street, including brands like Sussan.

Accessibility

The Murray Street mall is directly connected to the Perth railway station by an entry at the west end of the mall, and via Forrest Place to the original Perth railway station and the Museum of Western Australia. Parking garages are also located nearby.

Notes

1. ^ Central Murray Street upgrading (1988) prepared by Central Murray Street Upgrading Study Group ; produced by Planning Department, City of Perth

External links

• 1950s photo of Murray Street by Frank Hurley at the National Library of Australia
• Murray Street, Perth is at coordinates 31°57′08″S 115°51′28″E / 31.952326°S 115.857847°E / -31.952326; 115.857847Coordinates: 31°57′08″S 115°51′28″E / 31.952326°S 115.857847°E / -31.952326; 115.857847
• Closer view of Murray Street on Google Maps