- Perth - The Boom-and-Bust tour tells Perth’s story from the struggling Swan River Colony to its coming of age as the City of Light. From First Contact to the present day, each stop on the tour progressively tells Perth’s story decade-by-decade. The tour includes current-day and historical footage to show how each shift in the State’s economic fortunes has driven waves of demolition, development and social change. Each stop is paired with different with hospitality venues across the CBD to showcase the best of the West.
The Boom-and-Bust tour showcases quintessentially Western Australian stories such as:
The City’s strange obsession with heritage balconies
The ancient science of indigenous farming practices
Perth’s ‘scandalous’ modernist art movement
London Court: the first place in Perth to have air-conditioning
The rise, fall and rise again of Alan Bond
Demolished buildings of Perth
- Audio commentary
- Immersive experiences
- Wayfinding information
- Then/Now archival research
- Self-Guided Tour
- Private transportation
- Self-Guided Tour - uses your phone or tablet
Journey through two centuries in just one day! This expedition chronicles the evolution of Perth, from its early beginnings as the Swan River Colony to its growth into the City of Light.
The journey starts with the First Contact and brings you up to present times, each stopping point narrating Perth’s history, decade by decade. The tour includes a mix of contemporary and historical footage that illustrates how Perth’s moments of triumphs and failures have sparked cycles of dismantling, building and societal shifts.
The cycle of prosperity and decline reveals unique stories from Western Australia such as:
The city’s peculiar fascination with heritage balconies
The age-old science of indigenous agricultural techniques
Perth’s ‘controversial’ wave of modernist art
London Court: the first location in Perth to introduce air conditioning
The rise, fall and resurgence of Alan Bond
The destroyed architectural pieces of Perth
This tour, a creation of WA locals, unveils hidden treasures you never knew existed and are not available online!
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
