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The Esplanade Hotel was a hotel on The Esplanade across from
Plowman, Elsie May (1905–1978)
at ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', 2002 It was located opposite the Perth Bowling Club on the Esplanade Reserve. The hotel was one of nine in the Perth area to have orders to remove its verandahs in 1962 but its owner Elsie May Plowman responded with a successful court action against the Perth City Council regulation. p.114
Photo taken shortly before the hotel was demolished in 1972
{{coord, -31.95621, 115.85711, display=title, format=dms Former buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia Federation style architecture Historic hotels in Perth, Western Australia The Esplanade (Perth) Buildings and structures demolished in 1972 Demolished buildings and structures in Western Australia
The Esplanade Hotel was a hotel on The Esplanade across from Esplanade Reserve
The Esplanade Reserve in Perth, Western Australia was a heritage listed public space between Perth Water and the Perth central business district. It formed part of, and was occasionally referred to incorrectly as, the Perth foreshore and the Pe ...
in Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia. Its demolition in 1972 was controversial because of the building's beauty and popularity.
Its early history appears in James Sykes Battye
James Sykes Battye (1871–1954) was an Australian librarian who was the first chief librarian of the Victoria Public Library in Perth, Western Australia. He was a leading historian, librarian and public figure in Western Australian and also s ...
's 1912 Cyclopedia of Western Australia
The ''Cyclopedia of Western Australia'', edited by James Battye, was the pre-eminent written summary of Western Australia's development and context prior to World War I.
Review of progress
It was created at a time that saw progress, and was subt ...
. Various proprietors owned the property over time, including N. W. Harper, who sold it in 1927 to J. Paxton, whose daughter Elsie May Plowman became sole licensee in 1957.Wendy BirmaPlowman, Elsie May (1905–1978)
at ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', 2002 It was located opposite the Perth Bowling Club on the Esplanade Reserve. The hotel was one of nine in the Perth area to have orders to remove its verandahs in 1962 but its owner Elsie May Plowman responded with a successful court action against the Perth City Council regulation. p.114
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Photo taken shortly before the hotel was demolished in 1972
{{coord, -31.95621, 115.85711, display=title, format=dms Former buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia Federation style architecture Historic hotels in Perth, Western Australia The Esplanade (Perth) Buildings and structures demolished in 1972 Demolished buildings and structures in Western Australia