High Street in Fremantle through time

Fremantle 1897–2018 5 photos of this spot

5 photographs taken at the same spot in Fremantle, spanning 1897–2018 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

High Street in Fremantle is shown in this 1897 photograph, looking from the Union Stores toward the town hall in the Western Australian port city. Fremantle's town hall had been completed a decade earlier, in 1887, to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

High Street from Union Stores towards Town Hall, SLWA 1897 High Street in Fremantle is shown in this 1897 photograph, looking from the Union Stores toward the town hall in the Western Australian port city. Fremantle's town hall had been completed a decade earlier, in 1887, to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

High St Fremantle, Western Australia 2005 High Street in Fremantle, Western Australia, photographed in 2005. The street runs through the port city's historic center, lined with 19th-century limestone buildings from Fremantle's early colonial period.

Corner of High St and Henry St. A quiet Sunday afternoon in old Fremantle 2008 The corner of High Street and Henry Street in Fremantle, Australia, photographed on a quiet Sunday afternoon in 2008. The port city near Perth is noted for its well-preserved nineteenth-century streetscape.

Fremantle. A shady High St 2008 High Street in Fremantle, Australia, pictured in 2008. The street runs through the historic port city's heritage precinct, lined with colonial-era buildings near the mouth of the Swan River.

High Street in Fremantle 2018 High Street in Fremantle is lined with heritage buildings from the port city's Victorian-era boom, when gold rushes and shipping trade fueled rapid growth. This photograph dates from 2018.