217646PD: Canning Bridge, Como, July 1939. The old bridge can still be seen at left

Summary

Dated from a newspaper placard in 217647PD advertising The Mirror weekly newspaper published Saturday 8 July 1939 so that these photographs would have been taken in the week 3-8 July 1939. Photographs of streets in Perth across the Causeway to Victoria Park and South Perth, and Canning Bridge, Como. Includes buildings such as the No. 2 Car Barn on the corner of Adelaide Tce and Bay St, East Perth and businesses such as the Causeway Service Station (Victoria Park), Three Way Service Station (Victoria Park), South Perth Service Station, Thomson & Son, Butchers (South Perth), Cramond's Corner (a corner store owned by Mrs M.E. Cramond in South Perth), the Gaiety Theatre (South Perth), the Peter Pan Shop (South Perth). Streets include Riverside Drive, Barrack Street, St George's Terrace, the Causeway, Albany Highway, Canning Highway, Angelo Street (South Perth), Labouchere Road (South Perth), Hensman Street (South Perth), Preston Street (South Perth), Lawler Street (South Perth), Elizabeth Street (South Perth). Also shows Public Weighbridge No.6 in Albany Highway.