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McNess Royal Arcade History
McNess Royal Arcade is a fine example of a retail arcade from the first gold boom period in Western Australia. Although not the first shopping arcade in Perth (that was the Busy Bee Arcade in James Street), it was a ground-breaking project for the centre of the city and originally accommodated sixty-four shops and offices.
In 1919, following his retirement, Charles McNess transferred ownership of McNess Royal Arcade to his son Herbert Fortescue McNess, retaining an office for himself on the first floor facing Hay Street. The McNess family finally sold the building in 1980, ending 99 years of unbroken association with the site.
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