Murray Street, Perth
Murray Street is one of four main east-west roads within the Perth central business district (CBD). History. The street, the central portion of which has become a pedestrian mall, was named after Sir George Murray, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1828 to 1830. It is the one main road in Perth that has an eastern ending at a churchthe Roman Catholic St Mary's Cathedral; the other major churches in the CBD are on the sides of the city streets. The western end of Murray St also once had a church with  St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church sitting on Havelock St opposite the end of Murray St. Murray St was extended to Outram St in 1937 and St Patrick’s was demolished. Murray St was later extended further west to Thomas St. The intersections with the north-south running streets include Murray Street, where the Wentworth Hotel has been on the corner for over 100 years, though the earlier hotel at the location had a different name. The mall was created later than the Hay Street mall and its central section had no hotels whereas Wellington, Hay and St Georges Terrace  have. The number of historic arcades linking with the Hay Street mall is significant compared to other parts of the CBD. The western and eastern ends of the street have had significant changes in land use compared to the central section. Shops and malls. The strip has many popular shops lining the street including flagship outlets for department stores such as Myer, David Jones, Woolworths and Target. Recent development along Murray Street has seen the addition of a number of both national and international retailers includingNespresso, Swarovski, G-Star Raw, Quiksilver, General Pants Co., Aquilla, Industrie, Hurley, Pandora, Zara and  many more. East Precinct. The Murray Street East Precinct includes the heritage listed area between Pier Street and Victoria Square. Notable buildings/features within the heritage precinct include; Access. The Murray Street mall is directly connected to the Perth railway station by an entry at the west end of the mall, and via Forrest Place to the original Perth railway station and the Museum of Western Australia. Parking garages are also located nearby.