Esplanade Hotel, Albany

The council also supported the rezoning of several locations in Earl Street and Barry Court to allow the development of the hotel.

[8] A new hotel was built and opened in April 1911, replete with modern conveniences such as septic tank, hot water, electric bells and telephones.

[1] Paul Terry was killed in a freak helicopter crash in Hawaii in 1993[10] and the hotel passed out of the family's management, and was eventually sold.

[16] The socks were later removed at the request of the real estate agent to give the land a greater chance of being sold.

[17] The Premier, Colin Barnett, threatened to take back ownership of the land in 2013 after it had been lying vacant for so long, contributing to a lack of accommodation in the city.