Several notable buildings stand on King Edward Street, including Perth City Hall.

[2] Prior to the 19th-century construction, what became King Edward Street was originally the home of the city's old flesh, butter and meal markets.

[3][4] The rear (eastern side) of St John's Shopping Centre opens onto King Edward Street.

Its construction in 1988 demolished St John's Square, with its residents relocated elsewhere in the city.

[5] The fifth incarnation of the Perth mercat cross stands to the east of the shopping centre.