PerthNow reported in December 2011 that Carillon City was celebrating more than 40 years of trading in Perth’s CBD. The anniversary referred to the history of the shopping arcades that eventually formed the centre—not to one clearly stated founding date for the combined Carillon City. Separately, the report said three businesses were marking 40 years at the centre that year.
What the 2011 anniversary referred to
Kate Hodges’s PerthNow article, published on 20 December 2011, traced the shopping location’s history to City Arcade, which it said had been regarded as a popular Perth shopping locale since 1970. The article describes Carillon Arcade as a separate facility from 1983; at an unspecified later date, the two arcades merged to form Carillon City.
That sequence matters: the article’s headline refers to a “40th anniversary,” while its text says Carillon City was celebrating more than 40 years of CBD trading. It does not give a single founding date for the merged centre or specify when the merger happened.
| Date or period | What the PerthNow report says |
|---|---|
| 1970 | City Arcade’s history as a Perth shopping locale began, according to the article. |
| 1971 | Four Seasons, Miss Maud Café and Sassellas Bar & Bistro were established at Carillon, according to the article; they marked 40 years there in 2011. |
| 1983 | Carillon Arcade operated as a separate facility, according to the article. |
| Later, date not stated | City Arcade and Carillon Arcade merged to form Carillon City. |
Which businesses marked 40 years in 2011?
PerthNow named three businesses as marking 40 years at Carillon in 2011:
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- Four Seasons
- Miss Maud Café
- Sassellas Bar & Bistro
This is a record of their status as reported in 2011; the article does not establish whether any of them operates at the centre today.
Features recalled from the arcades
The report attributed two notable features to Carillon Arcade: Perth’s first food court and the “Carillon Bells,” a set of 36 bells in a glass tower.
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Gabrielle O’Connor, identified by PerthNow as Four Seasons’ founder and owner, recalled City Arcade as part of the city’s nightlife and pedestrian connections:
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.“People would come into the city for a night out. They would queue through City Arcade to go to the pictures. There was a magnificent glass lift connecting the levels of the arcade,” she says.
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Source and present-day context
The details above come from one historical local news report: PerthNow’s 20 December 2011 article. It documents what was reported at that time; it does not establish Carillon City’s current condition, its current tenants, or whether a new anniversary is being celebrated.
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