vanessa-jane:

yelperth:

Remember when Perth hosted the Commonwealth Games? Nah me either but we did..

Pics

1.Games poster

2. Breaking ground for Perry Lakes Stadium

3. Completed Stadium

4. Opening Ceremony

5. Games Village Gate with added Ford Falcon

6. Beatty Park Aquatic Centre

7. Murray Street decorated for Empire Games, 1962

8. TVW 7 broadcasting from Perry Lakes

9. 1962 Perth Commonwealth Games Aerogramme

Via YeLPar

I swim at Beatty Park now.  It hasn’t changed much… I love the midcentury architecture.