32 Grand Old Railway Hotels Left Vacant Along Forgotten Routes

29. The Palace Hotel (Perth, Australia): Western Gateway's Silent Period

The Palace Hotel in Perth, built in 1897 and ideally positioned near the city's central railway station, was designed to be the grandest hotel in Western Australia, welcoming dignitaries and travelers arriving by train. While it saw decades of prosperity, its fortunes shifted dramatically with changes in travel and urban development. The hotel endured periods of neglect, partial closure, and near demolition, its ornate Victorian facade standing as a silent testament to a grand railway-era past before its eventual integration into modern structures.