 Former main offices along the street include Wesfarmers.A significant presence on the block between Wellington and Murray Streets was Boans, until 1986 when the building was demolished and replaced by Myers.The area of the street facing the Perth railway station to the north, Forrest Place to the south, and bound by Barrack Street to the east, and William Street to the west, was effectively the transport hub of Perth from the 1880s when the first railway station was built, until the 1960s when public transport and private car usage changed significantly in Perth.