Domestic Travel
Tourists unimpressed as iconic “blue boat house” in Perth undergoes a change of colour
Tourists who have travelled from far and wide to see the iconic Crawley Edge Boatshed said that they’re “shocked” to find it a different colour.
The Blue Boat House has been temporarily wrapped in fabric material in tribute to the Manchester United football team, who visited Perth for two friendly matches.
Singaporean tourist Charlotte Chan said she and her family almost got off at the wrong bus stop because they didn’t recognise it when they drove past. “We saw on Instagram that it was a blue house and it is a tourist attraction, so we came here to look at it, but we were very surprised to see it was red,” Ms Chan told AAP.
“We had to ask the bus driver if this was the house.”
The iconic blue boatshed is owned by Tom Nattrass and it was built in the 1930s. His father and former Perth Lord Mayor Peter Nattrass suggested that the structure be replaced. This was where Julie Bishop stepped in.
“It was a family friend, former foreign minister Julie Bishop, who came up with the idea to paint it that iconic blue, so full credit to her,” Tom Nattrass recently told the ABC.
Hero image credit: steve.millar.images
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