Highway to homes: Bon Scott's legendary Perth pub tipped for $93m redevelopment
The former Leopold Hotel, so widely linked to AC/DC's Highway to Hell, could make way for an 11-storey apartment tower and micro brewery, reigniting debate over Perth's housing needs and the future of its cultural landmarks.
An artist impression of the $93 million development application for the former Leopold Hotel in Bicton. (Image source: Space Collective Architects)
The former Leopold Hotel may have poured its last beer, but one of Perth’s most famous rock landmarks is preparing for its next act.
Plans have been lodged to redevelop the historic Bicton
pub site that long associated with the inspiration for AC/DC’s Highway to Hell into a $93 million mixed-use development featuring 203 apartments, a two-storey microbrewery and retail space.For many West Australians, the proposal is a touch too much from the Le…
