THE Adelaide and Point Streets streetscape changed suddenly over Christmas with the demolition of the old Port Cineaste cinema and various shopfronts.

They’ve made way for the development of a swish 4-star, 7-storey Doubletree by Hilton hotel (Herald, April 4, 2014) which will boast 150 rooms and, importantly, the provision of a chocolate chip cookie on check-in. Every year Fremantle plays host to more than a million tourists and accommodation is notoriously hard to get.

Photo by Matthew Dwyer