Shopping takes over from drive-in

By Brian Hurst
Updated August 22 2013 - 2:21pm, first published April 8 2013 - 3:00pm
The Capalaba Drive-In
The Capalaba Drive-In
Early days at the Capalaba Drive in that open in 1955 and closed in 1979
Early days at the Capalaba Drive in that open in 1955 and closed in 1979
The Capalaba Park Shopping Centre ( fisrt stage0 was built on the site of the drive in in 1981
The Capalaba Park Shopping Centre ( fisrt stage0 was built on the site of the drive in in 1981

The popular, original Capalaba Drive-in was located on a triangular piece of land where Mount Cotton Road and Redland Bay begin near Old Cleveland Road.