The Birdwatchers Bar: Street level on the Corner of Cavill Ave and Surfers Paradise Boulevard was THE place for a cold beer and a front-row seat for the passing parade of the most beautiful girls (Birds) in the world dressed for the beach and enjoying the perfect Gold Coast weather. The Surfers Paradise Hotel was, sadly, demolished in 1983. On…
The Burleigh Drive-In opened on 12th December 1957. It was the sixth to be built in Qld and the first to open on the Gold Coast. The screen,110ft by 50ft and 20ft off the ground was one of the tallest manmade structures on the Gold Coast at the time. In the back of the Ute or Panel Van – reversed into…
The original buildings appeared on the Gold Coast Highway in 1944 when it was built from two recycled army huts. In 1947 the site became Miami Ice and for many years kept our Eskies cold and had the feeling of an old friend every time you drove past it. The building became a cultural landmark, even featuring as the backdrop for John…
Roller Skating first began on the Gold Coast at the old Pier Theatre in Southport ( demolished in 1969 )and on an outdoor rink on the beach at Burleigh. Miami Rollerdrome was the next Roller Skating facility on the Gold Coast Built in the mid ’50s by Keith Dudman. it began as an outdoor facility and in the ’60s moved…
The Original Oskar’s Restaurant was a Gold Coast institution. Beginning its life on the corner of Orchid & Elkhorn Avenues Surfers Paradise, it was one of the early Culinary pioneers bringing fine dining to the very casual and relaxed Gold Coast. ***PLEASE GO UP A SIZE AS THIS TEE IS A SMALLER FIT***
