Cloudland
| Cloudland Ballroom | |
|---|---|
Interior of Cloudland Dance Hall, c. 1950 | |
Interactive map of the Cloudland Ballroom area | |
| Former names | Luna Park |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Location | Brisbane, Bowen Hills, Australia |
| Construction started | 1939 |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Demolished | 7 November 1982 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Adolphus Parry-Fielder |
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The Cloudland Dance Hall, originally called Luna Park, was a famous entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was demolished in 1982 and the site was subsequently developed into an apartment complex.
On its hilltop site above Brisbane, Cloudland's distinctive parabolic laminated roof arch, nearly 18 metres (59 ft) high, was highly visible. A funicular railway ran from the main road straight up the steep part of the hill and provided easy access to the ballroom site. The funicular was dismantled in 1967 and the area was turned into a car park. Cloudland was the venue for numerous formal balls, concerts, weekend dances, civic events, school and university examinations and, later, a marketplace.