The site of The Boathouse, formerly the Peel Shopping Centre, was once home to Mandurah’s Capitol Theatre.
Built in 1928, the Capitol Theatre was used for movies, dances and balls for many years.
Like the rest of Mandurah, The Boathouse has come a long way and is likely to go much further in the years ahead.
In late September 1928, local patrons at the Capitol Theatre had the opportunity to see “The King of Kings”, a Cecil B. DeMille spectacular. The following December, “False Shame” was shown in two sessions—one for women and one for men—and nobody under the age of 16 was allowed in. No doubt there was a full house for each viewing, and all patrons felt suitably shocked, as they had hoped to be.
