DETROIT – An old waterslide at Detroit’s Belle Isle was taken down on Monday.
Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources manages the island park and said crews started to tear apart the slide which opened in 1996. Demolition is expected to take a week.
Plans are to replace the slide in Belle Isle’s beach area with a splash park feature and patio. Plans also include enhanced seating, landscaping and parking.
The cost is estimated at $3.5 million, with replacement work conducted in phases as money is raised.