PRESENTING Proposal for Detroit’s New Aquarium and Amusement Park on Belle Isle Jocelyn Harris 1
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Jocelyn Harris It’s Gothic style entrance decorated with stone facade incorporated two spitting fish and the emblem of Detroit. 3
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Jocelyn Harris The James Scott Memorial Fountain is located on the western end of the island. Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory Visitor hours are Saturday & Sunday 11am to 4pm. 5 /
James Scott Memorial Fountain Jocelyn Harris6 Located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan Designed by Architect Cass Gilbert and Sculptor Herbert Adams
Skaters enjoy the ice in By 1889, visitors could reach the park via its first wooden bridge. Also that year, the skating pavilion chateau (rear) was built on Lake Tacoma. It remained until (The Detroit News) Detroit purchased Belle Isle in 1879, making it the nation's largest city- owned park. Planned by the designer of New York's Central Park, it remains one of Detroit's most alluring assets. Its deteriorating condition and city's fiscal morass prompted state and city leaders to propose a lease of the island (shown in 1901) to the state, which can better pay for its upkeep. (The Detroit News) A woman watches a sailing ship pass Belle Isle circa It was a period of great growth for the island park. By 1930, the Casino, Whitcomb Conservatory and Livingstone Lighthouse were added. (The Detroit News) Jocelyn Harris7
Belle Isle Canoeing Canoe's Traverse The Waters Alongside The Belle Isle Casino in The casino was designed by famed architect Albert Kahn. (The Detroit News) Jocelyn Harris Canoeing On The Canals of Belle Isle In The Loop Canal Was A Man-Made Addition. (The Detroit News) 8
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In Cooperation with Detroit Arts and Science By Jocelyn Harris Proposal For A Detroit Aquarium Jocelyn Harris 17
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The End By Jocelyn Harris Jocelyn Harris Please Consider This Presentation From Someone Who Cares About Citizens of The Still Proud City of Detroit. 26
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