Boblo Island - a family trip to an abandoned amusement park

A family trip to Boblo Island, what used to be a popular amusement park for many years. We check out some abandoned buildings and the curious observation tower, now controlled by "Homeland Security". The island is now a place of private residences and a few ghosts.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• boblo
• island
• bob-lo
• amusement
• park
• abandoned
• theme

[blimburn09]

Cheaper than taking the kids to Disneyland I guess!!! :)

[KnechtRuprecht1010]

@blimburn09 Hahaha! Yes, much cheaper.

[scottieman2]

Why is it controlled by Homeland?

[KnechtRuprecht1010]

@scottieman2 Jane was just assuming. We're not really sure. But the Island is right between Michigan and Ontario.

[urberstud]

Glad that people have the balls to tell the truth about the blacks killing Bob lo. Sadly it's true.

[KnechtRuprecht1010]

@urberstud Maybe it was the intolerant racists that killed Boblo.

[KnechtRuprecht1010]

@rustychrome There are homes on one side of the island and a restaurant in the middle. There is still a beach. And it's nice to walk around.

[development602ify]

Boblo Island closed down essentially because of a feud between the park's final ownership group, M.Moodenbaug and L.Benaroya (real estate developers based out of Seattle, WA)

Benaroya went behind Moodenbaugh's back when he was in a near-fatal car accident in 1993. The park had an operating loss of $2 million (in their only season of operations). Benaroya determined that the value of the property/hard assets far exceeded their $6.3 million investment, so he sold the island off as spare-parts

[development602ify]

@scentednectar Yes, the large building was originally a dance hall - designed by Albert Kahn and commissioned by Henry Ford. In its later years, it also hosted roller skating, the Dodge'm Cars and the Nightmare roller coaster (which was essentially just the relocated Wild Mouse - but in the dark).

[normandyangel]

where in Detroit is boblo island

[reloading2005]

Wow, I went there in the mid 80s when I was in 8th grade. Sad to see it like this now.

[ScentedNectar]

Wasn't one of those old buildings used for roller skating, the one the older kids (and my mother) went to while us younger ones were on rides? I might be mixing that up though, with somewhere else I went as a kid. Going to Boblo Island was a yearly event for me growing up in Windsor. :)

[jhowarth1974]

After some more video watching it was actually the Carousel pavilion. I guess it had a carousel in it and other things...

[jhowarth1974]

That 2 story building was likely the old dance hall. 2nd largest in the country of its time.

[davesanti]

@urberstud Umm What?