A couple of views of Albert Kahn’s Pavilion. Other than the rust on the facade, it appears to still be in great shape.
One of the washroom buildings.
Ruins of the Mini-Golf course.
The view you would get leaving the ferry and entering the park
The ruins of the fountain just outside the ferry tunnel.
The entrance to the ferry docks. Two choices: Amherstburg or Gibraltar.
A few final views of the bumper car house.
Big thanks to AB for sending along these photos.
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Does the demise of Boblo correlate with the ascension fo Detroit's foul-mouthed, racist mayor, Coleman Young?
I do not see any connection between Detroit city government and private operators of a theme park.It was owned for a long time by the Browning company, then sold to Triple A, then to the last operator with good ideas, and lack of cash.
Coleman may have hand in many things but I do not think Boblo, was one.
I was just telling my grandson about Boblo and how I wish he could have experienced the fun of it. I took his Dad and his brother to Boblo often when they were kids. It was always a special outing. Those days hold very precious memories for me and my sons.
In NO WAY, SHAPE, or FORM should their be ANY private homes on Boblo Island. Period! Before it was an amusement park people use to visit this island for picnics and pony rides and from there came idea of build the island up for entertainment. The grand hall at one time was the largest indoor facility of any kind in the world, we were all told, on that island train ride. Let's face it, Cedar Point killed Boblo. Their rides are far more exciting to ride. The companies that owned and operated Boblo only did so half heartedly. Think of all the new rides Cedar Point gets almost it seems every year. Boblo on the other hand almost never did. It was a great place to work for the summer and the yearend parties were killer.
Boblo was an amazing place to go when I was a teenager. My church youth group would go a few times a year and itw as affordable and fun. We even had a summer youth group I would hang out with because I had a single mother and she worked and wanted us in a constructive summer situation. It was through Novi Community and we went there 2 times a month during the week and it was a BLAST!! I wish I could take my kids out there and I wish the island had a historical tour or something like that to be able to go think about what was and remember a key part of my teenage years! So sad!!
There are a multitude of good sites about Boblo. Try 'Closed Canadian Parks' (it was a Canadian property); there are great pictures of Boblo now and lots of captions explaining what the ruins are.
Apparently one of the big reasons for Boblo failing was the number of accidents that caused the park to be referred to as unsafe. None of those old rides were really 'safe' by todays standards and some were old when they were installed at Boblo.