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Belle Isle Park, known simply as Belle Isle (/ b ɛ l ˈ aɪ ə l /), is a 982-acre (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha) island park in Detroit, Michigan, developed in the late 19th century. It consists of Belle Isle , an island in the Detroit River , as well as several surrounding islets.
Belle Isle Park is a 982 acres (397 ha; 1.534 sq mi) island state park in the Detroit River managed by the State of Michigan. Until November 12, 2013, it was a city-operated park operated by the City of Detroit Recreation Department.
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As Belle Isle moved from city control to a state park in February 2014, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources had its hands full. The City of Detroit had filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy the ...
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and sculptor Herbert Adams, the fountain was completed in 1925 at a cost of $500,000. [1] The lower bowl has a diameter of 510 ft (160 m) and the central spray reaches 125 ft (38 m).
The loss of those amenities and so much more from Belle Isle during the decades of Detroit’s decline set the stage for a state takeover in 2014. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has ...
For most, Belle Isle’s historic police station is nothing more than a shuttered brick building full of broken windows, falling blue shingles and chipping green paint.
The building was designed by architect Edward Van Leyen, who also designed the Belle Isle Casino. Completed in May 1897, the building served as the Detroit Metropolitan Police Department Third Precinct for 63 years. The Third Precinct Police Station was home to the nation's first police training academy, opened in 1911.