The Belle Isle Zoo has been closed now for over six years. Many people from this area have fond memories of visiting it as children. There were elephants here. Bears. Monkeys. Tigers. Some of the zoo's big cats were rumored to have been rescued from lives guarding Detroit crackhouses. In 1980, the zoo was completely rebuilt to adhere to more modern ideas of natural habitats with a lengthy elevated boardwalk and African-style architectural elements throughout. 22 years later it would all be left to rot.

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Even though our visit was during the day time I  still had an eerie feeling of walking  through the passage ways were  large animal once roamed. 
I hope these animals got lucky,  and   were moved to a bigger, better zoos, but in some cases they died due to improper treatment, starvation or disease.

Another example  of how many  location in Detroit were simply forgotten!