Quote Originally Posted by MikeyinBrooklyn View Post
I hope they fix the fountain. I would be surprised if they didn't [[although to be honest I have NO IDEA what that costs). As for the aquarium, uh, well. It's not a great aquarium. It wasn't when I was a kid, it isn't now. I would rather see the cool building repurposed and an effort made to build a big aquarium elsewhere in the city. A good aquarium shouldn't be small; it absolutely can't be done on a shoestring. As it is, the BIA is something that one might visit if walking by. I don't think it warrants anyone going out of their way to visit, except for those of us with some nostalgia for it.
I disagree about the aquarium. Maybe someday Detroit will have a more modern aquarium, but it doesn't and probably won't for the foreseeable future, and in the meantime the old aquarium is much better than nothing. Also, it doesn't have to be a destination in itself--people go to Belle Isle anyway, once you are there you might go to the aquarium and/or the conservatory.