In this episode of Mr. P. Explores, we headed up to the North Coast; east-side Cleveland, Ohio to finally achieve our expedition into the old, abandoned Cleveland Aquarium. It was a beautiful day for mid-December and we were able to tour this sad piece of Cleveland history, now left to rot, abandoned, since the summer of 1985. This has always been a mysterious place to me, having driven past it on I-90 for decades on my way to other places, as well as having heard stories from different people who had been there in the far past; finally, we were able to wander the structure to see what is left of what used to be Cleveland's state of the art aquarium, 1950's-style. The place is rapidly deteriorating, and within a few years, much of it will collapse on itself. A little history on the Aquarium, from Wikipedia: "The former Cleveland Aquarium opened on February 6, 1954, and was located on the city's near-east side in Gordon Park. It was created by the Cleveland Aquarium Society, a group formed in the 1940's, the City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, which operated the facility. The aquarium was housed in a building constructed in the 1930's that previously served as bath house. In 1943, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History converted it into a trailside museum, displaying local flora and fauna as well as exhibits of freshwater fish of Lake Erie. That museum closed in 1953 when the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway cut Gordon Park in two. In the early 1950's, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, which had previously had aquatic exhibits on its second floor of former home, moved to its own new building and consolidated its aquatic collection into the Cleveland Aquarium. The old Gordon Park trailside museum was renovated by Cleveland Aquarium Society volunteers for about $25,000. The aquarium had 50 freshwater and marine exhibits including sharks, swordfish, sawfish, seahorses, eels, squid, octopus, and coral. It acquired a pair of Australian lungfish in 1966 and a school of red-bellied piranhas in 1970. Under the Natural History Museum's direction, the aquarium often drew more visitors than the building could handle. A $300,000 gift from the Leonard C. Hanna Foundation financed the construction of a new octagonal wing in 1967 that tripled the aquarium's size and increased its tank capacity from 8,000 to 82,000 US gallons (30,000–310,000 l). Despite annual deficits experienced during decade, a city council override of a mayoral veto to increase the admission charges and keep aquarium operations with the museum was performed in 1979. Structural problems with the building forced the closing of the aquarium to the public in June 1985. The former aquarium site then became a police dog training facility for the City of Cleveland. On April 1, 1986, fish and exhibits were moved to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, where they remain today in the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building." Enjoy the walkthrough of the old Cleveland Aquarium and as always, keep on exploring! -Mr. P. Music: Intro: Lance Taber - "The Shift" Aquarium Outside Walk: Lance Taber - "Kauai Blue" Outro: Ben Folds Five - "Theme from Dr. Pyser" MR. P.’S OTHER SITES TO CHECK OUT!: The Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/ Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!): https://www.instagram.com/mr.p.explores/ @mr.p.explores Mr. P. Explores Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/ExploresMr The Northeast Ohio Urban Exploration Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NEOUr... Mr. P's Mythopedia: https://www.facebook.com/MrPsMythopedia/ Mr. P's World History Emporium: https://www.facebook.com/MrPsWorldHis...
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