New Orleans’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site of carnival rides and buildings just off Interstate 10 that never reopened after Katrina struck.
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans ’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down.The park opened in 2000 just off Interstate 10 as Jazzland Theme Park, but it went bankrupt in two seasons. Six Flags took over the lease, but then Hurricane Katrina struck, flooding the park and much of the city. The theme park never reopened, and Six Flags eventually went bankrupt.
Smoot Construction, based in New Orleans, was hired to lead the demolition project and has started to dismantle the site’s many unsalvageable structures, developer Troy Henry told the newspaper Monday. “It’s a good thing. It’s a happy day,” said Henry, who lives in New Orleans East. “We’re excited about the progress, we’re happy to see the ball rolling.”Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near AzoresHenry and others are advancing new plans for the land through a development partnership called Bayou Phoenix.
Henry said Bayou Phoenix has reached an agreement with one of three “anchor tenants” for the proposed core projects and talks are continuing with potential tenants for the remaining two “anchor” projects. Developers hope to finish those talks by year’s end, he said.
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