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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ted Thornhill

Abandoned power plant outside New York City set to be transformed into huge family attraction with water slides

Renderings have been unveiled revealing how an abandoned coal-burning power plant outside New York City will be transformed into a multi-story family attraction with a glass façade, with the proposed design including swimming pools, water slides, restaurants and a semi-green roof.

The power plant, reimagined by renowned global architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (aka Big), will anchor a new 125-acre waterfront park on Manresa Island in southeast Connecticut called Manresa Wilds, set to open in 2030.

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