While Tiger Stadium continues to fall, the possibility of preserving a portion of the stadium remains. November 1st is the new deadline for the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy to come up with a financial plan in order to proceed with fundraising for the March 1st deadline. The March 1st deadline will determine whether [...]

I found this video of Tiger Stadium’s demolition on YouTube this afternoon. I don’t mean to be so heavy these days on the demolition of Tiger Stadium, but it’s not everyday that a historic Michigan structure with so many fans is ripped down.

This was recorded by someone from www.BuildingsofDetroit.com.

Wow. The photos of the gutting of Tiger Stadium are helping to make the finality of the end of the road for the old ballpark sink in.
You can read updates on the demolition and see a couple of pictures of the gash carved out of the portion of the stadium between the centerfield bleachers [...]

Any group wishing to preserve part of the field and home plate grandstands of Tiger Stadium is running short on time. June 1 is the official deadline for groups/individuals with a plan and, more importantly, money to save a portion of Tiger Stadium.

Play Ball!
The Detroit Tigers open the 2008 season this afternoon at Comerica Park for a 1:00pm tilt against the Kansas City Royals. Whether or not they make it to the World Series this year I think it will be a fun time listening/watching the Tigers. They have one of the best lineups in [...]

The restoration and cleanup that began in anticipation of Super Bowl XL coming to Detroit in 2006 has continued. This is what was hoped for by bringing an event such as the Super Bowl to town.
Billions of dollars are currently being spent to restore the numerous architectural and artistic gems around the city. [...]

Included in this travel video: The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village, City Theatre, Fox Theatre, Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and the Motown Historical Museum.

If the player does not work, you can view the video here.

Since the records for such oddities as “first snowfall of the year” have been kept, the previous recorded first snowfall of the season for Detroit was October 13, 1909. With the snow yesterday, October 12, a new record was set for the Detroit weather record books.
Well Detroit, at least you aren’t the U.P. [...]

I have a few significant links related to Tiger Stadium that I thought I would share.
Tiger Stadium information at wikipedia.org
Pictures and commentary on the demise of Tiger Stadium
Read and post your memories of Tiger Stadium
Aerial View on Google Maps. You can see just how poor the condition of the playing field is. [...]

Someone shot some 8mm film of Detroit in 1954 while driving around. It is amazing to see the vibrant businesses and the huge number of people walking around downtown. Detroit was clearly in its heyday.

Watch for a shot of Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium) in the beginning of this film. What a neat peak at how Detroit looked in its glory days.