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 [...]

“The Corner” was written and sung by Ben Hassenger about his and others’ memories of Tiger Stadium. He plans on heading down to The Corner from his home near Lansing to shoot a video.
You can take a listen at his MySpace page or the Detroit Free Press.
I think he did a great job. [...]

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.

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Tiger Stadium, originally uploaded by &Martin101.

You can see this machine begin to rip into Tiger Stadium. This area is between the centerfield bleachers and the seats in left-field.
There’s no going back now. In [...]

Tiger Stadium has suffered it’s first wounds in the demolition phase of it’s existence. A gaping hole was torn in the cement block wall behind the bleacher seats. For pictures see this article at the Detroit News.
Demolition is currently only taking place between Trumbull and Cochrane while awaiting the August 1 deadline for [...]