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.

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 [...]

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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 [...]

Embattled Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick has given a stay of execution of sorts for the eventual demolition of Tiger Stadium. The original June 1 deadline has obviously passed and the Mayor has given The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy (of which broadcasting legend Ernie Harwell is a board member) until August 1 to come up [...]

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.

Well, the 2007 season is only 2 games old for the Detroit Tigers. Due to the crummy winter weather we have, yesterday’s game against the Blue Jays was postponed.
In celebration of a new season and the hopes of warmer weather to come I invite you to check out these Squidoo lenses I created.
History of [...]

The idealistic hopes of saving the dugouts, playing field, some seats, and one entrance to Tiger Stadium have run up against red tape and the usual deal killer - lack of money. The plans for the stadium property to be developed into residential units and shops is still on target. Plans for saving [...]