July 05, 2008
Tiger Stadium: Demo
On a brief daytrip into Detroit last year, I had to marvel at the old Tiger Stadium. Given up as a functioning venue for a new ballpark downtown, the ancient structure was... just... sitting there. The shell of the building hadn't been demo-ed and there was still some talk of saving the space, though the businesses that surrounded the old warhorse had obviously moved on themselves. A strange, museum-like quality to Tiger that Sunday afternoon, with nary a person in sight within block of the historic ballyard.
Though we ordinarily focus our energies on STL-related things here at 52nd City, those of you frustrated by the progress at Ballpark Village might have some passing interest in the demolition of a ballpark in the upper midwest, as Tiger Stadium's demo has commenced.
A couple of links:
WWW.SAVETIGERSTADIUM.ORG
WWW.PRESERVETIGERSTADIUM.COM