We have yet another plan for Cooper Stadium redevelopment, as the former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) and Negro Leagues baseball may see new apartments, retail–and acreage sold to a next-door cemetery. (more…)
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Cooper Stadium redevelopment approved by Columbus
A redevelopment plan for Cooper Stadium, former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) and Negro Leagues baseball, received initial approval by the Columbus City Council. (more…)
Ballparks That Live On: Former Negro Leagues ballparks
One casualty of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been a baseball-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Negro National League. There are six existing ballparks that formerly hosted Negro Leagues major-league action; here they are. (more…)
New Plan for Cooper Stadium: Office Space
A new plan for the redevelopment of Cooper Stadium, former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League), scraps any tie to auto racing and instead calls for the redevelopment of the grandstand as office space. (more…)
Cooper Stadium Becoming a Safety Concern
What is left of Cooper Stadium continues to deteriorate, leaving concerns about safety hazards at the former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League). (more…)
Video: The State of Cooper Stadium
New drone footage captures the damaged state of a remaining portion of Cooper Stadium, former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League). (more…)
Cooper Stadium redevelopment delayed
The heralded redevelopment of Cooper Stadium, former Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) home, has stalled due to some engineering and code issues, but work is expected to commence this spring. (more…)
Will 2017 finally see Cooper Stadium makeover?
It’s taken much longer than anticipated, but planners say the renovation of what’s left of Columbus’s Cooper Stadium should take place next year before a 2017 opening. (more…)
One last look at Cooper Stadium
We’re in the middle of our Target Field/Midway Stadium day-night doubleheader, but we thought you’d like to see this shot: the ongoing demolition and repurposing of Cooper Stadium, former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League). As you’ll recall, Cooper Stadium, which opened in 1932, has sat empty since the Clippers moved to […]
Goodbye to Cooper Stadium
The former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) is no more, as the wrecking ball took down the 84-year-old ballpark this week. Cooper Stadium, which opened in 1932, has sat empty since the Clippers move to a new downtown ballpark, Huntington Park, in 2009. Even before the Clippers moved there was a […]
Hamtramck Stadium receives historic designation
Hamtramck Stadium in Detroit, once home to the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League, has received designation on the National Register of Historic Places. Built by businessman John Roesink in 1930 as the home of the Stars, the ballpark still exists but isn’t used for baseball. However, the original grandstand (enhanced in 1940 with WPA […]
Cooper Stadium sale expected next week
The sale of Cooper Stadium, the former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League), to a developer seeking to convert it to a racetrack/car complex is expected to close next week. Cooper Stadium, which opened in 1932, has sat empty since the Clippers move to a new downtown ballpark, Huntington Park, in 2009. […]
Racing OK’d for former Clippers home
The Columbus City Council approved plans to convert Cooper Stadium, the former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League), to a racing facility despite objections from neighborhood residents. The vote was unanimous, but there were some conditions applied: sound barriers must be periodically inspected, and races must end at 10 p.m. A city […]