The Navin Field Grounds Crew held one last round of festivities at the old Tiger Stadium field before work begins Wednesday on a new development at The Corner. (more…)
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Tiger Stadium development plan includes retail, residential
Two plans for development of the old Tiger Stadium site — comprising some $44 million in investments — have won initial approval from the Detroit Economic Development Corp. (more…)
Unexpected: Flurry of developer interest in Tiger Stadium site
After years of no interest from developers in the old Tiger Stadium site, Detroit is suddenly faced with an enviable problem: dueling redevelopment proposals for The Corner. (more…)
New Tiger Stadium plan would preserve historic playing field
The latest plan for the former Tiger Stadium site would preserve the historic playing field while adding new development, including a new headquarters for Detroit PAL, the former Police Athletic League. Detroit has struggled to find a use for the ballpark site after quicky (and some would say recklessly) tore down Tiger Stadium in two […]
New plan for Tiger Stadium site: youth baseball, mixed-use development
With the first proposed plan for the Tiger Stadium site that makes any sense, the city of Detroit is seeking bids for a mixed-use development that would maintain the historic playing field for youth baseball. A major player is already involved: Detroit PAL, a nonprofit youth sports organization, has committed to building a 10,000-square-foot headquarters […]
New mayor lays out plan for Tiger Stadium site
New Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan wants to see a new vision for the old Tiger Stadium site and will direct city staff to issue an RFP for redevelopment of the area. The plan is to preserve the historic playing field — albeit with smaller dimensions, according to Tom Lewand, the city’s new Executive of Jobs […]
Detroit officials: Let’s compromise on Tiger Stadium development
Detroit city officials are seeking a “compromise” on a potential Tiger Stadium development, as they eye a pot of federal funds controlled by Sen. Carl Levin and the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy. George Jackson, CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. (DEGC) and a noted opponent of baseball-related activity on the Tiger Stadium site (his […]
Keeping baseball alive at Tiger Stadium
The city may be seeking an alternative use for the site, but the Navin Field Grounds Crew and dedicated vintage-baseball enthusiasts are keeping the spirit of baseball alive at the old Tiger Stadium site. The ballpark grandstand is gone — torn down in stages while the city dithered over a proposed from the late Ernie […]
Despite bureaucratic indifference, Tiger Stadium lives on
With the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, you can bet you’ll see plenty of shots of the old Tiger Stadium site before and during the games. The grandstand may be gone, but the ballpark lives on. Go to Michigan and Trumbull and almost any day you’ll find someone tossing a ball, stepping in the […]
New Tiger Stadium site plan emerging: parades and baseball
So much for the elusive big-box retailer Detroit officials were hoping to lure: a new plan for the old Tiger Stadium site calls for the playing field to remain intact after being sold to a float manufacturer for under $900,000. The proposed plan calls for the city to sell the site to the nonprofit Parade […]
Lost in the shuffle: Tiger Stadium and Crosley Field
As it ends up, 1912 was a pretty good year for Major League Ballparks: Besides Fenway Park, fans also were treated to two other new diamond palaces: Crosley Field and Tiger Stadium. Crosley Field, shown above, was actually the first of the three to open; on April 11, 1912, the Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs, 10-6, […]
Detroit spurns Chevy offer to maintain Tiger Stadium field
Chevrolet employees have volunteered to maintain the old Tiger Stadium playing field for use by youth baseball teams, but the offer was spurned by the Detroit Economic Growth Corp., where officials want to keep the property open for a future big-box retailer. Detroit, interestingly, is in somewhat of an economic renaissance of sorts: after property […]
Volunteers maintaining Tiger Stadium field
The city of Detroit and the Detroit Tigers may not give a darn, but a group of volunteers cleaned up and will maintain the old Tiger Stadium playing field — and as a bonus uncovered the Tiger Stadium home plate left behind when the team moved to Comerica Park. A group, Navin Field Grounds Crew, […]