People gather every day to watch a little more of Tiger Stadium come down. Even
the New York Times came
out for the demolition. Though most of Detroit is sad to see the
stadium go, there is a chance a portion might be saved and the
Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy is at the helm.
Excerpt:
Though saving the whole park is no longer possible, a group called
the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy is working feverishly to preserve the
field itself and the corner of the stands behind home plate, a section
stretching from one dugout to the other that the demolition companies
have vowed not to touch before an Aug. 1 deadline given to the group by
the city.
If the effort succeeds, about 5,000 seats will
remain, and the field will be home to youth baseball games. Commercial
space and room for exhibits paying tribute to the stadium’s history
would replace other sections of the stands.
Until recently,
the conservancy appeared unlikely to reach its goal of nearly $400,000
to acquire its needed share of the property. But $200,000 suddenly
poured in last week, after the former Tiger radio broadcaster Ernie
Harwell joined the effort and the city’s economic development board
cast a surprise vote in favor of tearing down the entire park, a step
that had the effect of lighting a fire under prospective donors.
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