Deadline for partial demolition of Tiger Stadium quickly approaches

New York Times takes note as historic Tiger Stadium is inching closer to being history. A conservancy group has until June 1 to raise nearly $400,000 to save part of the stadium.

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Last month, the city tentatively awarded a partial demolition contract for the stadium, which opened in 1912 as Navin Field.

An opposition group, the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, has until June 1 to raise $369,000 to try to save part of Tiger Stadium, even temporarily. The group includes Ernie Harwell, the retired Tigers radio broadcaster.

If that goal is reached, Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said he would seek greater financing in the 2009 federal budget to preserve the oldest part of the structure around the infield and redevelop the playing field for amateur teams.

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