Tigers Stadium

Last night the Detroit Tigers crushed the NY Yankees hopes for a World Series (in spite of paying their players $194,663,079.00 in 2006.) Although I rarely follow baseball, it was really exciting to watch the Tigers win last night.

Although it's all still talk and paper, there is a serious proposal to redevelop the old Tigers Stadium (the one at Michigan & Trumbull). After a bout of proposals for museums, confrence spaces, and even a Wal-Mart had all passed, the latest plan seems to have moved beyond the drawing board. Currently, Detroit's EDC has decided to investigate the deconstruction techniques that will be necessary for the site. Retail and housing wil surround the historic baseball diamond. The outline of the original park is slated to become a public playing field.

If you want to read more here's a June Freep article about the plans and a late September Detroit News piece detailing recent delays. Here is the article that I lifted the picture from.