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In the decade after the Tigers vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. The stadium's demolition was completed on September 21, 2009, though the playing field remained until 2018, when the site was redeveloped for youth sports as the Corner Ballpark .
Aug 24, 2008 · A look at the steel infrastructure as wreckers peel away brick and aluminum siding. Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org.
The park sat vacant since hosting its final game on Sept. 27, 1999, until June 30, 2008, when demolition began. Professional baseball was first played on the site, at a 5,000-seat ballpark known as Bennett Park, on April 28, 1896 -- three years before Detroit even had an auto plant.
May 16, 2023 · Demolition began on Tiger Stadium in June 2008 and was complete by September 2009, with the area lying dormant until 2015 when a small stadium named Corner Ballpark was built on the site. The facility opened in 2018 and is the current home of the Detroit Police Athletic League.
Feb 11, 2021 · The stadium began to be demolished in '08, but a group known as the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy submitted a plan to preserve the lower deck of the ballpark, keep the diamond as a youth field and build a museum.
Sep 16, 2020 · May 17, 2024. 62. Every Wednesday, The Athletic ’s MLB writers will be looking at a key what-if scenario from a different team’s history. This week: The Detroit Tigers. The demolition started...
