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Both the city and Tigers ownership wanted a new park, but many campaigned to save the old stadium. [ 2 ] [ 19 ] While a plan to modify and maintain Tiger Stadium as the home of the Tigers, known as the Cochrane Plan, was supported by many in the community, it was never seriously considered by the city or the Tigers.
In 1911, new Tigers owner Frank Navin ordered the construction of a new ballpark to be built on the same site. Opening in 1912, the ballpark, which eventually became known as Tiger Stadium, served as the Tigers' home for the next 88 seasons. By the mid-1990s, it had become apparent that the much-beloved ballpark was at the end of its useful life.
Tiger Stadium – Branded for the New Orleans Saints. Tiger Stadium at LSU served as a temporary relocation site for the New Orleans Saints for four games of the 2005 NFL season after Hurricane Katrina damaged the Superdome and left much of New Orleans under water. The Saints, however, utilized only 79,000 of Tiger Stadium's seats (the new west ...
In 2009, after Tiger Stadium was demolished, the field sat abandoned and nature began to take over. One year later, a group of citizens led by local Detroit resident Tom Derry, calling themselves the "Navin Field Grounds Crew", named after the old name of the Tiger Stadium, began to work on the field without approval from the city of Detroit.
Six future Hall of Famers hit round-trippers in a Home Run Derby of sorts during the 1971 All-Star Game at Detroit's Tiger Stadium.
Tiger Stadium was in Corktown at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Street until its demolition in 2009. The UIS Irish Plaza is a park and memorial dedicated to honoring Metro Detroit's Irish immigrant community and their descendants. Corktown has seen a number of revitalization projects since 2005.
The Tigers have a 444-156-18 at Tiger Stadium. Former legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant posted a 14-2 record at Tiger Stadium but also said, "Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in ...
It opened in 1985 and was developed by the old Corktown Non-Profit Housing Corp. using federal funds. ... The Left Field apartments are next to the historic grounds of the old Tiger Stadium in the ...