The Official Tiger Stadium Demolition Thread

[doctor_gogol]

That photo looks like a parking lot with a beautiful classic (but maybe a little dinged and a little rusty) 57 Thunderbird, parked next to a Hummer H2 with 25" bling wheels, a DVD player in the back (so your idiot kids don't get bored) satellite radio, and heated seats... shiny distractions with no real character.


BTW- Lawn Boy sure got their money's worth out of the scoreboard ad, eh?

[DMR67442]

THat war plane is the B-17 from the Yankee Air Museum in Willow run.

They periodically sell rides. That must have been one of those days.

I got to climb around in it at an Airshow last year, but I couldn't part with the $250 to ride in it.

THANK YOU FOR Identifying the plane. I was curious what type it was

[Captain Cold Nose]

THat war plane is the B-17 from the Yankee Air Museum in Willow run.

They periodically sell rides. That must have been one of those days.

I got to climb around in it at an Airshow last year, but I couldn't part with the $250 to ride in it.

So that is open again? I remember the fire, my cousin from England was visiting at the time it happened and I thought it was one place I could take him, since living in Dayton, Ohio has made me think of that sort of thing first when it comes to showing out-of-town visitors around.

[J.R.]

The infield seating sections seemed to have aged a lot better than the outfield. More solid concrete risers, less steel/concrete hybrids.

[POLO GROUNDS 1957]

Can anyone out there spot were the couch is in the upper deck at Tiger Stadium.i know where its at lets see if anyone out there can find it.also Jeff dont give the answer out i want to see if anyone else knows were its at.

COPYRIGHTED PHOTO BY
JEFF FELDMEIER
ALLEN PARK MICHIGAN

[tugger]

Great pix from DMR67442. Reminds you why they call it "The Rust Belt." You can cover it up with aluminum siding, but rust never sleeps, especially in a climate like Detroit.

[nevernamed]

theres a couch up there?

[jl1718]

there something on the far right looking like a couch. It's the only thing that looks like it doesn't belong.

[DMR67442]

OH AND WHAT WAS THIS BUILDING I THINK IT WAS ON A SITE ONE TIME TALKING ABOUT ALL THE ABANDONED BUILDING.
DAVE

[JimmieFoxxFan]

gotta love the right field overhang

[Beech Cricker]

OH AND WHAT WAS THIS BUILDING I THINK IT WAS ON A SITE ONE TIME TALKING ABOUT ALL THE ABANDONED BUILDING.
DAVE

The large, abandoned building about 1/2 mile west of Tiger Stadium is the Michigan Central Depot. Amtrak ran their last train out of there in January 1986--I was there to see it. Amtrak was actually a Conrail tenant in this building--CR moved to new digs in Dearborn shortly before Amtrak moved out.

[doctor_gogol]

DMR, thanks for the photos.

Its great to see the full detail of 1:1 scale!!!!!

[doctor_gogol]

Someone should grab the couch and put it up on Ebay

[jmarx]

Someone should grab the couch and put it up on Ebay

Are you sure there is a couch up there? If you go to the previous page of this thread (pg 35) and look at the very high-res pictures that were posted (great pics, BTW!), I dont think you'll see any couch in the upper deck. Am I missing something?

[DaBigMotor]

That photo looks like a parking lot with a beautiful classic (but maybe a little dinged and a little rusty) 57 Thunderbird, parked next to a Hummer H2 with 25" bling wheels, a DVD player in the back (so your idiot kids don't get bored) satellite radio, and heated seats... shiny distractions with no real character.

What has "no real character?" Are you speaking of Comerica Park?

[Beech Cricker]

Someone should grab the couch and put it up on Ebay

Doc, as for the location of the couch you're definitely "in the ballpark"...in fact you're quite "warm" but not quite there.

[Beech Cricker]

Are you sure there is a couch up there? If you go to the previous page of this thread (pg 35) and look at the very high-res pictures that were posted (great pics, BTW!), I dont think you'll see any couch in the upper deck. Am I missing something?

Hint: See DMR's photo immediately above those of the B-17 aircraft.

[nevernamed]

front row.. right beside the seperation of the bleachers and seating?

[Beech Cricker]

front row.. right beside the seperation of the bleachers and seating?

We have a winner!

[nevernamed]

is it really a couch ? I've never been there but i happened to notice it

[doctor_gogol]

front row.. right beside the seperation of the bleachers and seating?

Congratulations. You won the couch.

You can pick it up during regular business hours.

[POLO GROUNDS 1957]

is it really a couch ? I've never been there but i happened to notice it

Yes that is a couch in the front row in the upper deck. fans would sit up there and be called Couch Potatoes They would show there photo on the scoreboard during the game.

[POLO GROUNDS 1957]

What has "no real character?" Are you speaking of Comerica Park?

I see we have another winner here. you got the answer.

[Cubs1945]

What are they are going to do with the right field light towers? Reggie Jackson's homer in the 1971 all star game hit those towers. Somebody would pay a ton for those.

[POLO GROUNDS 1957]

What are they are going to do with the right field light towers? Reggie Jackson's homer in the 1971 all star game hit those towers. Somebody would pay a ton for those.

I hate to say it i am sure that they will be scrapped. the demo company does not care. very sad.