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Tiger Stadium (Detroit)

Tiger Stadium
"The Corner"[1]
Tiger Stadium in 1998
Map
Former names
  • Navin Field (1912–1937)[7][2]
  • Briggs Stadium (1938–1960)[7][11]
Address2121 Trumbull Avenue[2]
Detroit, Michigan[2]
United States
Coordinates42°19′55″N 83°4′8″W / 42.33194°N 83.06889°W / 42.33194; -83.06889
OwnerDetroit Tigers (1912–1977)[6]
City of Detroit (1977–2009)[6]
OperatorDetroit Tigers[7][2]
Capacity
  • 23,000 (1912)[3]
  • 30,000 (1923)[3]
  • 52,416 (1937)[3]
Field size
  • Left field – 340 ft (104 m)[2]
  • Left-center field – 365 ft (111 m)[2]
  • Center field – 440 ft (134 m)[2]
  • Right-center field – 370 ft (113 m)[2]
  • Right field – 325 ft (99 m)[2]
  • Backstop – 66 ft (20 m)[3]
SurfaceBluegrass[3]
Construction
Broke groundOctober 1911 (1911-10)[2]
OpenedApril 20, 1912 (1912-04-20)[2]
ClosedJuly 24, 2001 (2001-07-24)[3]
Demolished
  • June 30, 2008 (2008-06-30) (began)[4]
  • September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21) (completed)[5]
Construction costUS$300,000[8]
($9.47 million in 2023 dollars[9])
ArchitectOsborn Engineering Company[7][2]
General contractorHunkin & Conkey[10]
Tenants
Tiger Stadium
NRHP reference No.88003236[12]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1989
Removed from NRHPSeptember 1, 2022[13]

Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a multi-use stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location at the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. It hosted the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 to 1999, as well as the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1938 to 1974. Tiger Stadium was declared a State of Michigan Historic Site in 1975 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989.

The last Tigers game at the stadium was held on September 27, 1999. 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.[14]

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  10. ^ "Bennett Park/Navin Field/Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium". Detroit1701. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  11. ^ Dow, Bill (March 6, 2011). "50 Years ago Briggs Stadium was Renamed Tiger Stadium". Vintage Detroit. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "National Register of Historic Places – MICHIGAN (MI), Wayne Country". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  13. ^ "Weekly List 2022 09 02". National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  14. ^ Dudar, Hasan (March 24, 2018). "First pitch thrown at former Tiger Stadium site, now home to youth league". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

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