  Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 326 Registered: 07-2006 |
After almost a year, I have finally posted a "tour" around Tiger Stadium, using pictures I took during my visit to Detroit last August. Given the current debate over the Stadium's future, I thought it an especially appropriate time to post this. This Forum's very own Kathleen led my tour, so thanks to her! Click on the following link to get to the first page of the tour: http://picasaweb.google.com/CP ics710/TigerStadiumAugust12200 6/photo#5081716388712270370 Please let me know what you all think. I hope this will spur further discussion. All comments are greatly appreciated! | ||
Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 349 Registered: 04-2006 |
Cool pics. I worked there in the last years of the stadium. Lots of great memories. | ||
Hardliner Member Username: Hardliner Post Number: 58 Registered: 02-2007 |
I enjoyed these pics so much, I blogged about them, and linked to the slideshow...excellent work. http://thepopulistblog.com/200 7/06/portraits-of-detroit-lost .html | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 327 Registered: 07-2006 |
Thanks, Hardliner! If you'd like to credit them, you can credit them to me, Charles Molluzzo. Thanks very much for blogging them! | ||
Sturge Member Username: Sturge Post Number: 35 Registered: 05-2007 |
Great pics! Wish you had a pic of the Chinese restaurant there. I believe it actually opened the last year the Tigers were at the stadium. I see that homeless guy sitting at the building every day I leave from work on the bus. | ||
Jb3 Member Username: Jb3 Post Number: 47 Registered: 06-2007 |
Thanks CMAN, very cool! | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 329 Registered: 07-2006 |
Thanks to everyone. I don't remember seeing a Chinese restaurant. Where exactly was it located? | ||
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey Post Number: 135 Registered: 07-2006 |
It was directly across Michigan avenue from the end of the Tiger Dean, between Maxie's and the Marathaon station. If you keep going left in this shot: http://picasaweb.google.com/CP ics710/TigerStadiumAugust12200 6/photo#5081717221935926306 It was right there. I went to that restaurant in May of the final season, the owner there only set it up for the last year because he knew they would be gone and was shooting for the quick buck (at least that was the impression I had when I was there) | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 330 Registered: 07-2006 |
Thanks. It is interesting that an owner would set up a restaurant for only one year. I would think that startup costs for most businesses would make it nearly impossible to profit in such a situation, but maybe he had a cheap setup, or had the equipment from a former business. | ||
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey Post Number: 136 Registered: 07-2006 |
I'm not positive that it was just one year, but it sure seemed like it. | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 733 Registered: 01-2007 |
I enjoyed your photo show and commentary, Cman710. (I must say, your style of photography seems oddly familiar to me). Thanks for the sad and interesting look at a park where all of us have a million memories. Looking through them brought up that same feeling one gets when thinking back on Hudson’s, or the Stroh brewery. How I would like to take just one more look inside, as I am sure the same ghostly feelings would arise. The razing of Tiger Stadium will add to the growing list of historical structures that will disappear from Detroit in our life time. | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 332 Registered: 07-2006 |
Thanks for the comments, Bullet. I would love to take a look inside, too. That would be possible before any demolition, but I wonder if it will happen, given the dangers that would be caused to visitors because of structural problems caused by the poor maintenance of the park. | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 100 Registered: 11-2006 |
I love that picture of the wall by the offices where the "old" team logo seems to be overtaking the "new" logo. |
