Tiger Stadium (Detroit)
"The Corner" | |
Tiger Stadium in 1998 | |
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| Address | 2121 Trumbull Avenue Detroit, Michigan U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°19′55″N 83°4′8″W / 42.33194°N 83.06889°W |
| Owner | Detroit Tigers (1912–1977) City of Detroit (1977–2009) |
| Operator | Detroit Tigers |
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| Surface | Bluegrass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 1911 |
| Opened | April 20, 1912 |
| Closed | July 24, 2001 |
| Demolished |
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| Construction cost | US$300,000 ($9.77 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Osborn Engineering Company |
| General contractor | Hunkin & Conkey |
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Tiger Stadium | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003236 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 6, 1989 |
| Removed from NRHP | September 1, 2022 |
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 1939, 1941 to 1974. Tiger Stadium was declared a State of Michigan Historic Site in 1975 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 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.