Time To Go....
Friday, June 08, 2007
We have been hearing about this for years and although this sounds legit I won't believe it until I see the demo crew on site. The sale of seats and possibly saving the front entrance is very cool and will give a piece of history to city and anyone with a few extra dollers. When the Tigers won the World Series in '84 I had a piece of the sod from the field but ended up losing it later that year. We have seen the Foxtown area redeveloped and its about time Corktown is included as well. The new MGM casino is on the border there and hopefully that will facilite the revitalization down Michigan Ave. ........................................
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070608/UPDATE/706080346
The plan approved Wednesday by the city's Economic Growth Corp. calls for the stadium structure to be demolished by September 2008, if the conservancy doesn't come up with a plan to save the front entrance. The site would be used as a mixed-use site for retail and residential project, with new construction to begin in April 2009. Parts of the baseball diamond -- the infield and most of the outfield -- will become a public field.
The sale of the seats and other memorabilia could take place this fall. The seats will be sold in pairs for $247 a pair; other memorabilia has not yet been selected or priced.
TimelineProposed schedule for stadium:
July 24: Deadline for city and nonprofit group to agree on plan to save part of stadium.
This fall: Sale of seats and other memorabilia.
Sept. 1: Deadline for commitment of money to save parts of stadium.
Oct. 23: Demolition contract awarded.
Jan. 22: Private developer selected.
Posted by mardenhill 6/08/2007 11:27:00 AM
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