The billboards for the Bud Bowl are from when Detroit hosted the Superbowl in 2006. The last game held in Tiger Stadium was at the end of the 1999 season. The stadium almost made it to the ripe old age of 100. The corner of Trumbull and Michigan is certainly not going to look the same after it's gone. You can see some of the signage is gone including the neon letters spelling out the stadium's name at the entrance. The photos here show Tiger Stadium on July 4, 2008. Many thanks to Richard Weiss for photos and info below. In 2006, the City of Detroit decided to tear down the ballpark and demolition began on June 30, 2008. The last Tiger game at Tiger Stadium was played in September 1999 as the baseball team moved to the new state of the art Comerica Park. After a series of expansions including bringing aboard night baseball, Tiger Stadium evolved to its present look today as the (former) home of the Major League Detroit Tigers. The intersection of Michigan and Trumbull has been home to Tiger Stadium since April of 1912, when it was named Navin Field. Midwest Ruins | Tiger Stadium | Midwest Retrolook
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