It was a classic piece of manufactured Detroit architecture, a building first splashed in verdant green, later converted into three shades of blue, but always the only place I wanted to be on the first warm day of spring. As a child I always wondered if the stadium felt lonely in the winter solitude it endured before re-opening the doors years after year.
That's how I remember Tiger Stadium. I can still remember WDIV's Al Ackerman, Detroit's favorite cynic, giving the 11:00 newscast highlights of the game "down at the stadium tonight..."
I've loaded a picture gallery of Tiger Stadium to the left. It comes courtesy of former Tiger C. J. Nitkowski, who took these pictures with a digital camera during the stadium's final season of service in 1999. Feel free to share. Please extend Mr. Nitkowski proper credit if you post these online. He was nice enough to share these photos and deserves to receive professional recognition.
Enjoy...
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