September 01, 2009

Ugliest part of Tiger Stadium still standing

Believe it or not, the demolition of Tiger Stadium still isn't finished yet, more than two months after it was ostensibly complete. Still standing: a pile of rubble that was once the home-plate grandstand, and an elevator tower precariously balanced above it. Apparently the tower is too close to Michigan Avenue for it to be demolished without closing the street, though it's hard to avoid the obvious symbolism that the demolition crews are simply leaving the least-lovable part of the stadium for last.

Meanwhile, the Tiger Stadium flagpole is still standing as well, though no one's saying why. As a memorial to the old ballpark, it'd be better than nothing, but just barely.