Comments on: Tiger Stadium’s Stunning Demolition Photos

By: clivus multrum sr

clivus multrum sr — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:10:03 +0000

Great pics, Darren. The one final missing touch might have been for a few days to have seen the American Flag flying a half-mast as a “farewell to an old friend of the motor city,” as Zman so fittingly puts it.

By: brian b

brian b — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:17:04 +0000

Nice shirt, DinD!

I am surprised that they didn’t blow the thing up. But maybe that wasn’t respectful enough for what the old stadium held.

Nice photos. I like the sepia.

By: tommyzman

tommyzman — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:23:19 +0000

Great post, Burghguy. Ralph Kiner was the Mets announcer for many years and talked much about Forbes field. Three Rivers was from the cookie cutter stadium era and ugly as sin.

By: burghguy

burghguy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:28:03 +0000

I saw my first baseball game at Forbes Field in 1966…I was 8 years old. I went to many games there and was in attendance for the finale in 69 or 70. (doubleheader against the Cubs I remember little about the demolition, however, the memories I have of that stadium are special.
I have many great memories of Three Rivers Stadium…although I cheered when they imploded that round cement sewer. That place had no soul and it deserved the dynamite treatment.

Thanks for the great article…I attended one game at old Tigers stadium when I was a teenager and the memory of Reggie’s homer off Doc Ellis in the all-star game is still incredibly vivid.

By: Savant

Savant — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:02:37 +0000

Always sad to see a venue demolished that houses countless memories.

Here in Seattle we had a minor league stadium on Rainier Avenue. it was the home of the Seatle Rainiers.

When they tore it down they marked the location of home plate and built a bronze figure at bat to mark the spot.

I used to pass it every time I went into the hardware store that was built in it’s place. I still have two autographed (team signed) baseballs caught in that stadium.

Nice pictures Darren, thanks.

Glenn