The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy

The Old Tiger Stadium’s mission statement is as follows:

Historically old ballparks have been demolished after Major League teams move. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy believes there is inherent economic development value in Tiger Stadium’s contributions to the social history of Detroit and the development of the game of baseball. The Old Tiger Stadium’s mission is to preserve, re-develop, and program Tiger Stadium as a public park, youth sports venue, and destination for baseball fans in a practical and economically viable manner to both honor the site’s history and create value for the surrounding neighborhood and the city of Detroit.

Until the Conservancy’s founding, the staffs of the Greater Corktown Development Corporation and the Corktown Citizens District Council were responsible for advancing the neighborhood’s priorities. In June 2006, the city of Detroit and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation announced they would move forward with the “Corktown Plan.” At that point, Greater Corktown established the Conservancy to advance the project. The Conservancy and the DEGC are currently operating under a nine-page Memorandum of Understanding. The Conservancy and the DEGC are working toward finalizing a development agreement. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy remains confident that agreement will be completed.

Conservancy Board of Directors

• Steve Benavides, southwest Detroit coach and community leader
• Gary Gillette, Editor of The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia and co-chair of the SABR
             Business of Baseball Committee.
• Ernie Harwell, Hall of Fame broadcaster and baseball historian.
• Kelli Kavanaugh, Greater Corktown Development Corporation Vice-President.
                    Former Executive Director of the Corktown Citizen District Council.
• Michael Kirk, preservation architect in private practice.
• David R. Mitchell, an attorney with Miller-Canfield and Greater Corktown Development
                    Corporation President.
• Wallace Riley, former President American Bar Association
• S. Gary Spicer, sports and entertainment attorney.
• Thomas Linn, Chairman Emeritus Miller Canfield
• Representative Steve Tobocman (D-Detroit), State House Majority Floor Leader
• Daniel Varner, Chief Executive Officer of Think Detroit PAL.
• Kathleen Wendler, President of the Southwest Detroit Business Association.

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The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy

During the year before the Tigers’ move to
Comerica Park, Zachary and Associates
(contracted by the city of Detroit) facilitated
a series of stakeholder meetings to identify
priorities for Tiger Stadium’s re-development.
Three conceptual goals emerged from that
process and continue to have community
support: preserve the field as a recreation
facility and public green space, mixed-use
development surrounding the field to
enhance “Main Street” goals for Michigan
Avenue, and if practical preserve elements
of the historic stadium’s structure. The Old
Tiger Stadium Conservancy has developed
a plan that aims to meet all three goals.

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