Lost stadium, Corktown, 1912 to 2008
Tiger Stadium
Demolished in 2008
- Opened
- 1912
- Torn down
- 2008
Designed by Frank C. Osborn, Kenneth H. Osborn and Osborn Engineering
Tiger Stadium stood in Corktown from 1912 until 2008. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
More photos of Tiger Stadium
What is there now
Demolished in 2008
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
In 1912, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, Tiger Stadium went up in Corktown.
Frank C. Osborn, Kenneth H. Osborn, and Osborn Engineering drew the plans.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1989.
It is gone now, demolished in 2008, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a multi-use stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location at the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues.
Timeline
- 1912 Built Designed by Frank C. Osborn, Kenneth H. Osborn, and Osborn Engineering
- 1989 Listed on the National Register February 6, 1989
- 1999 Closed
- 2008 Demolished
- 2026 Today 18 years since it came down
Where it is
2121 Trumbull Ave.
On this map
- 1 Tiger Stadium This place
- 2 Checker Cab Taxi Garage and Office Building 40 ft
- 3 St. Peter's Episcopal Church 0.1 mi
- 4 New Detroit Baths 0.1 mi
- 5 Carhartt factory 0.1 mi
- 6 The Factory at Corktown 0.3 mi
- 7 St. Boniface Catholic Church 0.3 mi
- 8 Corktown Historic District 0.4 mi
- 9 Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church 0.4 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Osborn EngineeringAmerican architectural and engineering firm. Designed Tiger Stadium (1912)
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Around the block
It is in Corktown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Checker Cab Taxi Garage and Office Building
Building, built 1927, Early 20th century commercial brick, by Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
40 ft
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church House of worship, built 1929, Neo Gothic, by Weston & Ellington 0.1 mi
- New Detroit Baths Building, built 1928, demolished 1967 0.1 mi
- Carhartt factory Building, by Alphonso Van Deusen, demolished 1940 0.1 mi
- The Factory at Corktown Building, built 1907, Industrial, by Richard E. Raseman 0.3 mi
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St. Boniface Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1883, Romanesque Revival, by William Scott & Co., demolished 1996
Photo: This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flic, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
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Corktown Historic District
Historic district, Colonial Revival
Photo: Brian Mulloy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
- Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church House of worship, built 1866, Gothic Revival, by Patrick C. Keely 0.4 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Tiger Stadium right field overhang, looking toward center field, 2013 Photo: Csh00w, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan 1998 Photo: Rdikeman at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tiger Stadium (overhang) August 2010 Photo: ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hits a home run to right field (maked with ×) in the top of the 12th inning off..., 1961 Photo: Tony Spina, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- File name: 06_10_014666 Title: Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Mich, 2011 Photo: Boston Public Library, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- http://memory.loc.gov, 2006 Photo: en.wikipedia upload by Albemarle 06:01, 2 December 2005 (UTC), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.