Comments on: Unbuilt Detroit http://criticaldetroit.org/unbuilt-detroit/ engaging local architecture Sun, 13 May 2012 22:57:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Vince Prygoski http://criticaldetroit.org/unbuilt-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-11209 Vince Prygoski Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:22:21 +0000 http://criticaldetroit.org/blog2/?p=31#comment-11209 as a young Tiger fan in the early 1970s, i recall rumors of a domed stadium to be built on the riverfront which was going to be used by both the Tigers and Lions. i have a Tigers yearbook (1972, i think?) that has a blurb about this, complete with Detroit politicians and Tiger executives beaming over a model of the proposed stadium. of course, what actually happened is that the Lions went to Pontiac in 1975 then returned to Detroit when Ford Field was built, and the Tigers stayed in Old TIger Stadium til Comerica Park was built. by that time, the period when the "cookie cutter" combined baseball/football stadia were in fashion had passed, hence the separate venues for the Tigers and Lions. as a young Tiger fan in the early 1970s, i recall rumors of a domed stadium to be built on the riverfront which was going to be used by both the Tigers and Lions. i have a Tigers yearbook (1972, i think?) that has a blurb about this, complete with Detroit politicians and Tiger executives beaming over a model of the proposed stadium. of course, what actually happened is that the Lions went to Pontiac in 1975 then returned to Detroit when Ford Field was built, and the Tigers stayed in Old TIger Stadium til Comerica Park was built. by that time, the period when the “cookie cutter” combined baseball/football stadia were in fashion had passed, hence the separate venues for the Tigers and Lions.

]]> By: John in Chicago http://criticaldetroit.org/unbuilt-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-10279 John in Chicago Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:43:38 +0000 http://criticaldetroit.org/blog2/?p=31#comment-10279 Greetings Critical Detroit: Does anyone there recall a steel skeleton that was to have been a riverfront skyscraper, and was constructed in the late 1920s? No brick just steel girders. I think that it was torn down to clear the way for the Ren Cen. The steel structure stood along the river for many years and I believe that the building to be had a name. I'm not able to find or recall the name nor a photo of the building; and I have yet to ask my Detroit News librarian friend if she recalls the building. Sincerely, John Greetings Critical Detroit:

Does anyone there recall a steel skeleton that was to have been a riverfront skyscraper, and was constructed in the late 1920s? No brick just steel girders. I think that it was torn down to clear the way for the Ren Cen. The steel structure stood along the river for many years and I believe that the building to be had a name. I’m not able to find or recall the name nor a photo of the building; and I have yet to ask my Detroit News librarian friend if she recalls the building.

Sincerely,

John

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