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Corner Ballpark
The Corner Ballpark (also known as the Willie Horton Field of Dreams at The Corner Ballpark) is a multipurpose sports stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. Built on the former site of Tiger Stadium, the stadium opened in 2018 and is the home of the Detroit Police Athletic League. It is also home to numerous youth, college, amateur, and semi-professional sports teams and has also hosted several concerts during the spring and summer. History Pre-demolition Proposals After the closure of Tiger Stadium in 1999, proposals for redevelopment of the stadium were submitted to the city of Detroit. The first one was submitted by the St. Louis based real estate development McCormack Baron but they were disenchanted with Detroit's problems. The proposal was called off shortly after being submitted. Rumors also circulated of a proposal to redevelop the site into a new arena for the Detroit Red Wings. In 2002, suburban Detroit real estate developer David Sinacola submitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Police Athletic League
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border, United States–Canada border, and the County seat, seat of government of Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to Music of Detroit, music, art, Architecture of metropolitan Detroit, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time (magazine), Time'' named Detroit as one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
