Tiger Stadium light tower falls - Part 1

BuildingsofDetroit.com's cameras were rolling Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, as the last of Tiger Stadium's outfield light towers returned to Earth for the first time since being erected in 1948. But the old ballpark wasn't going to let go of its lights without a fight: It took 14 minutes for the tower to hit the ground after the excavator snipped away the first of its moorings, forcing the demolition worker to slowly creep in to wrestle with the twisted metal. Only three of the stadium's eight light towers remain.
This is the first of two parts of the video. The video is a tad slow, but we decided not to edit it and show you what it was like if you were there when it fell.
Demolition of one of the most storied arenas in the history of American sports is coming down. Detroit still has a chance to save a corner of The Corner! Donate whatever you can at www.savetigerstadium.org. Every little bit helps! Remember, once it's gone, it's gone forever!
For more photos of Tiger Stadium - both historic and of the demolition and inside and outside - go to www.buildingsofdetroit.com

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[Michlimania]

I think that was the light tower Reggie Jackson hit in the 1972 All Star game.

[BuildingsofDetroit]

Actually, he hit the one that stood next to it, the one in right-center field.

[sativadivinorum]

I have no idea why I'm watching this again. It always makes me tear up a bit. When I was a little kid, my first sports games were the Tigers here and the Wings. We need jobs in the D so we can pay to keep historical structures around and looking nice.

If Alcatraz were in MI, I'd bet $50 it would have been demolished by now.

[Michlimania]

Cool. Thanks for the corrections peeps.

This is sooo sad.

RIP Ernie.

[robertmastroianni]

@Michlimania 1971 All-Star game

[robertmastroianni]

@Mtmist3383 What World Series game(s) did you go to?

[robertmastroianni]

@dixiejewell Yes I do.....anyone who buys shit like that off of e-bay....or anywhere else, gets what they deserve.

[dixiejewell]

@robertmastroianni and you find that funny??????

[MrHartfordHockey]

im gussing the city of Detroit

[robertmastroianni]

I took sand from a playground and put in a ziplock bag and sold it on e-bay for $35.

Some schmuck thought he was getting dirt from the pitcher's mound.

LOL

[devssuck]

i loved the light towers

[superjoe87]

Did you see McLain pitch.