 tiger stadium (formerly known as navin field and briggs stadium) was a stadium located in the corktown neighborhood of detroit, michigan. it hosted the detroit tigers major league baseball team from 1912â99, as well as the national football league's detroit lions from 1938â74. it was declared a state of michigan historic site in 1975 and has been listed on the national register of historic places since 1989. the stadium was nicknamed "the corner" for its location on michigan avenue and trumbull avenue. the last detroit tigers game at the stadium was held in september 1999. in the decade after the tigers baseball team vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. the stadium's demolition was completed on september 21, 2009. tiger stadium's actual playing field remains at the corner where the stadium once stood. since the spr
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