Was lucky enough to see a game there when I was a kid having grown up in the midwest. I don't understand tearing a place like that down. It made my heart hurt when I saw the film of the destruction. I understand the economics of it, but it seems to me that building a $500 million stadium to replace an icon is money badly spent. I don't like the idea of altering historic places, but if the option is tearing it down or refurbishing it for economic reasons, spend the $500 million on bastardizing the old stadium. Yeah, we would all be complaining about how they changed Tiger Stadium and made it too modern, but at least it would still be there. Just my opinion.
Cheers,
Jim
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