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Tag Archives: John Prusak

Episode 6: The Navin Field Grounds Crew

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Kevin Walsh

Professional baseball was played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull for nearly a century.  The Detroit Tigers played their final game in 1999 and it took 10 years for the city to complete its demolition.  In just 5 years, the weeds and trash had grown so thick that few signs remained of the once manicured lawn […]

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