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Asking fans to help build a stadium

Dan Gorenstein Feb 12, 2015
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Asking fans to help build a stadium

Dan Gorenstein Feb 12, 2015
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For people from Detroit, the corner of Michigan and Trumbull is about as iconic as it gets. Professional baseball has been played there dating back to 1896, and was home to the Detroit Tigers for decades.

The stadium was torn down a few years ago, but now a developer is hoping to pull off a grand real estate experiment by asking the public to invest in more than just the next mixed-use downtown project.

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