(WXYZ/AP) -- In a dramatic development at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, demolition crews have punched a hole in the side of Detroit's Tiger Stadium.
WATCH ACTION NEWS COVERAGE IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHTDemolition crews are smashing the historic walls of Tiger Stadium, giving passers-by a clear view of the interior of the Detroit ballpark that stood for decades.
Outfield walls cleared by baseball legends Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle as well as Detroit Tiger sluggers Norm Cash and Cecil Fielder are coming down.
Farrow Group owner Michael Farrow says crews plan to spend all day Wednesday demolishing some of the stadium's massive concrete walls.
The Detroit contractor and MCM Management Corp. of suburban Bloomfield Hills started demolition of the ballpark last week.
The companies expect to make an estimated $1 million by selling scrap from the park.
City officials say an Aug. 1 deadline still stands for a nonprofit group to raise enough funds to preserve the field and part of the stadium between first and third base.
