ENJOY TWO FREE TIGER STADIUM DOCUMENTARIES THIS WEEKEND AT
THE DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM
DETROIT- The Detroit Historical Society’s Fall Film Series returns this weekend with two free documentaries focusing on Tiger Stadium. Catch “Stealing Home” on October 10 and October 11 at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum. “Stranded at the Corner” will be screened on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11 at 2 p.m. at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Admission for both films is free, and running time is 90 minutes.
More about the films:
“Stealing Home”: For more than 100 years, Detroit baseball
fans watched the stars play at Bennett Park, Navin Field, Briggs Stadium, and
Tiger Stadium. When the city demolished the stadium in 2009, blight took over.
“Stealing Home,” a documentary film by director Jason Roche, tells the
heartwarming story of the Navin Field Grounds Crew, a group of devoted fans who
preserve their city’s history by maintaining the historic baseball diamond. But
city officials don’t view their civic devotion as an act of service; they see
it as trespassing. Will the grounds crew save this historic baseball site? Or
will they be thrown out stealing home?
“Stranded at the Corner”: This 2006 film, directed by Gary
Glaser, offers a frank exploration of the public and private maneuverings that
resulted in the abandonment of one of America’s most beloved ballparks.
Featuring an entertaining blend of archival footage and contemporary
interviews, “Stranded at the Corner” examines Tiger Stadium’s rich history,
recounts the long struggle to prevent the team from leaving the park, and takes
a critical look at its state of neglect.
The Society’s Film Series features free monthly screenings
of fascinating Detroit films at the Detroit Historical Museum and the Dossin
Great Lakes Museum.
Upcoming films include:
November 7 and 8: “Brothers on the Line” at the Detroit
Historical Museum and “Safe Ashore” at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
December 12 and December 13: “The Hudson’s Building” at the
Detroit Historical Museum and “Borderline: The Story of 8 Mile Road” at the
Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
For full details, please visit
http://detroithistorical.org/things-do/lectures-films.
The Detroit Historical Museum, located at 5401 Woodward Ave.
(NW corner of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, is open to the public Tuesday through
Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free for all, all the time. Parking in the Museum’s lot is $6 at
all times. Group tour pricing and information is available by calling
313.833.7979. Permanent exhibits include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the
Allesee Gallery of Culture, Kid Rock Music Lab, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and
the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Gallery of
Innovation, Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor City, and The Glancy
Trains. For more information, call the Museum at 313.833.1805 or check out our
website at detroithistorical.org.
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is located at 100 Strand Drive
on Belle Isle. Admission is free for all, all the time. Permanent exhibits
include Built by the River in the John A. and Marlene L. Boll Foundation
Gallery, the Miss Pepsi vintage 1950s championship hydroplane, the Gothic Room
from the City of Detroit III in the Polk Family Hall, a bow anchor from the
S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the pilothouse from the Great Lakes freighter S.S.
William Clay Ford in the Wayne and Joan Webber Foundation Gallery, and one of
the largest known collections of scale model ships in the world. For more
information, call the Museum at 313.833.5538 or check out our website at
detroithistorical.org.
CONTACT:
Sarah Murphy
313.833.1262
or
sarahm@detroithistorical.org