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Historic Hamtramck Stadium Renovations Start This Week

Author Anne Erickson
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Renovations start Tuesday (Aug. 3) on the Historic Hamtramck Stadium.

The building, which is where the Negro League’s Detroit Stars played for years, is receiving renovations thanks to funds from an $850,000 grant proposal, approved by the Wayne County Commission. Additional funding is coming from the the Detroit Tigers Foundation, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium, Michigan Municipal League Foundation the Hamtramck Parks Conservancy and via an African American Civil Rights grant, given by the National Park Service, Department of Interior.

The renovations will cost $2.6 million.

The Historic Hamtramck Stadium was built in 1930 and is one of just a few Negro League-era ballparks in existence in the U.S.

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.

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