DETROIT (AP) -A portion of Tiger Stadium will remain standing until at least next spring after a tentative deal was reached Tuesday to stave off complete demolition.
A nonprofit organization that works with the city on economic issues and the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy reached the agreement.
They are expected to negotiate a more detailed framework of financing and deadlines for the preservation effort to present to the Detroit City Council on Aug. 8 for approval.
Part of the stadium between first base and third base will be retained and turned into a sports museum. The field also will be saved.
The preservation group has until March to raise about $15.6 million for the renovation project.
Demolition of the ballpark started last month. The former home of the Detroit Tigers opened in 1912.
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