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Detroit, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2024
The Col. Frank J. Hecker House is one of the most prominent and well-preserved mansions in the historic Indian Village Tract of Detroit.
The Person: The house was built for Colonel Frank J. Hecker (1846–1927), a wealthy Detroit industrialist, railroad car manufacturer, and key civic figure who served as the U.S. government commissioner at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
Architecture: The home was designed by Detroit architect Louis Kamper and completed in 1888. It is a magnificent, large-scale example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style, characterized by its heavy masonry, round arches, and asymmetry.
Design: The design was heavily inspired by the Château de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley, France, giving it a palatial appearance. The interior features rich finishes, including exotic woods, leaded glass, and marble fireplaces.
Later Use: After Hecker's death, the house served as a social club for veterans and later as office space. Today, it remains one of the city's most important private architectural landmarks.
For decades I’ve been wanting to see the Piano Man in concert. Long story short, mission accomplished! Originally he was slated to perform at Comerica two year ago, and most of you remember what had happened before the ink was dry, the outbreak! But two years later, Mr. William Martin Joel came through for Detroit! I don’t have time to embellish on the entire concert, but let’s just say he rocked the house! We was not disappointed despite my wife and I sitting in the nosebleed section (this panoramic I took was a blessing in disguise, actually)! He performed most of his hits from the ‘70s to the early ‘90s, even performing a 30-minute encore, he even performed some old Motown hits! You had to be there to see it! And as a bonus, he featured Joe Elliott from Def Leppard and they sang that 80s hit “Pour Some Sugar On Me”! And the “pop” from the crowd was literally deafening (if you’re a pro wrestling fan like I am, you know what a pop is)! For those of you who may not know, a “pop” is a reaction from a live audience when their favourite entertainer/athlete enters the venue. Best three hours I’ve ever spent! I’m gonna tell on myself just a little bit, all these years I’ve been driving past Comerica Park (home of the Detroit Tigers), this was my first time actually inside the stadium! I’ve been to a few hole-in-wall joints in the building, but never the actual stadium until that night! And I’m gonna say this, this was worth going into debt for. Again, you had to be there to see it to believe it!
Thumbnail picture of Justin Verlander, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Taken by me on August 22, 2010.
Detroit, MI - Miguel Cabrera, seeking to become only the 7th player in Major League history to record 500 home runs and 3,000, was the story as Cleveland visited the Tigers on a beautiful August Saturday in Detroit.
The Detroit Tigers are celebrating Latin-born players all weekend with their Fiesta Tigres, and fans showed up by the thousands to cheer on the Venezuelan-born Cabrera.
Cabrera would go 1-2 on the day, with a HBP and BB to get on the bases three times. In his final at bat in the 8th inning he would drive a ball into the seats just foul down the right field line before taking his base on balls.
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
51 Years Ago!!!
My Grandpa & I attended our very first major league ball game in 1972, it was the Tigers vs the Kansas City Royals & it was the same kind of summertime day...sunny & hot!!!
This was the only food we could find on our way as we literally ran to catch the opening pitch. (see the full story below)
Jim Northrup would save the day by catching a sure home run, well it actually was as it hit the right field upper deck facade & dropped down into his glove! He & Aurelio Rodriguez would hit solo home runs to propel our heroes to a 2-0 victory over the KC Royals.
Thanks to my wife Sue for cooking this up once again for me.
I'm sure Grandpa would be more than amused!
Antonio Gomez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Connor Hinchcliffe. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Cole MacLaren. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Eric Haase. Detroit Tigers v Pittsburgh Pirates. Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland, Fla. March 1, 2023. (© Tom Hagerty)
50 Years Ago!!!
My Grandpa & I attended our very first major league ball game in 1972, 50 years ago today in Detroit, it was the Tigers vs the Kansas City Royals & it was the same kind of summertime day...sunny & hot!!!
www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET197207160.shtml
For whatever reason we were running late getting to Briggs Stadium "At the corner of Michigan & Trumbull" as Ernie Harwell would say.
We were on foot & getting very hungry when we came across a Coney Island restaurant. All they had left was ground hamburger on a hot dog bun with mustard, SOLD!!!
In memory of him & that special day, I eat this simple "special meal" prepared by my wife Sue each year as I reminisce about that mid summer's day from so very long ago now.
Oh...getting back to the story...we arrived just in time for the first pitch! I will never forget walking up the tunnel to our box seats on the first base line between first & the bullpen, the grass was so green!
Fans surrounding us had portable radios & b&w televisions listening to & watching the spectacle which was now about to play out before us.
Our Detroit Tigers won the game 2-0 on 2 rocket home runs off the bats of two of our heroes, Norm Cash in the 2nd inning, the other by Aurelio Rodriguez in the 6th.
Of course my Grandpa passed many years ago now. I'm sure he would be more than amused that I observe this! lol
One of my most favourite memories of him.
Funny enough they are played the same team, the Kansas City Royals earlier this week...God I miss that man & those golden days with a heavy heart always this time of year!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd_bZtngU7M
We would go onto beat these same Royals in 1984 to win the American League Pennant 1-0 on our way to a World Series Championship, the likes of which we had never seen.
My Grandpa was too sick at the time to fully appreciate it but I knew in his heart he was cheering for our Tigers as hard as I was cheering for him to get well again which sadly never occurred.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ADWwwMzvw
I AM FOREVER A TIGER FAN!
Josue Briceno. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)
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Could it be 49 Years Ago Today?
In 1972 I saw my first major league baseball game in Detroit.
It was the Tigers vs the Kansas City Royals at the famed Tiger Stadium at the corner of Michigan & Trumbull.
My Grandpa took me however we were delayed getting there & actually ran down the streets of the city trying to get to the game on time...I can't remember why, I was 12 years old!
Starving, we stopped at a deserted Coney Island on the way & ordered a hamburger. All they had was hamburger on a hot dog bun & all there was left was mustard to put on it so an annual tradition was born, sadly after my Grandpa's death in the mid 80's.
I know he would be amused I even remembered but I do, dearly! :0)
We choked them down & went on to arrive at the stadium just in time for the first pitch seated in our box seats along the first base line just a couple of rows from field level, what a treat!!!
The grass was so green!!!
We were surrounded with fans with radios & even mini B&W tv's with the play by play.
Our heroes prevailed in a 2-0 win over the Royals that memorable sunny afternoon in the Motor City...fond memories to this day!
Third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez & first baseman Norm Cash blasted solo homers to seal the deal!!!
It would be 1984 before we would witness another World Series Championship, they last won it in 1968. But by then Grandpa was visibly too sick to fully appreciate it but I think he was smiling on the inside...I think of him daily...always quite an emotional day.
Jared Mang. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Taken on Opening Day, April 18, 1991, from the top of the upper-deck ramp of the new ballpark. The demolition proceeded clockwise around the stadium until it was gone. The unpaved section behind the old right-field wall is now a walkway from Parking Lot A.
Jake Rogers. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Connor Perry. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. July 27, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Kevin McGonigle. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)
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[Bobby Veach, Detroit AL (baseball)]
[1917]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Original data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards: Veach, Detroit.
Corrected title and date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.24557
Call Number: LC-B2- 4231-4
Jared Mang. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Tigers East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 17, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Owen Hall. Tigers v Yankees. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. May 2, 2026. (©Tom Hagerty) 20260502M2687TH
I took this panoramic shot before the start of the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Detroit Tigers. I went to the highest point in the bleachers and took 5 sets of brackets to capture this view. I would have like to capture this during the actual game but I was too busy snapping in action shots with my 70-200 lens to switch back to my wide angle lens. Processed with photomatix and edited in Elements, Topaz adjust and Topaz denoise.