Briggs Stadium, the big sooty barn at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull just west of downtown Detroit, was buzzing by noon that Sunday, Dec. 29, 1957, even though kickoff was still an hour away.

Briggs Stadium, the big sooty barn at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull just west of downtown Detroit, was buzzing by noon that Sunday, Dec. 29, 1957, even though kickoff was still an hour away.

The first night game at Briggs Stadium was held June 15, 1948. It was one of 14 night games that season, and parking lot owners took advantage of the novelty by raising prices.

The stadium sat vacant on its Corktown lot until 2008. Recommended Videos The historic stadium was known as Briggs Stadium from 1935 until 1961, when it became Tiger Stadium.

They played at Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium) in Detroit, at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull–the Lions and Tigers shared a stadium at that point–and the game was played at 2 p.m.

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The following chapter, titled "The Last Hurrah," is excerpted from “Miracle in the Motor City,” by Bill Morris. A history of the Detroit Lions since their last championship in 1957, the deeply ...