Historic Hamtramck Stadium is one of only five Negro League home ballparks still in existence. The grandstand and field are in Veterans Memorial Park on the south side of Hamtramck. The Stadium was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. In 2014, a State of Michigan Historic Marker was dedicated at the site. On January 12, 2017, Hamtramck Stadium was the recipient of a National Park Service African American Civil Rights Grant for pre-development planning.
FHHS launched its first online fundraiser on March 4, 2019, via the Patronicity.com platform. Video and details below.
The National Park Service announced on January 12 that Hamtramck Stadium had received a $50,000 African American Civil Rights Grant for pre-development planning.
NPS announcement (grants listed by state)
The Detroit News published a long piece with photos and video on Friday, December 30, about our plans for 2017 and beyond.
SFGate.com, the Web site of the San Francisco Chronicle, also ran a shorter piece about Hamtramck Stadium, basically summarizing what the News had reported.
Metro Times
Diamond in the Rough: Hamtramck Stadium is poised for a comeback
MLive
Hamtramck’s Negro League stadium recognized as relic of baseball’s segregated past
Motor City Muckraker
Ballpark that hosted Negro League games, Hall of Famers is preserved
CBS
Hamtramck Stadium Gets Historic Designation
The Hamtramck Review
Stadium preservation project enters new phase
It’s a home run for old ‘Negro League’ stadium
Baseball stadium takes another step closer towards historical designation
Stadium project ready to play ball with Michigan Historical Commission
A former city jewel gets a well deserved shining
Senior remembers the days when the Negro League played here
Movers and shakers: Rebecca Binno Savage
Word spreads on repairing grandstand
Baseball historian looking for ‘smoking gun’ to help save the grandstands
Anyone game for fixing up the grandstands?
Renovate it… but will they come?
Hamtramck Star
Hamtramck Stadium receives designation
DetroitYES!
Ballpark Business
Hamtramck Stadium Placed on Historic Register
Ballpark Digest
Hamtramck Stadium receives historic designation
InDBeat
Hamtramck Stadium was placed on the National Register of Historic Places