Editing Ford Field (section)

==History==

===Planning and construction===
In 1975, the Lions moved to the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] after playing at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] from 1938 to 1939 and 1941 to 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ballparks|url=https://www.mlb.com/tigers/history/ballparks|website=MLB.com|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724093122/https://www.mlb.com/tigers/history/ballparks|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Dow|title=The Detroit Lions' Last Game at Tiger Stadium|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/12/10/the-detroit-lions-last-game-at-tiger-stadium/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 10, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824221633/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/12/10/the-detroit-lions-last-game-at-tiger-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref> By the mid-1990s, they began exploring the possibility of returning to the city of Detroit in order to build a new stadium.<ref name=Stadiums>{{cite web|title=Ford Field, Detroit Lions football stadium|url=https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/ford-field/|website=Stadiums of Pro Football|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042834/http://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/ford-field/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 20, 1996, the Lions announced their intention to build a new stadium in Downtown Detroit. On November 5, 1996, voters approved a referendum for the stadium.<ref name="Ford Field"/><ref name=Stadiums/>

Groundbreaking for the stadium occurred on November 16, 1999, as part of a downtown revitalization plan for the city of Detroit, which included [[Comerica Park]].<ref name="Ford Field"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Nichole M.|last=Christian|title=Detroit Sees Park as Star Player in Redevelopment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/11/us/detroit-sees-park-as-star-player-in-redevelopment.html|website=The New York Times|date=April 11, 2000|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007022401/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/11/us/detroit-sees-park-as-star-player-in-redevelopment.html|url-status=live}}</ref>