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Detroit Olympia, also known as Olympia Stadium, was a multi-purpose arena in Detroit. Nicknamed "The Old Red Barn", it was best known as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) from its opening in 1927 to 1979.
The Red Wings had been playing at Olympia Stadium since 1927. However, by the late 1970s, the neighborhood around the Olympia had gradually deteriorated, especially after the 1967 Detroit riot . [ 4 ] [ 19 ] In 1977, the Red Wings announced that they would be moving to a proposed arena in suburban Pontiac . [ 20 ]
Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit.Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), respectively.
Location Reference Boston Bruins; Boston Garden: 1928–1995 14,448 1928 Boston, Massachusetts [33] Boston Arena: 1924–1928 5,900 1910 [34] Buffalo Sabres; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium: 1970–1996 16,433 1940 Buffalo, New York [35] Detroit Red Wings (Detroit Falcons) (Detroit Cougars) Joe Louis Arena: 1979–2017 20,027 1979 Detroit, Michigan ...
In 1979, Olympia Stadium Corporation became the management company for the newly built Joe Louis Arena, which was owned by the city of Detroit and leased to the Red Wings. Mike and Marian Ilitch bought Olympia Stadium Corporation as part of their 1982 purchase of the Red Wings, and renamed it Olympia Arenas. They bought and renovated the Fox ...
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Detroit, Michigan [97] [98] Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium (1975) 1978–1988 33,000 1975 Pontiac, Michigan [99] Cobo Arena: 1961–1978 12,191 1960 Detroit, Michigan [100] Olympia Stadium: 1957–1961 15,000 1927 [101] War Memorial Coliseum: 1952–1957 10,000 1952 Fort Wayne, Indiana [102] North Side High School Gym: 1948 ...
Dan Gilbert plans to bring an immersive, ultra-high-definition TV viewing venue for sports and events to Detroit. Cosm, a Los Angeles-based firm, announced Friday that it intends to open its next ...