Olympia Stadium, Detroit
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Olympia Stadium, Detroit was a historic indoor arena in Detroit, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and a major venue for sports and entertainment events in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Olympia Stadium, Detroit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5447456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olympia Stadium, Detroit Context triple: [Olympia Stadium, alsoKnownAs, Olympia Stadium, Detroit]
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Hamtramck Stadium
Hamtramck Stadium is a historic baseball park in Hamtramck, Michigan, best known as one of the few surviving Negro League ballparks and a former home of the Detroit Stars.
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B.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Hoover, Alabama, best known for hosting minor league baseball and major college baseball events such as the SEC Tournament.
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C.
Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
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D.
War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium is a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Buffalo, New York, best known as the former home of the Buffalo Bills and various notable football and baseball events.
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War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium is a historic football venue in Little Rock, Arkansas, known for hosting University of Arkansas Razorbacks games and major high school and collegiate events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olympia Stadium, Detroit Target entity description: Olympia Stadium, Detroit was a historic indoor arena in Detroit, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and a major venue for sports and entertainment events in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Hamtramck Stadium
Hamtramck Stadium is a historic baseball park in Hamtramck, Michigan, best known as one of the few surviving Negro League ballparks and a former home of the Detroit Stars.
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B.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Hoover, Alabama, best known for hosting minor league baseball and major college baseball events such as the SEC Tournament.
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C.
Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
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D.
War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium is a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Buffalo, New York, best known as the former home of the Buffalo Bills and various notable football and baseball events.
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E.
War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium is a historic football venue in Little Rock, Arkansas, known for hosting University of Arkansas Razorbacks games and major high school and collegiate events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former building
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indoor arena ⓘ |
| architect | C. Howard Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1926 ⓘ |
| closed | 1979-12-15 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demolished | 1987 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
NHL Stanley Cup playoff games
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NHL regular season games ⓘ Stanley Cup Finals games NERFINISHED ⓘ boxing matches ⓘ college basketball games ⓘ figure skating shows ⓘ high school basketball games ⓘ political rallies ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| hostedPerformer |
Elvis Presley
NERFINISHED
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Led Zeppelin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Detroit, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Olympia in London ⓘ |
| nickname | The Old Red Barn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being longtime home of the Detroit Red Wings
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mid-20th century sports and entertainment events ⓘ |
| opened | 1927-10-15 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| operator | Olympia Stadium Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Detroit Hockey Club, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
basketball
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boxing ⓘ concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Joe Louis Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 15000 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 5920 Grand River Avenue ⓘ |
| surface | ice ⓘ |
| tenant |
Detroit Falcons (NHL)
NERFINISHED
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Detroit Olympics (IHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Detroit Titans men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne State University men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olympia Stadium, Detroit Description of subject: Olympia Stadium, Detroit was a historic indoor arena in Detroit, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and a major venue for sports and entertainment events in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.