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.

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instanceOf former building
indoor arena
architect C. Howard Crane NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Art Deco
brokeGround 1926
closed 1979-12-15
constructionStartDate 1926
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished 1987
homeTeam Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED
hostedEvent NHL Stanley Cup playoff games
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
Led Zeppelin NERFINISHED
The Beatles NERFINISHED
The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED
locatedIn Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
Michigan NERFINISHED
Northwest Detroit NERFINISHED
namedAfter Olympia in London
nickname The Old Red Barn NERFINISHED
notableFor being longtime home of the Detroit Red Wings
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
boxing
concerts
ice hockey
replacedBy Joe Louis Arena NERFINISHED
seatingCapacity 15000
streetAddress 5920 Grand River Avenue
surface ice
tenant Detroit Falcons (NHL) NERFINISHED
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

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Olympia Stadium alsoKnownAs Olympia Stadium, Detroit