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)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympia Stadium, Detroit canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.