Detroit Olympia
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 from its opening in 1927 to 1979.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stadium
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Olympia Stadium”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northwestern High School and Hitsville U.S.A..
Northwestern High School
School
Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern is a public high school in Detroit, part of Detroit Public Schools, the re-named successor to Northwestern High School. Northwestern High School is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Detroit Olympia.
Hitsville U.S.A.
Museum
Photo: Blob4000, Public domain.
"Hitsville U.S.A." is the nickname given to Motown's first headquarters and recording studio. The house is located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit near the New Center area of the city. Hitsville U.S.A. is situated 1 mile northeast of Detroit Olympia.
Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temple Baptist Church/King Solomon Baptist Church consists of two buildings at the intersection of Fourteenth Avenue and Marquette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Detroit Olympia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ford–Lodge interchange and New Center.
Ford–Lodge interchange
Locality
The Ford–Lodge interchange is a freeway interchange in Detroit, Michigan. It forms the junction of Interstate 94, with M-10. The interchange was completed in 1955, and is the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States.
New Center
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Center is a commercial and residential district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown. New Center is situated 1½ miles northeast of Detroit Olympia.
North Corktown
Neighborhood
North Corktown is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded roughly by I-75 on the south, Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard on the north, I-96 on the west, and the John C. North Corktown is situated 1½ miles southeast of Detroit Olympia.
Detroit Olympia
- Categories: arena, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Detroit Olympia” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Olympia Stadium”
- Dutch: “Detroit Olympia”
- Esperanto: “Stadiono Detrojta Olimpio”
- French: “Detroit Olympia”
- French: “Olympia Stadium”
- German: “Detroit Olympia”
- Italian: “Detroit Olympia”
- Japanese: “オリンピア・スタジアム”
- Korean: “디트로이트 올림피아”
- Russian: “Detroit Olympia”
- Russian: “Olympia Stadium”
- Russian: “Детройт Олимпиа”
- Russian: “Детройт-Олимпиа”
- Russian: “Олимпиа стадиум”
- Russian: “Олимпиа Стадиум”
- Slovenian: “Detroit Olympia”
- Spanish: “Detroit Olympia”
- Spanish: “Estadio Olympia”
- Spanish: “Olympia Stadium”
- Swedish: “Detroit Olympia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chadsey Condon and Midtown-New Center.
Nearby Places
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