Olympia Stadium, better known as the Detroit Olympia and nicknamed "The Old Red Barn", stood at 5920 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan from 1927 until 1986. It seated close to 16,700. A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the territorial city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Michigan Founded  -Incorporated July 24, 1701 1816  County Wayne County Mayor Kwame... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Olympia opened with a rodeo in September 1927, and shortly thereafter the main tenants of the building, the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL, moved in. Note: For the ballet or orchestral piece written by Aaron Copland, please see Rodeo (ballet). ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ...

Besides the Red Wings, the Olympia was also home in the 1930s to the Detroit Olympics International-American Hockey League minor league team, and from 1957 to 1961 the NBA's Detroit Pistons. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as simply the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association team based in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. ...

Olympia was also a major venue for boxing through the International Boxing Club and professional wrestling, as well as the Harlem Globetrotters and the Ice Capades. 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... // Professional wrestling is a form of performance art where the participants engage in simulated sporting matches. ... Eugene Killer Edgerson of the Harlem Globetrotters goes up for a lay-up The Harlem Globetrotters are a comic basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports franchises in the world. ... The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. ...

Amongst musical poerformers to play at Olympia were The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and The Monkees. During Elvis's last Detroit concert at Olympia, a recording was made of Elvis singing Are You Lonesome Tonight and laughing through most of the song. Elvis had a habit of changing the original lyrics to alot of his songs, this specific version the lyrics were written as "Do you gaze at the doorway and wish I was there" and Elvis sang "Do you gaze at your bald head and wish you had hair." A couple seconds went by when Elvis spotted a completely bald man in the audience. Hence the laughter. The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and ushering in the British Invasion of American popular music. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer and actor. ... Frank Sinatra in 1947 Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ... The Monkees in 1967 (left to right): Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork The Monkees were a four-man band who appeared in an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. ...

Olympia was closed in 1979 when the Red Wings left for Joe Louis Arena, and demolished in September 1986. Currently, the U.S. National Guard's Olympia Armory stands on the site. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Joe Louis Arena, a. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States National Guard is a significant component of the United States armed forces military reserve. ...