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Time of India
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
What happened to Olympia Stadium? Behind the legacy of Detroit Red Wings' treasured home
For nearly six decades, Olympia Stadium was a mainstay of Detroit sports and culture, perhaps most infamously as the Detroit Red Wings' home from 1927 through 1979. "The Old Red Barn," as it was lovingly known, was not merely an arena but a place where championship flags fluttered, legends were born, and music legends wandered the Motor City. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now From Stanley Cups to concerts, Olympia Stadium was the heart of Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium, built in 1927 on the corner of Grand River and McGraw, was the world's largest arena when it debuted. The 15,000-seat venue not only hosted the Detroit Red Wings but was the location of a vast list of historic events. It opened on October 15, 1927, and was initially planned as a hockey facility. The building became a home to the Detroit Pistons during the years 1957 to 1961. But the building was never truly built for basketball—Pistons games were played occasionally around hockey boards still encasing the court. One of its darkest times came when the team played a playoff game at Grosse Pointe High School in 1960 because of a scheduling conflict. Olympia Stadium's true charm, however, was supplied by the Detroit Red Wings, who took home their first seven Stanley Cups playing there. Both players and spectators revered the arena's buzz. 'Olympia was such a beautiful building with such a great history,' former Red Wing Paul Woods admitted to the Free Press in 2017. 'The Olympia, in my mind, was a better building. It sounded deep. It had this real intensity. … I loved going to that place. ' What Is The History Of The Stadium Of Olympia? - Talking Greece What happened to the Olympia Stadium? Despite its beauty, the arena couldn't help but be part of the city's greater ills. Following the 1967 riots, the west side neighborhood around Olympia declined. Although relocation to Pontiac's Silverdome-clinging site—dubbed "Olympia II"—was nearly an accomplished fact, Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Young was able to talk the team into staying downtown. The Red Wings played their final game in Olympia on December 15, 1979, before making the move to the newly constructed Joe Louis Arena on December 27. Also read: Olympia's last show was in February of 1980, and the building was demolished in 1986. However, its legacy continues to live on at Little Caesars Arena. The original "O-L-Y-M-P-I-A" signs that illuminated the old facade now hang on a wall in conjunction with a painting of Gordie Howe.
Irish Independent
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
‘Relay' impressive run by Drogheda & District AC novice Louis O'Shea yields track PB
This was a very impressive result from the young man as he qualified for the final having really only started running competitively in June last year when he ran two 400m races in one day with no training! However, he put the work in during the winter and stepped up to the challenge of the Senior Men's 4x400m relay and the Drogheda & District team went on to clock a very impressive 3:29.53, with Louis at the forefront of the team. Louis is just one of the new crop of emerging young talent coming through the juvenile and junior ranks. Meanwhile, nine of the club's athletes were among more than 2,000 competitors competing at the BioFreeze 5K which incorporated the National 5K Road Championships in Phoenix Park on Saturday. First man home for Drogheda & District was Paul Woods in a nice time of 19:21 and he was followed by club captain Colin Cuffe (21:50) and first lady Eimear Marron (21:53). Andrea McArdle and Helga McDonnell ran well (22:54 and 23:56 respectively) and they were followed home by Jenny Gregory (23:34), Fiona Murphy (23:52),Linda Cruise (24:31) and Amy Gregory (32:24). Four Drogheda & District athletes travelled to the BHAA ESB 5K Beach Sandymount Race on Wednesday last and Olivia Reilly placed first in the Ladies Over-40 category in a nice time of 26:10. Gerry Mullins ran the distance in a tidy 25:52, showing he hasn't lost it, Nuala Reilly completed the race in 25:58 and Conor Cooney came home in 28:07. Locally at the Oldbridge Parkrun, Colm Reilly was the first finisher with a personal best time of 18:07, while Shane Larkin was the third finisher at the Ardgillan Parkrun (20:09). And in ultrarunning, Barry O'Sullivan took part in the Wexford Marathon Club's Festival of Running 50K race.
