A Tribute to the Olympia Stadium… …and the Detroit Red Wings
Some Historic Photos Olympia Stadium
Arial Photo taken in 1969
View of the Olympia from Grand River
The Original Zamboni at Olympia
Those infamous Red Seats - Promenade Level
Olympia, left vacant on Grand River
Some Historic Photos Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
Marty Pavelich and Red Kelly
Ted Lindsey
Gordie Howe
Sid Abel (as the Coach) with Gordie Howe
Alex Delvecchio and Gordie Howe – 1971
Before the Wrecking Ball... Photos taken by: Bryan Zloty and Tom Mesclier February 1986 Olympia Stadium
The Marquee The City of Detroit made another classic blunder in not preserving this piece history. The slab did not survive the wrecking ball…
Entrance to the Promenade Section
Lower & Upper Arena Levels, Private Boxes
The Announcer’s Booths
The Arena Floor from the Announcer’s Booths Tom and I were not the only one’s in the Olympia this day. This picture shows (2) guys unbolting some boards for their own souvenirs…
Promenade level where the Red Seats were set
Another view from the Upper Arena Seats
A view of the Private Boxes from the Upper Arena… These Boxes are the next part of the tour…
An excellent view of the ice from the Private Boxes…
By February, most hockey fans in Detroit knew that the Olympia would soon be gone!
Before the end came, the Cornerstone was saved. This photo shows the signatures of some Red Wings Greats!
The Final Curtain Call... Olympia Stadium
The dismantling begins in the spring of 1986
Some lucky fan was able to save the “O” And they tried to save one of the Medallions, but were not successful…
The dismantling begins in the spring of 1986 This should have been placed in the Detroit Historical Museum or on display at Joe Louis Arena! I guess Coleman Young was not a hockey fan!
The dismantling was a Damn Shame…
The ‘Spirit of Detroit’
Stanley Cup Champions
Future Detroit HockeyLegends… Future Detroit Hockey Legends…
Stanley Cup Champions
This was just a sample