Little Caesars Arena
 Little Caesars Arena in 2018 | |
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| Former names | Detroit Events Center (planning name)[1] |
|---|---|
| Address | 2645 Woodward Avenue[2] |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan[2] |
| Coordinates | 42°20′28″N 83°3′18″W / 42.34111°N 83.05500°W |
| Public transit |  Sproat Street/Adelaide Street[14] |
| Owner | Downtown Development Authority[5] |
| Operator | 313 Presents[2][6] |
| Executive suites | 62[13] |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 19,515[12] Basketball: 20,332[13] Concerts: 15,000–22,000[1] |
| Construction | |
| Started | September 25, 2014[3] |
| Opened | September 5, 2017[4] |
| Construction cost | US$862.9 million[7] ($988 million in 2021 dollars[8]) |
| Architect | HOK[9] |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates[10] |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[11] |
| General contractor |
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| Tenants | |
| Detroit Red Wings (NHL) (2017–present) Detroit Pistons (NBA) (2017–present) | |
Little Caesars Arena is an arena in Detroit, Michigan. Construction began on April 24, 2015. It opened on September 5, 2017. It replaced the Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McCollum, Brian (March 10, 2016). "As new arena takes shape, concert plans in the works". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Venues". 313 Presents. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ↑ Gallagher, John (September 25, 2014). "Ground broken for new Red Wings arena". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ↑ Anderson, Elisha; Dudar, Hasan (September 5, 2017). "Little Caesars Arena opens to fanfare, excitement in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Shea, Bill (November 4, 2015). "Ilitches add $95 million worth of features to new Red Wings arena". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ McCollum, Brian (October 8, 2017). "313 Presents: What this Palace-Olympia deal means for metro Detroit entertainment". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ↑ Shea, Bill (May 23, 2017). "Latest Little Caesars Arena construction cost: $862.9 million". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ↑ Shea, Bill (January 13, 2015). "Global design firm HOK buys primary architect for Detroit Red Wings arena". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; July 24, 2020 suggested (help) - ↑ Witcher, T. R. (November 25, 2014). "Motor City Plans Giant Sports, Entertainment District". American Society of Civil Engineers Magazine. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Caulfield, John (April 21, 2017). "3D printed models bring new economic district in Detroit to life". Building Design + Construction. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ Krupa, Gregg (November 6, 2017). "Empty seats for Pistons, Wings games draw questions". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "2019-20 Detroit Pistons Media Guide" (PDF). National Basketball Association. 2019. p. 359. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Homepage – QLINE Detroit". QLINE Detroit. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
