Joe Louis Arena

Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe and JLA was a hockey arena in Detroit, Michigan. It was the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

Joe Louis Arena

The Joe, JLA
Location	600 Civic Center Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Coordinates	42°19′31″N 83°3′5″W
Owner	City of Detroit
Operator	Olympia Entertainment
Capacity	Ice hockey: 20,066 Basketball: 21,800 Professional wrestling: 16,685
Construction
Started	1977
Opened	December 12, 1979
Closed	July 29, 2017
Construction cost	$57 million
Architect	Smith, Hinchmen and Grylls Associates
Tenants
Detroit Red Wings (NHL) (1979–2017) Detroit Drive (AFL) (1988–1993) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) (1991–1992) Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) (1992–1995) Detroit Rockers (NPSL) (1996–2001) Detroit Turbos (MILL) (1989–1994) Royal Rumble (WWE) (2009)

Joe Louis Arena also hosted the 2009 Royal Rumble.

The arena closed at the end of the 2016–17 NHL season, with the Red Wings opening the new Little Caesars Arena a few blocks away.^[1] After the Wings moved, the arena was torn down and will be replaced by a combined hotel and retail development.^[2]