Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena is a arena in Detroit, United States that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 19,275.
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Key facts
Joe Louis Arena is a arena in Detroit, United States that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 19,275. It is owned by Detroit. It is operated by Olympia Entertainment and Olympia Entertainment. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Drive, Detroit Compuware Ambassadors, Detroit Red Wings.
- Location
- Detroit, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 19,275
- Opened
- 1979
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- Detroit
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Joe Louis Arena is at latitude 42.325278, longitude -83.051389, in Detroit, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.325278 |
| Longitude | -83.051389 |
| City | Detroit |
| Region | Detroit |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Detroit | 1979 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Olympia Entertainment | 1979 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Olympia Entertainment | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Pistons | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Drive | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Red Wings | Not mapped | 1979 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
23 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Detroit Turbos | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Detroit Rockers | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Detroit Turbos | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | City of Detroit | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34550 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34549 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34550 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34549 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3222 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2736 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2735 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2734 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2733 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1375945193 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Joe_Louis_Arena | Joe Louis Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21515 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21514 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21513 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21512 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21511 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 12837 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 12836 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 12835 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: