The Joe Louis Arena Represented Detroit

It was old, but it was loved. It was beat-up, but we cherished every moment. It was ugly, but my God was it beautiful. The Joe Louis Arena embodied the true spirit of the hard-working, self-reviving city that it represented. It wasn’t just the home of the Red Wings, nor did it just reside in Detroit. The Joe Louis Arena was Detroit. When it opened in 1979, it was nothing more than a building that was built quicker than the blink of an eye. The sole purpose of its existence was to quickly replace the deteriorating Detroit Olympia on Grand River Avenue.rnTO READ MORE CLICK BELOW. THANK YOUrnhttps://dailynhlgrind.wor...rena-represented-detroit/