Joe Louis Arena
Just shy of its 40th birthday -- it opened in Dec, 12, 1979 -- the Joe Louis Arena on Detroit's riverfront is finally coming down.
Demolition is slated to begin in four to six weeks and finish by early 2020, Detroit Building Authority Director Tyrone Clifton tells the Detroit Free Press.
It won't be deconstructed with a big boom. Instead there will be a gradual disassembly process involving heavy machinery. Demolition crews will start by disassembling the arena's interior, such as ceiling beams, then proceed to the exterior by June or July, the Freep reports.
Detroit-based Adamo Group has a $5.9-million city contract for the work.
"So if you are just driving by or walking by, maybe you will hear it but you won't see anything [at first] on the exterior coming down," Clifton says.
