What is Joe Louis Arena?
{{Infobox Stadium | stadium_name= Joe Louis Arena | nickname= ''The Joe, JLA'' | image= [[File:Detroit December 2015 59 (Joe Louis Arena).jpg|300px]] | location= 600 Civic Center Drive, [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] 48226 | coordinates= {{coord|42|19|31|N|83|3|5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground= 1977 | opened= December 12, 1979 | closed= July 29, 2017 | owner= [[Detroit|City of Detroit]] | operator= [[Olympia Entertainment]] | construction_cost= [[United States dollar|$]]57 million | architect= Smith, Hinchmen and Grylls Associates |tenants=[[Detroit Red Wings]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (1979–2017)<br>[[Massachusetts Marauders|Detroit Drive]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (1988–1993)<br>[[Detroit Compuware Ambassadors]] ([[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]) (1991–1992)<br>[[Detroit Junior Red Wings]] (OHL) (1992–1995)<br>[[Detroit Rockers]] ([[National Professional Soccer League II|NPSL]]) (1996–2001)<br>[[Detroit Turbos]] ([[Major Indoor Lacrosse League|MILL]]) (1989–1994)<br>[[Royal Rumble (2009)|Royal Rumble]] ([[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]) (2009) | acreage = | seating_capacity= [[Ice hockey]]: 20,066 <br>[[Basketball]]: 21,800 <br>[[Professional wrestling]]: 16,685 }} '''Joe Louis Arena''', nicknamed '''The Joe''' and '''JLA''' was a [[hockey]] [[arena]] in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]. It was the home of the [[Detroit Red Wings]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Joe Louis Arena also hosted the [[Royal Rumble (2009)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit Rink City: Ilitches' grand plan to supersize the entertainment district|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140720/NEWS03/140719845/detroit-rink-city-ilitches-grand-plan-to-supersize-the|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=18 July 2014 |accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref> After the Wings moved, the arena was torn down and will be replaced by a combined hot