Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (also Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum) was a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. The coliseum, built in 1922, was part of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds until its demolition in early 2022. The Michigan State Fair, the oldest state fair in the United States, was held here until 2009. The coliseum has also been the long-time venue of Detroit performances by the Shrine Circus.
In 2006 the Royal Oak-Shrine Catholic High School Knights ice hockey team began playing at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The team left in 2007; they returned in the 2008–2009 season for their first varsity season.
The Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League, which had suspended operations in 2006, planned to resume in 2008 and play at the Coliseum. But this never took place, and the UHL (rebranded as the International Hockey League) closed in 2010.
The exterior of the coliseum was used as the Flint Fairgrounds Coliseum in the 2008 movie Semi-Pro.
In 2020, the state fairgrounds were sold to Amazon; the company plans to convert the site into a $400 million distribution center.[3] As of this date, it is planned that the buildings on the site, including the Coliseum, will be demolished.[4] Demolition began on the building in January of 2022, and was completed by the next May. The facade of the building, however, will remain preserved.
^Wodon, Adam. "Wayne State bids farewell". College Hockey News.
^Danny Wicentowski (November 11, 2020). "Appeals court OKs sale of Michigan State Fairgrounds for $400 million Amazon center". Detroit Metro Times.
^Matt Hickman (August 19, 2020). "Historic buildings to be demolished at Michigan State Fairgrounds to make way for Amazon hub". The Architect's Newspaper.
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