Olympia Stadium - Grand River & McGraw

[Mackenzie68]

I went to many Red Wings games, including the last one played in there. Was an oldtimers game, and I knew more of them than the young dudes. I just found the stub. Thurs. Feb 21, 1980 7:00pm "Olympia's Last Hurrah The Old Timers vs The Detroit Red Wings. Ticket was for Mezz row H seat 10 and cost $3.00. Fifty cents of that was the city surcharge. I don't remember the score. I think most of the Production Line was there and that Sonny Elliot played goalie for a moment or two between periods. I had no idea that the building was done for until I read the ticket [[from Convenient Ticket Company) .

I saw Chicago there, was an awful place for a concert. We were behind the stage and couldn't even recognize most tunes as the sound was bouncing around so much. I turned down a chance to see the Beatles there. My logic was good, [[they played very short shows, you couldn't hear for the screaming) but still ... .

I don't remember the first Ice Capades and Ice Follies we went to but I don't think the family missed a year from early fifties through mid seventies. Many hockey games as well, mostly cheering for Gadsby and Lindsay [[mom's crush) and Sawchuk, who was considered a wimp for his face mask. Oh yeah, some Howe guy.

I'll try to get dad to tell some stories of working as the house electrician when Roy Rogers put on a show there. He also spent some time on the catwalks rigging the lighting for Scotty Kilpatrick to get amazing photos for the News.