Take A Ground Floor Look Inside Little Caesars Arena [VIDEO]
DETROIT (WWJ) - It's plain to see from the outside, but construction crews have made quite a bit of progress inside the new Little Caesars Arena, being built just outside downtown Detroit.
WWJ's Mike Campbell, who got a look from the ground floor on Tuesday, says main seating has been set up and the sound system is currently being installed.
Video, Part 1: A "spin" around Little Caesar's Arena, slated to open in Sept., and helping Detroit reach record # construction jobs. @WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/4AXgbI3eOF
— Mike Campbell (@reportermikec) May 2, 2017
Video, Part 2: Main seating installed, sound system being hung... much to do before Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit opens in Sept. @WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/HV57vRbV2E
— Mike Campbell (@reportermikec) May 2, 2017
The seats — which are wider and cushier than those at Joe Louis Arena — were manufactured by Grand Rapids-based Irwin Seating.
The new home for Detroit Red Wings hockey and Detroit Pistons basketball is part of a broader entertainment district — dubbed "District Detroit" — being built at Woodward Ave. and I-75, just north of downtown. Kid Rock will open the arena with a series of concerts in September.
The 20,000-seat venue is expected to have an $1.8 billion economic impact in the area, including 8,300 construction jobs and 1,100 permanent jobs for Detroit.