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It previously featured an arena, Cobo Arena, which hosted various concerts, sporting events, and other events. [3] In 2015, the facility completed a renovation that repurposed the Cobo Arena space, adding additional meeting halls, a glass atrium with a view of the Detroit riverfront, and the 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m 2 ) Grand Riverview Ballroom.
The 9th Annual Detroit Autorama was the first to be held at the new Cobo Hall. That year featured a new-record 230 cars competing, and filled all 10,000 sq ft (930 m 2) of Cobo's lower-level basement. The 1961 show's last day also broke the event attendance record by drawing a crowd of approximately 35,000 people. [13]
The Detroit Auto Show, formerly known as the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), [1] is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan.Hosted at Huntington Place (formerly Cobo Center) since 1965, [2] it is among the largest auto shows in North America, and is widely regarded as one of the automotive industry's most important events.
Albert Eugene Cobo (October 2, 1893 – September 12, 1957) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit from 1950 to 1957. Early and personal life [ edit ]
As house show audiences dwindled, events were re-located to ever-smaller venues (from the Cobo Arena to the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum, and then to the Lincoln Park Community Center in Lincoln Park, Michigan outside of Detroit). The promotion went out of business in 1980.
The 2024 Thunder over Michigan Air Show will return to Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti on Saturday and Sunday. The annual event is presented by the Wayne County Airport Authority, with a variety ...
The 1974 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested March 8−9, 1974 at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan at the 10th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States.
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from February 21 through February 26, 1978. [1]