Ford Field is a domed American football stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL), the Mid-American Conference championship game, and the annual Quick Lane Bowl college football bowl game, state championship football games for the MHSAA, the MHSAA State Wrestling Championships, and the MCBA Marching Band State Finals, among other events. The regular seating capacity is approximately 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for basketball.
Ford Field's Brush Street atrium in 2015
Ford Field is transformed into a basketball arena in preparation for the 2008 Midwest Regional Finals.
Ford Field allows natural light to penetrate through gray translucent roof panels.
Before the 2006 MAC Championship game.
Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Locally, downtown tends to refer to the 1.4 square mile region bordered by M-10 to the west, Interstate 75 to the north, I-375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south. Although, it may also refer to the Greater Downtown area, a 7.2 square mile region that includes surrounding neighborhoods such as Midtown, Corktown, Rivertown, and Woodbridge.
Downtown Detroit's skyline, as seen from Windsor, Ontario, Canada in September 2015.
Downtown Detroit seen from Windsor, Ontario in November 2021.
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