The puzzle location is NOT where the final container is hidden.
Please do NOT go inside, or on the roof of the facility looking for anything.
FINAL container is within a mile of the facility and easily found day or night.
A Little History to give you something to do, is why this is here.
Enjoy!
Cobo Center in 1960
The building located here (now known as "TCF Center") was once known as "Cobo Hall" and then later known as "Cobo Center". It's a large convention facility complex in downtown Detroit, Michigan, and was originally named after former Mayor of Detroit, Albert E. Cobo.
Original construction completed in the 1960's, then expanded in 1989, the facility now has over 2.4-mil sq.ft of exhibition space, with 623,000 square feet (57,900 m2) contiguous. The complex previously featured an arena, Cobo Arena, which hosted various concerts, sporting events, and other events. In 2015, the facility completed a full-on 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 m2) Grand Riverview Ballroom.
The original Parking Deck spiral Ramp - mid 1960's
The largest annual event held here is the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which has been held at the center since 1965.
It is served by the Detroit People Mover with its own station, as well as the complex having several large, attached parking garages along with direct access to the M-10 Lodge Freeway. The facility is located along the Detroit International Riverfront, and within walking distance of several downtown hotels.
mid-1970's view of the main exhibition hall
The History of the facility.
The facility and its attached arena initially cost $56 million and was designed by the Detroit architectural firm Giffels & Rossetti. Completion time was about four-years and Louis Rossetti was the chief architect.
The facility is on the site where Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French colonist, first set foot and landed on the banks of the river in July 1701 to claim the area for France and its then-King Louis XIV.
Concert Ticket for the Rolling Stones 1975
The first convention at the facility was held in 1960 by the Florists' Telegraph Delivery (FTD) with the first non-convention event being the 43rd Auto Industry Dinner on October 17, 1960. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the keynote speaker for this dinner.
In 1989, a renovation was completed to expand the facility to its current size of 2,400,000 square feet.
1964 convention
The facility is adjacent to the now-demolished Joe Louis Arena, which was named after boxer and former heavyweight champion Joe Louis. That facility was home to the Detroit Red Wings (NHL) from 1979 until its closure in 2017, when they moved to Little Caesars Arena.
In 2009, Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. vetoed the Detroit City Council's resolution against the expansion of the facility any further beyond its current size. Shortly after, the facility came under ownership and operation of the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA). The five-member Authority Board consists of one representative from each of five government agencies – the City of Detroit, State of Michigan and the three Metro Detroit counties of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb. Consensus agreement from the authority is needed for all decisions, and it has become a model for regional cooperation in Southeast Michigan.
Original facility construction - 1958-59
In 2015, a five-year, $279 million renovation was completed, including a new atrium, ballroom, and meeting spaces, constructed mainly within the former Cobo Arena building.
In 2017, current mayor Mike Duggan proposed that Cobo Center be renamed for various reasons and the managing authority had already been considering the sale of naming rights to the facility prior to Duggan's announcement.
In June 2018, the naming rights agreement was completed and was not publicly announced until February 20, 2019. There was a pending merger that needed to be completed prior to the official announcement, but when that was done, Cobo Center was officially renamed TCF Center on August 27, 2019.
1966 Detroit Auto Show
Since 1965, the largest event held at the complex has been the Auto Show, or as its known now as the "North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)". This event is a large draw for the area both nationally and internationally. The event usually includes a Charity Preview and other social events. The event usually runs about ten days in January, but beginning in 2020, it will move to June and allow for some "outside shows" to be held as well.
In 1961, the Detroit Autorama (A show car event, unlike the Auto Show) moved to the facility, and has been held there ever since.
Hank Williams, Jr. Album, recorded at Cobo Arena
Cobo Arena was an arena that was part of the facility's complex. It was built in 1960, and had seating for 12,000. It served as the home court of the NBA's Detroit Pistons from 1961 to 1978 and the host of the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships from 1965 to 1981. The Pistons also played at the Arena again when the Silverdome had "roof issues" several times.
It also hosted many concerts, including Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Iron Maiden (twice in 1982), Prince, The Tragically Hip, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Parliament-Funkadelic, Duran Duran, the Cure, Phish, Madonna, Anthrax, Exodus and Helloween.
Postcard from late 1960's
Bob Seger recorded all of "Live Bullet" album and part of Nine Tonight at Cobo Arena. The band Yes recorded two songs at Cobo Arena for their Yesshows album, which was released in 1980. The band Kiss recorded most of live album Alive! and video Animalize Live Uncensored at the arena and it is featured in their video for "Modern Day Delilah".
It was also a venue for the Big Time Wrestling every other Saturday night throughout the 1960s and 1970s. One of the Wrestlers was "The Sheik" and Cobo Arena was considered to be "The House the Sheik built." It was also home of the short-lived Michigan Stags of the World Hockey Association and the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League. It also hosted Skate America in 1995.
On June 23, 1963, following the Detroit Walk to Freedom civil rights march, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the original version of his "I Have a Dream" speech at Cobo Arena to a full house.
Dr. King during his speech
One of the more infamous things to happen was in January 1994, during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Joe Louis Arena, skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in her right lower thigh by an assailant in a corridor of Cobo Arena. The arena was being used as a practice facility for many of the participants. The assault was planned to prevent her from competing at the championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Cobo Arena closed in 2010 as part of a major renovation which was completed in 2015. The space was used to construct new facilities, including the "Grand Riverview Ballroom" and other gathering space. It includes a 40,000 square-foot event space, a new atrium area, 21 additional meeting rooms, and an outdoor terrace.
Post-remodel view from the Waterfront
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In what year was the Detroit Autorama moved to the facility?
- A is the last digit of this year.
Cobo was last expanded in what year, to now have over 2.4-mil sq.ft of exhibition space?
- B is the second digit of this year.
The facility and its attached arena initially cost millions of dollars.
- C is the second digit of this number
A French colonist, first set foot and landed on the banks of the river in here to claim the area for France.
- D is the number of the MONTH that this happened.
In what year was the naming rights agreement completed, yet not publicly announced?
- E is the last digit of the year this happened.
Cobo Arena closed in what year, as part of a major renovation?
- Z is the last digit of this year
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the original "I Have a Dream" speech at Cobo Arena.
- Y is the first digit of the day this happened.
Iron Maiden played twice here in what year?
- X is the second digit of that year
Cobo Center was officially renamed on a specific date
- W is the first digit of the day
Then-Mayor "KC" vetoed the resolution against the expansion of the facility.
- V is the last digit of the YEAR this happened.