Daniel D. Riney Hall now demolished.

The Daniel D. Riney Hall has been now demolished. A new ice area will be built on what was a former ice arena and gymnasium. The city of River Rouge, Michigan is looking redevelopment opportunities for the property. It is unknown what the plan is for the future. The demolition of Riney Hall and the former ice arena costed about $500,000.

Daniel D. Riney Hall was once the former River Rouge Arena which was a former ice arena where hockey games were played. Both Daniel D. Riney Hall, Veteran’s Memorial Ice Rink, and River Rouge Arena are/were owned by the city of River Rouge. Interestingly enough, the site is currently apart of the R-1 zone which permits primarily single-family homes and crosses 3 parcel boundaries.

As for the batting cages… The batting cages belong to Great Lakes Field and Daniel D. Riney Hall. The City of River Rouge has constructed new buildings and batting cages Great Lakes Field for as part of their revitalization plan. Baseball games will resume as usual.