A.U.V. Auditorium

Historical marker location:

200 East Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan

( Marker is on Portage Street near East Michigan Avenue (Business Highway 94), on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1977

The Detroit Lions football team was one of the original teams in the National Football League (NFL) when it was founded in 1920. The Lions have played their home games at Ford Field in Detroit since 2002.