DETROIT -- A drive past the Red Wings hockey arena project along Woodward Avenue can reveal new bits of progress every day, but there's more unfolding on the inside.

Olympia Development released images this week that offer a look at a couple things happening behind the walls of the $627-million project.

The Wings' new underground practice rink is taking taking shape. Check out the photos above.

The practice ice will allow players, equipment and crews to stay at their home facility when concerts other events are scheduled at the arena, rather than traveling to community rinks.

Olympia also released an animated "virtual reality video tour" of the planned Arena West Club. That video's below.

Aerial views and a time-lapse video of the construction site are also available at bottom.

The Ilitch family-owned developer announced in April that the new 20,000-seat arena will officially be named the Little Caesars Arena..

The 785,000-square-foot arena in Detroit's Cass Corridor is expected to have have five restaurants, seven bars and 60 percent more concessions stations than Joe Louis Arena.

The developer says an entertainment district surrounding the new arena will have about $1.2 billion pumped into it after the completion of the arena.

In addition to NHL hockey, the arena will host some games of the Little Caesars youth hockey league on the Wings' practice ice, as well as concerts and shows.

The development is being funded in part by taxpayers, with a public contribution of $284.5 million.

The arena sits along Woodward Avenue just north of Downtown Detroit. Retail, restaurants, offices, living space, parking garages and a park are all expected to be part of the planned development zone.