While no one knew that the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks would be squaring off in Detroit on Feb. 5, many building trades workers have had their backfields in motion for months prior to Super Bowl Sunday, getting Downtown Detroit ready for the big game.

Façade improvements along Woodward Avenue have dramatically improved the look of storefronts. Washington Boulevard's new streetscape and improvements to Campus Martius were completed last fall in preparation for the influx of visitors.

At Detroit's Cobo Center, construction crews worked quickly to tear out the North American International Auto Show, then setting up NFL Experience, which is taking place the week before Super Sunday.

And of course at Ford Field over the last two weeks, the building trades have been super busy setting up scaffolding, running electric and heat to party tents, while wrapping up construction of a large parking deck and office complex adjacent to the stadium.

But the trades have also been busy elsewhere in two venues that have less to do with football and partying more to do with helping others. Below are those stories.

BUILDING TRADES union workers built the $375 million Ford Field - which is the site of Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.