Pontiac Silverdome No Roof

When the stadium opened it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure the first use of the architectural technique in a major athletic facility.

Pontiac silverdome no roof.

The pontiac silverdome the former home of the detroit lions remains standing despite an attempt to implode by a demolition crew. Earlier this month the huge inflatable roof was deflated. Pontiac mayor deirdre waterman won a battle to force apostolopoulos s triple investment group to demolish the silverdome a process that will begin on sunday with a partial implosion of the. The pontiac silverdome also known as simply the silverdome was a stadium in pontiac michigan.

The roof of the pontiac silverdome home of the detroit pistons and the detroit lions collapsed under the weight of heavy snow and ice monday. The pontiac silverdome indoor sports stadium was located in pontiac michigan. Wxyz chopper 7 was over the pontiac silverdome where video appears to show extensive damage to the roof of the facility. Pontiac silverdome roof collapses the pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions.

Buried under tons of icy slush and whipped past the breaking point by 35 mile. Silverdome implosion in detroit michigan. A lions spokeswoman said several. Construction was completed in 1975 and the cost of this huge building came to 55 7 million.

The roof of the pontiac silverdome collapsed monday under the weight of an overnight snowfall sending three detroit lions players james jones gary danielson and eric hipple scurrying for cover.