Silverdome Roof Gone

The teflon coated inflatable roof was the stadium s most famous feature leading the way to its new name the silverdome in 1976 but also its biggest problem.

Silverdome roof gone.

The silverdome is a relic of years gone past in the same genre as tiger stadium cleveland stadium et al. Oh yeah we meant to do that. 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. The pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions football players to run for cover.

Ways to squeeze more money out of people. 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. Too many seats for the great unwashed not enough premium amenities for the moneyed class read. Silverdome implosion in detroit michigan.

After a storm shredded the roof in 2012 the silverdome has spent the last few years open to the elements the centerpiece of a battle between the facility s current owner and local government. The roof fell in because the air support was turned off kreger said. The silverdome was what they call an air dome and the roof was kept in place by air pressure. With a seating capacity of 82 666 it was the largest stadium in the national.

The pontiac silverdome also known as simply the silverdome was a stadium in pontiac michigan it opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres 51 ha of land. Silverdome owners on roof collapse.